~One Flaky Faery~

Polytheist Creation Story

2007-01-25T17:38:40Z

(I thought this was very funny =) )

Original speech by Barry Marin (PanThea 2002)

Well, Yes. I became a polytheist because I have a scientific mind. I looked at the evidence: Teats on men. Nose hair. EAR hair! The Krebs cycle. This body has all the earmarks of something designed by a COMMITTEE!

And I know women were involved. Because, let's face it: If a MAN had invented MEN, my balls would not be where they are. They'd be in my chest, or my skull, somewhere SAFE.

My real problem is that they let the trickster Gods into it. Like farting. You KNOW farting was Pan's idea. It's just exactly his style.

I can just picture the animal design committee in my mind. There's Hermes in the corner, making insect after insect after insect. They're small, they fly, they're annoying. Perfect!

So Artemis wanted something to hunt them: invented the Wren. Aphrodite didn't think that was pretty enough: invented the Bluebird. Ares thought that was too tame: made the Hawk. Zeus thought that was too small: invented the Falcon. Poseidon had to top that: created the Eagle. Athena put her twist on the idea: invented the Owl. Hera wanted something more practical: invented the Chicken. That was too ugly for Aphrodite: made the Peacock. Zeus wanted bigger chickens: created the Turkey. And Bacchus chimed in: "Ok, ok! It's a chicken. A BIG chicken! A REALLY big chicken! And it's got a looonnngg neck!" "Looks too big to fly, Bacchus." "It don't fly, it runs really fast!"

"That's nice, Bacchus."

So then, we know Poseidon created the Horse. Aphrodite didn't think that was pretty enough: made the Gazelle. Hera wanted something more practical again: created the Cow. Zeus made it bigger: invented the Ox. Poseidon had to top THAT: invented the Elephant. Cows weren't fierce enough for Ares: made the Leopard. Which Zeus wanted bigger: created the Lion. which now Artemis had to top: invented the tiger. And Bacchus: "Right! So it's a horse, a BIG horse! And it's got a looonnngg neck; And ORANGE POLKA DOTS!"

"That's nice, Bacchus."

And it went on.

Athena made Fish for Poseidon. Zeus made them bigger: created Whales. Poseidon returned the favor: invented Rabbits for Athena's Owls. Aphrodite wanted them softer: made Chinchillas. And, of course, Bacchus: "Ok, So; it's a looonnngg neck!" "How many feet does it have, Bacchus?" "It's got no feet! It's just a loooonnng neck. Slithering on the ground!"

"That's nice, Bacchus."

And so it went.

If you listen carefully and observe the world around you, you begin to hear the music of creation. And it's not the monotone, monotonous march of a monotheistic Deity. What single God would bother to invent 9000 different kinds of Frog? No, that music is Jazz! One idea bouncing off another, and taking off in a new direction. Riffs; and variations on themes, and variations of the variations. Obviously a group effort! Until finally, Bacchus, from deep in his cups: "Platypus!"

THAT'S NICE BACCHUS."

Home again

2006-05-18T02:41:43Z

So, yes I have returned from the tropics, I had a great honeymoon, the wedding was prefect and I'm doing great. But, I just haven't really been motivated to write up a big post about it.

For all you LIers, I will be down for the day on Sunday for a late mother's day, and for my birthday. =)

OMG cuteness attack

2006-04-25T20:00:15Z

I randomly found this website just a few minutes ago and thought I would share it. It's a live webcam feed from the penguin tank at a Tokyo aquarium. OMFG penguins

http://www.opentopia.com/showcam.php?id=1909&time=1145994935

Just a small announcement

2006-04-21T04:00:19Z

I would like it to be known that Yankee Candle now has scratch and sniff catalogs. Holy freaking awesome batman.

Now, my catalog and I have some business to attend to.....XD

Movie night

2006-04-15T13:27:43Z

I finally rented and watched "Corpse Bride" yesterday at about 1 in the morning. I would just like to say it was the single most disappointing movie I remember seeing. Johnny Depp may be hot, and he may be a great actor, but apparently it doesn't mean he can write. It was just awful. Probably the worst Tim Burton movie. If you haven't seen it yet, save the hour and a half of your life and watch something else.

Wow....

