| | since epac has initiated a new event 'hall cosplay' which requires entrants to bring a picture of the character they are cosplaying, I created the ( Persephone Factsheet ) | comments: Leave a comment   |
| Woo! Ok, 4th of July-the Weekend- kinda sucked bad, but the actual city fire works display was the BOMB.
cuz it was like, a major lightning storm with crazy thunder and only a light sprinkle for the majority of the display. so there was the fireworks being all reflecty off the clouds and the lightning and thier combinded booms.
and then it started freakin POURING and the city was like frantically shooting off like all the fireworks at hte same time, it was ridiculously AWESOME (and short lived).
and then we all walked home soaking wet. the end :)
other news: last minute fixes need to be done on persephone costume before this weekend. i was checking the epac website and they are LIMITING the number of people allowed to enter this year, and its a first come-first serve basis. So, plans have changed, and now we will be driving to elpaso friday evening, staying in a hotel, and spending the whole day at epac, and driving back saturday night. not ideal, but at least i'll be sure to get there in time to get a spot in the masquerade. Also, if zoey wants to, we'll probably take zoey with us instead of erica, cuz she never gets to go anywhere.
hey anne, you still going to the concert this weekend? | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
| Clothing: completed except for locating acceptable socks and finishing the head-ruffle (to be completed today)
Prop: under construction. paper