2006-03-29T00:53:11Z

So, out of sheer boredom, I went to find an answer to my question about Target, and what the difference is. Would you believe I actually found an answer? 0.o
Apparerently the "Greatland" stores have larger aisles. That's it. Normal Target stores have 36' long aisles, and Greatlands have about 48'. And apparently now they're building SuperTarget, with a real grocery section. 0.o One stop shopping....Though, I doubt I would trust meat cuts from Target.....

OMG so BORED!!! Need to play Warcraft, but it's broken ;_;

Hip hooray for Shakespeare...

2006-03-27T20:08:27Z

They finally opened up a Target near my new place, which is very exciting since now I don't have to drive a half hour to get to one, and I don't ever have to go into a Walmart or K-Mart again. Yay! Though, while I was shopping, I started wondering just what the heck the difference is between a regular Target and a Target "Greatland". These are the thoughts that keep me out of the really good schools.
I also succumbed to the pressure and got a Target credit card. Bad Kristin. But I like shopping there so much it didn't make much sense not to have one. I'm worried though because I seem to be collecting credit cards - I have a bank visa, a Vicky's card, a David's Bridal card, and now the Target card in addition to my two debit cards.
I rented the greatest movie last week - some genuises turned the 1930's propaganda film called "Reefer Madness" into a musical. It's amazing. It's a shame I didn't get to see it for the year it was off-Broadway in the city. They closed right after 9/11 which is disappointing. But, I'm gonna buy a copy of the movie so it all works out. Alan Cumming, my favorite gay Scottsman is in it too, along with Neve Campbell and her brother, the guy who plays the Crypt Keeper, and one of the girls from the new SNL....Ana something-or-other. Now, if only we could get every politician in Washington to watch some of these movies so they can see how absolutely absurd this "war on marijuana" is. But, that would be dangerous because they would take it seriously no doubt. Funny ass movie though. Even if you don't smoke, or don't give a crap about drugs, it IS pretty funny to see the type of stuff they told people about it in the 30's.

The wedding is coming up really soon and I'm starting to get nervous. Really nervous. In the next few weeks I think I'm going to start loosing sleep. We;ve only just started thinking about ceremony stuff and we can't seem to decide what we want. I find myself worrying if I forgot to do or buy something, and I'm obsessing over little details and everything that can possibly go wrong. How am I going to give out the favors? What place-cards should I buy? What if the limo shows up late? I could go on and on....and of course all you ladies teasing me about not knowing anything about the shower.....please for the love of all that is holy stop. Ok, I get it. It's a surprise. I'm now allowed to help. Please stop rubbing the fact that there is something having to do with the wedding going on that I have 0% control over. I'm neurotic enough about the wedding already. Though, I really wish you guys would just pony up and tell me when it's going to be. I need to meet with people and finalize things, and I would be a lot more comfortable making plans to do that if I knew I wasn't making them the day of the shower. What are you going to do if you tell me "Oh, come here on this day", and I have to be somewhere else?

Yarn = crack! Pretty looking crack even!

2006-02-25T04:42:17Z

I picked up on this knitting craze a short while ago, and I'm about 1/3 of the way through my first project. It's pretty boring (just a garter scraf =p), and I've also gotten started on a ribbed scarf, but I've only gotten a few rows done. I'm really liking it - I feel accomplished after I sit down and bust out a handful of rows, even if I should be vacuuming or doing lunadry lol. At first I had a hard time working with the Homespun, but eventually I got it. About 75 rows and not a single dropped stitch. I'm quite proud. The only bad thing about knitting is it's interfering with my diet - I'd rather be knitting than working out. lol
The cats are enjoying my new hobby as well. Eris likes it so much she decided to model my scarf-in-progress:

She moves too fast, I couldn't get her to look at the camera =/

I caught her sleeping in my yarn bag one morning. It was so adorable. They both like to sleep on the new afgan that was knit by my great-grandmother that happened to get passed down to me when my grandmother moved into her new place. It's very beautiful, and I consider it my firt (and only really) family hierloom.
I think after I finish the two scarves I'm going to use some leftover yarn and make Knitty's Dim Sum before I get on to a bag. Kitties need some catnip wontons.

The first PureRomance party last saturday was excellent - I wasn't as nervous during my demo as I thought I would be, however I did loose track of my cue cards and demoed some stuff out of order and got a bit confused. I'm really hoping that it will be this "easy" when I'm with people I don't know so well. ^^; I'm having mountains of fun doing this, and as funny as it sounds, I am quite proud to be doing this, especially with this company. I mean, come on....they sponsored sex week at Yale! lol I wonder if I could get them to come to New Paltz.

At the party someone discovered that the little penis erasers I gave out make great caps for knitting needles. And, indeed they do:

(they're two different colors because those are the two I can get. Oh...I can also get glow in the dark ones! lol)

They fit the 11 and the 13 needles perfectly. They're a little loose on the 10, which is what's in the picture. But, it's still pretty god damn funny. I get them at about a quarter a piece so if anyone wants some....lol

I've also been thrown back into wedding planning mode. I have to make all these little decisions, and figure out how to pay for it all. =/ I'm also trying in vain to get in touch with the hairdresser......I keep calling, and she's busy, and they say she'll call me back. And then there's the issue with the limo company - they have the wrong hotel. But I'm putting off calling them until I'm sure what I want to do about the after-party. The big party limo that would fit most of us is $120 an hour, and that's gonna be a lot of money to have them drive us to the city and back, on a saturday night. So, I'm not quite sure what I want to do. I did make my final guest list today, and it comes out to 120 people. Not too bad.

Ohh....and some little douchebags hacked my website at some point this week. One of the guys on WoW pointed it out to me yesterday. It was really easy to fix since all the little fuckers did was rename my index file and replace it with some spanish text. Took me about two minutes to fix. But still....I want to know first of all how they found it (there's nothing ON it for it to come up in search engines unless you're specifically looking for it), and why the bloody hell would they hack an empty website? But that was about the biggest exitement of my week. And that's just how I like it ^_^

Who knew knitting could be so delicious?

2006-02-23T19:49:49Z

302 Calories

How great is that??

My washing machine is making the most God-awful noises right now, and I don't know why. It goes to change "modes", and it sounds like it's going to shake it's way out of the closet and down the stairs. It also sounds like my towels are drowning and screaming for help. More like gurgling for help but you get the idea.

Stuff happens. Amazing

2006-02-10T07:02:41Z

I fail at life. :p

A lot of people think that I'm the kind of girl who's totally got her shit together. Man do I have you guys fooled. ^^; It's a reeeaaaaaaallllllllyyyyyyy good thing I skipped school is semester, or I'd have been committed by now. I really just can't keep up with anything, and Chad's mother has gone to great lengths apparently to make him totally useless around the house, so everything becomes my job (hell, the only thing he does is sign the damn checks for bills). Which would be ok if I didn't get overwhelmed so easily - there's so much to do I just can't sort it out in my head and well....nothing ever gets done. And then he's got the nerve to complain when the laundry isn't done.

Anyway, all the big things for the wedding are finally done, including the honeymoon. I had a major freakout yesterday because I realized that nearly every wedding debt we have right now has to be paid off in march, and the total doubles the monthly paycheck. However I've been assured it's not a problem. *shrug* His money.

On another note, my parents and Mike are officially moving to Michigan. My grandparents already found an apartment and are packing up thier stuff. It will be sad to see them go, all of them. I'll miss that house a lot, and I'll miss being able to go to holidays with my extended family - that was always really special to me, even with the problems between my mom and grandmother and all that shit. No more weekend trips to the Island either.
The upside is that now when I visit them I can fly out and stay a little more than just a weekend. Though....I can't be gone too long, Chad can only subsist off Chineese food and pizza for so long ^^;
Truthfully I'm not sure how I feel about this really. On the one hand it's sad that they are going, but...well, I hate to say it but the upside is I wont have to see them as often. They make me uncomfortable when I'm there - I get the impression that my mother thinks there's something wrong with me and she doesn't want to be around me. And I haven't even told her about my job. So, at least it'll take off some of that pressure.

And, the TV finally went up! It looks awesome, and you can actually walk around the room now. Can't wait to get a new couch, curtains and paint that room. ^^

OMG so tired

2006-02-04T08:31:21Z

Two things real quick because I'm about to fall asleep.

1. I just sat down and watched Miyazaki-san's Spirited Away for the first time, and all I can say is WOW. I have to get myself a copy of it on DVD. I'm thinking I'll look for a box set with all his movies (though I may have to wait until Howl's Moving Castle comes out). I love his stuff. Absolutely amazing.

2. I discovered that one of the 700+ channels I get is the Asian Network (AZN....haha), and at about 4am they play this show called Pop Japan TV (http://www.popjapan.tv/). The unfortunate thing is the AZN network is showing episodes from 2004.....now, a week or two behind I can understand since they dub the intros and have to do some editing....but showing a TV show with music news that's 2 years old? No wonder it's on so late. I have to look through the website and see if I can figure out if the real episodes air on any station I get.
I did however get to hear a band on the show that's really cute. They're called ZONE.

Aaaand, no phone call from the TV people today.

Bad luck....

2006-02-01T23:30:22Z

I am so not happy.

Chad and I bought a wonderful 42" flat panel TV back in November, a few weeks before Thanksgiving. This is good.
The TV had to be ordered, and when it came in, the store never called us, and we didn't find out it was there until we called about a month later. That's not so good.
So, we pick it up, and call for an installation date. Apparently when the TV came into the store, the store called and set up an installation for us. Only problem was they set it up for December 10th....several days before we even picked up the TV. So, they gave me a problem about setting up a new date. Also not good.
On the new date for the installation, (last Tuesday), the guys show up and politely inform me that the store didn't sell me the correct length of cables, and there needed to be an outlet on the wall because they can't run the electric cable behind the wall. So, they can't put it up. I have to take care of all these things and then they'll come back. Really bad.
Ok, no problem, I get an electrician to come and put the outlet on the wall, and run out and get new cables. So, they come back today. But there's no TV up on my wall. Why? Because the asshole at the store lied to me and told me the bracket comes with the TV. It doesn't. So, now they have to come back AGAIN. Reeally reeeeaaaaallly bad. Monkeys throwing infected feces bad.
Luckily, the store is delivering me a bracket for the TV free of charge tomorrow.

I swear that if this TV isn't up and working by Monday, I am going to explode.

soulrefrain @ 2006-01-25T00:04:00

2006-01-25T05:04:46Z

I think there should be some universal law against having several bad days in a row. One day is enough. Two is pushing it. But 3? Come on.
I've been all out of sorts since I got back from Vermont. I think it probably has to do with the fact that for one week I sat home and did nothing, and for another week I sat...and did nothing. Slept a ton (more than I normally do), and did nearly 0 phsyical activity - knitting doesn't count, and we weren't walking around in Burlington long enough for me to call that exercise. And, I never got off my lazy ass to good food shopping so once again I'm subsisting off whatever I can find, and Chad's starting to get pissy.
I booked a DJ for the wedding, which means that every major thing is done. Not 100% paid for, but booked. This is good. All that's left now are little things - invitations, favors, place cards, candles, stuff like that. The fun stuff. Kelly and I ordered some samples, and here's hoping they get here quick because I want to mail out invites the end of February. I'm beginning to worry about how we are going to pay for all this. Chad assures me that it will be ok, and since it's his money I trust him.
A bit of a disappointment about the honeymoon though. In order to get something in our price range we have to settle for one of the plain rooms. At least it has a balcony. I know, I know, it doesn't matter all that much because we won't be spending a lot of time in the room, but it would have been nice to get something better than your normal run of the mill hotel room for our honeymoon. Money causes problems.
My parents are officially moving. They said they'd probably be moved by April, if not before then. As much as I think this will be better for them (mom gets away from her problems, dad gets a job he likes, Mike gets his drivers license early and gets to date women that aren't crack-ho's like the Commack girls), it will really suck adding 8 hours to the traveling distance between us. The upside is that when I go to visit them I can stay for several days without feeling guilty.

There's this song, I think by Mr. Big, that's about him waiting in line to do some chick. And for some unknown reason, it's stuck in my head. Why? I don't even like that band. I don't even like metal. What the crap?

And, Chad is working the night shift (5pm-1am) for the next week or two. Unfortunately this is going to throw my schedual off since I can't seem to get any work done while he's in the house, even if he's sleeping. But at least I'll be able to eat some fucking pasta.
Oh, and I am beginning my cleaning and organizing crusade this week. Hopefully in a few weeks the house will be ready for some paint. ^_^ Colors are already picked out (but not bought). I also need some help picking out fabric and making curtains and a top for the canopy bed. This place is going to start looking like a real house.

So I'm like, back and stuff

2006-01-19T00:40:21Z

We wound up cutting our Vermont vaca a few days short since the weather was crappy (rainy, not much snow, bad skiing), and since there was no real skiing to be had we were pretty much bored to tears (since Chad forgot all our movies....). Though I do really miss the huge fireplace.
Though since there wasn't much to do, I finished my knitting swatch. It sucks, but if you're really interested check out craftfaerie.
Since I have this extra time of "vacation", I am putting Chad to work until sunday and we're going to clean and organize this place from top to bottom. Not to mention unpack the last of the boxes from th move. There's a whole lot of shit in this house, and not enough places to put it. =( I can't wait until I can get walls and all that good stuff in the basement, and get my linen closet installed.
Hm. That's the sign of a boring life. I'm exited about home renovation.

Toni, this is for you

2006-01-12T16:14:40Z

The Llama song

New Year ^_^

2006-01-02T23:57:40Z

Back from Vermont and a nice quiet New Years. I've got a week to rest before I'm enrolled in Ski boot camp, and come back to you all twisted, cooked and salted just like a pretzel. But at least I'll be tasty, right?
Actually the snow was pretty terrible this weekend. We didn't even get to the mountain on saturday because it was packed, and I needed a new pair of boots (and I got some really nice comfy ones! Well, as comfortable as they can be..). Sunday we went up, and they opened the area we needed a half hour later than we thought they did, so we did a harder run, and the snow was like sand. So we were out for about a half hour and went right back home lol. And today I realized how glad I am that we're two hours closer to Vermont, and with easy access to a route with 90% less traffic.
Because of my mad housekeepking skillz (haha) we managed to get the house closed up and out the door by 8:30 this morning, and we stopped in Woodstock (yes, THE Woodstock NY) so I could do some shopping. They have an awesome bead shop and yarn shop up there.
So I suppose now it's time for the obligatory New Years Resolutions, huh? I learned my lesson from last year - this year it's going to be one step at a time.
1. Lifestyle change: I am going to try and make mine a more simple and natural one. No more $35 makeup items made from fluffy and spot, more natural/less processed foods, and just less stuff in general. I've got a 2 floor house and more stuff than storage space. This is not a good thing.
2. Transform the house into a home: This requires the purchasing of decorating objects, and painting the hell out of the place. This will require the enlistment of any interested ladies (or men should they feel like painting pretty colors).
3. Start making money: I've been sitting on my PR business for a little bit with all the holiday crap going on, but now it's time to get into gear.
4. Wedding: Ok, so less of a resolution and more of a to do list, but I do need to finish doing all the little things, and get skinny enough to fit in my dress. Oh, yeah and find a way to pay for everything X_x
5. Less computer time, more productive time: This means no more spending 3 hours a day checking the same websites over and over again. Actually I think I'm going to kick my forum habit, since I only have 2 or 3 I go to now (that may sound bad, but I had 7 at one point...). This will give me more time to do hosework which needs to get done but often takes a back seat to the comp, and more time to read the pile of books, and learn to knit.
6. Have more sex: The truth of the matter is I've been pretty libido-less last year, so I'm going to make an attempt to awaken my sex drive.

Also, I have come to the realization that I am not depressed, and I don't need meds, nor do I need a therapist. I am perfectly happy with my life, I enjoy the company of others and I have plenty of hobbies. My problem is not that I'm depressed. My problem is that I am lazy, and I have a lot to do. And, I feel overwhelmed because I am a habitual procrastinator. It's not exactly an easy problem to fix, but it IS fixable, and doesn't need to cost me $200 a month for medications that make me sleep all day, and a therapist. I just have to be careful about how I use my time, and when I let myself just do nothing. I've been a little too nice to myself about letting essential things like vaccuuming go, and it's time to break out the whip and the ruler.

In my desperate attempt to make some time for my craft hobbies, I'm going to start LJing about my projects and all the insanity that results from them. You can find that over at craftfaerie.

Happy New Year Everybody!

Christmas ^_^

2005-12-30T16:11:45Z

The holidays were fun this year, even though there was a lot of....."family strife" in the house. My brother is being a slacker, my mom is uber-emotional, and they all still hate my cousin. One big happy fucking family, huh?

Aaaanyway, originally I was only going to be staying for the weekend, but since it was Jeff's birthday and everyone was home, I stayed an extra few days and wound up hitching a ride with Toni instead of taking the train home. I don't know why I didn't remember that she lives 20 minutes away. Good thing Kelly reminded me ^^;
I'm pissed at myself for not bringing my camera, I would have had lots of pictures.
The most eventful thing this week is kind of sad, and it made us all want to cry. Four times we tried to see Memoirs of a Geisha, and four times we failed pretty miserably. I realize it's vacation and all, but how many small children and teenagers who are off from school actually want to see this film so desperately that it was sold out twice? It's not right I tell you. Definately not right.
Kelly got me addicted to Hungry Lucy after playing me the CD I bought her. Awesome stuff. Oh, and I got one of those new iPod's, so now I can watch all my AMV's and downloaded anime anytime. ^_^ But for some reason one of my anime episodes I put on it won't play. It plays in iTunes but with no sound, and it doesn't play at all in the iPod. Weirdness.

And, I won't be around for New Years, since this weekend is a "Skiing, Champagne and Sex with some knitting on the side" weekend in Vermont. After that I'll be home for a week, and then gone again for two to spend two weeks of skiing up in Vermont. But for that I am pretty sure I will have laptop-love so I'll be able to bitch and moan at you all about how not so wonderful the company of my MiL is.

why?

2005-12-23T17:33:59Z

Why do I go places I know are full of assholes, and then argue with said assholes? I know from the very beginning that I'm not going to accomplish anything but get pissed off. So why in the great holy fucking camel do I keep doing it to myself? Amd I just that much of a freakin glutton for punishment that I can't exert any self control over myself? What the fuck is wrong with me? Somebody knock some sense into me please.

Kvorkian hold, Shameless self promotion, and Yuletide fun ^^;

2005-12-21T22:06:56Z

Have I ever expressed my extreme hatred of being on hold forever and having to listen to the same advertisement for so goddamn long that I've memorized it in the first 5 minutes? It wouldn't be so bad if I could just tune it out, but every minute or two the recording asks me if I want to stay on hold or leave a voice mail. I understand that it's convienent, but damnit, ask me ONCE, and then shut the crap up. I do not want to leave a voice mail, because chances are I'll never get a call back. Ever.
So, why have I been cursed with experiencing the 5th circle of hell? Well, first the shameless self-promotion. After realizing that my jewelry business wasn't going to work as a full time thing especially if I was going to go back to school next year, I have decided to put it on the back burner. I realized that as much as it makes me happy to do it, I'm marketing to such a small group that I'll be lucky to break even, and having to do all the marketing and creating the product just wasn't going to work out. I do still want to make rosaries, but I'll be doing it on a sheerly custom and ebay basis. But, obviously I still need some way to make some extra spending money, and money to pay off my loans. So, I have decided (thanks to a plug by sweet_stillness) to become a consultant for Pure Romance. PureRomance is a company that sells products designed to enhance your sex life - everything from massage products, bath products, lubricants, vibrators and more things that I never even knew existed. Of course, it is pretty funny that I sell sex toys. But, really I think most women would rather get thier information and products of this type from someone who's got a decent idea of what she's talking about in a relatively private setting rather than walking into "Vibrators R' Us" and talking to some dirty old man. And, you know, getting a discount on products I can use is a pretty good benefit. ^^
Why sex toys? Well, yeah I could have joined Avon, Mary-Kay, Arbonne, or that company that sells candles. But, think about it. Most people already have makeup and body/face/hair care products they are happy with, and not everyone likes candles or is willing to spend $50 on a candle holder (not to mention I couldn't get over my loyalty to Yankee Candle).....but everyone likes sex. Just about everyone has sex. And, most people just don't know how to communicate thier needs in the bedroom. Less than 30% of women can reach orgasm from penetration, and less than 60% of sexually active women have ever had an orgasm. That's just wrong. Putting the Big O back into relationships I think is a pretty great thing. And, everybody wins. ^_^

And, I've finally finished all my holiday baking. 6 batches of cookies and 40 collective hours of making chocolates later, I don't think I ever want to see another bag of flour or eat another chocolate until Valentines day. @_@ This week I've been making all my little tins and boxes to give as gifts. I'll be coming to the Island early on Saturday, and I'd like to stop off and see people before I get to my parent's house. And, since most of us will be home, I was thinking maybe we could have a little get-togther on saturday night.

Edited to add: So, I found out that the whole time I was on hold, nobody was picking up because the office is closed for Christmas. No notice from the robot saying they were closed. So, an hour on hold long distance. For nothing. I just hope they won't refuse my claim because it wasn't reported in 24 hours 0.o

soulrefrain @ 2005-11-24T17:38:00

2005-11-24T22:39:09Z

So, I have just discovered that LJ works on my sidekick and this makes me happy.

So, HAPPY TURKEY DAY to all.

I am in the uber-redneck area of Virgina, where everybody talks funny. Tomorrow I am going shopping for x-mas decorations for the house. When I get back I'll be a baking maniac, making cookies and chocolates (other kitchen freaks *coughKELLYcough*, please feel free to join me.
Also, I am thinking of having a holiday dinner party at the house if anyone is interested. ^^ PLZ <3 ME

Packing the bags...

2005-11-21T06:49:44Z

So, on Tuesday I will be leaving for Virginia, and I'll be back on Sunday evening, hopefully. I may not come back up to the house until Monday if we get to my parents house late on sunday. Thankfully our wonderful neighbors have agreed to look after the cats for us for the week.
I am busy updating my ipod, so I'll have something to listen to on the 8 hour car ride to my Aunt's house. Not that I don't love my mom and Mike, but, 8 hours is a long time, lol. Maybe I'll practice knitting while I am in the car. That'll be interesting.
So, tomorrow I shall commence with the packing and preparing for the holiday trip.

On another note, I had a great time this weekend with the girls. I was so glad that they came up even if it was a bit small. But, I did invite Johanna over and everyone got along well, which made me uber happy. So, we were dorks, and watched some TV and movies, played the Taiko Drum game for a while, drank all night, and played Imaginiff...with Johnny Depp and Captain Jean-Luc Picard *teehee*. Tamahome was of course scared to death of Lauren because she is just naturally loud, but I think after a few hours he warmed up to her, and they eventually were both little attention whores. All in all it was a good time, and we were also all glad that Toni got out of work early to see us ^_^
Oh, and Maddi and I have decided that we're making a trip to Vegas to stalk out Criss Angel and give him a carrot cake.
Toni also brought me presents. Penis presents. I got penis shaped lolipops, "MacaWeenie and Cheese" pasta, and penis gummies. I am one woman with a lot of penises.

And, VH1 and DIY are the two best TV stations in existance. Just thought you should know.

soulrefrain @ 2005-11-18T23:08:00

2005-11-19T04:09:03Z

I hope everyone's life is not as boring as mine, lol.

Today I recieved a blow to my.. *cough* masculinity... when I realized I have no freaking clue how to attach something to the wall with a molly screw. How the fuck do I get this plastic thing into a hole half it's size? Please help me and tell me I'm not pathetic?

I've decided to go down to VA with my family for Thanksgiving, and we're not coming back until about the sunday after. Only problem is I totally forgot that Chad will also be gone for the weekend, so we have no one to feed the cats. Hopefully our nieghbors will be having holidays here and I can ask them to just come in the morning and put down some food. It will be sad not spending the holidays with my two babies, but it would be worse to subject them to a 6 hour car trip and 2 yippy dogs.

Why am I here...?

2005-11-09T23:00:53Z

No, not "why to I exist". I hate my house.

Ok, maybe that's being a little too strong.....I hate living in a condo. There are so many complications, rules, and annoyances that I want to tear my hair out.

I suppose part of the problem is that the house isn't under our name, it's under the business name (or rather the financial executive of the business). So, this means that whenever something is happening, the board that owns and runs the complex doesn't tell me, they tell the office. Now I understand that legally they have to talk to the owner of the house, but it upsets me first of all that according to the complex I simply don't exist, and it also ****es me off that I have to play the telephone game to get information. Like, today, at the office Chad works (which is not the same office where the finance guy is), he gets a letter dated November 3rd about board elections on the 10th. Which is tomorrow. Now, we also didn't get any notification at all about nominations, and the letter doesn't even say who is running for board (not that it would matter since I don't know *any* of my neighbors). So, not all the information is getting to us when it needs to. Not that it even matters, because we don't actually get to vote in any of these matters because we aren't the owners. And what also sucks is that if there's something wrong with the place that the complex is responsible for (something wrong with the outside), I can't call the complex owners and ask them to fix it. I have to call the "owners" (the vice prez of the business) and tell her the problem, and she calls the complex. Luckily if it's something minor the contractor the business uses comes out and fixes it for us for free, and this is the case with problems inside the house also.

Now, my other major issue is the outside of the house. The complex owns the outside, and the homeowner only owns the inside and as such the contract states you cannot alter the outside of the house. Now, I assumed this meant permanent changes like painting, replacing the windows and doors, or the siding. But no. It means that the complex gets to stipulate the decorations you have on the outside of the house also. Let me tell you thier regulations:

1. No more than 3 potted plants
2. Black mulch only, no stone in plant beds. No prefabricated edging.
3. Allowed one shepards hook, with plant or decoration (to be considered seperate from the 3 potted plants above)
4. No decorative flags, or windsocks may be flown at any time, with the exeption of the american flag after submitting an application for approval
5. No staked decorations of any kind
6. No birdhouses, birdbaths, fountains or religious grottos in front of units
7. No planting or growing of vegetables in front of the unit or common areas
8. No statuary of any kind
9. No pools of any kind, including kiddy pools
10. No storage sheds
11. No pet shelters/homes on either the front or back of property.
12. Seasonal and holiday decorations are allowed on a temporary basis within 2 weeks before and must be removed within 2 weeks following the holiday.

And they actually say in this paper I have here that thier top priority is to "maintain the uniform appearance of the community". I hope I'm getting paid to be in this remake of the Stepford Wives......

We heard from the business office (from the VP) that the complex called to complain about 2 deocrations we have out right now - a flag (which incidently is taped to the door and not flying), and a small scarecrow on the porch. I explained to Laura (the VP) that I am well within the rules put down by the complex. My flag is not flying, so they cannot say we are breaking the rules. And I am within the my rights to have a seasonal/holiday decoration. I explained to her that since I am Pagan, I decorate for each season because those are my holidays. My decorations were up a few weeks before Mabon, and I could have taken them down two weeks later, but after those two weeks, they are now Halloween decorations. Now, I could also take them down, but in a week they will be Thanksgiving decorations. Laura laughed and told me as a Pagan I have the ultimate loophole as far as decorations go.

It still pisses me off though. It's incredibly frustrating to get a phone call from Laura telling me "Oh well the complex is complaining about such and such" and I have to explain to her what's happening so she can go back and talk to them. You know what? Not existing sucks.

It's also hard up here because I don't have anybody to hang out with but Toni. Toni babe I love you to death, but you're busy a lot with work and school, so we don't even get to see each other. It's lonely and frustrating and boring up here. And, leaving the coven I was so excited about after only one meeting has got me kind of down too. I know I complain about this a lot, but, waking up, cleaning, cooking, working, and then playing World of Warcraft for 3 hours gets pretty fucking boring after you do it for 2 months straight. Chad and I don't even go out now because they've got him staying late at work, so by the time he gets home, all he wants to do is plop in front of the TV. I'm lucky if he'll come out with me somewhere on the weekend, even if it's just to the grocery store just so that I have some company.
I finally decide I want to be social, and I no longer have an opportunity to be.
I finally decide I need my happy pills, and I have no insurance and no money to buy them.

soulrefrain @ 2005-11-09T13:57:00

2005-11-09T18:58:02Z

Why is it that when I really want to do something, unseen forces fall upon me and fuck it up? Huh? WHY?

me=pissed.

It may sound like I'm overreacting, but when a billion things to do every day I wanted to take some time to relax and not worry about all those things. Well, suddenly not having hot water really puts a damper on my plans. I don't know why there's no hot water. The heater is fine, and up as high as it can go. Nothing is leaking, nothing else is running. They don't shut off the water to the complex. There's just no reason for it.

*sigh* Guess it's back to work with me then.....

Cool website

2005-11-03T14:46:02Z

I thought maybe all you knitters would get a kick out of this:

http://www.theanticraft.com/index.htm

~*One Flaky Faery*~

Polytheist Creation Story

Home again

OMG cuteness attack

Just a small announcement

Movie night

Wow....

Hip hooray for Shakespeare...

Yarn = crack! Pretty looking crack even!

Who knew knitting could be so delicious?

Stuff happens. Amazing

OMG so tired

Bad luck....

soulrefrain @ 2006-01-25T00:04:00

So I'm like, back and stuff

Toni, this is for you

New Year ^_^

Christmas ^_^

why?

Kvorkian hold, Shameless self promotion, and Yuletide fun ^^;

soulrefrain @ 2005-11-24T17:38:00

Packing the bags...

soulrefrain @ 2005-11-18T23:08:00

Why am I here...?

soulrefrain @ 2005-11-09T13:57:00

Cool website

~One Flaky Faery~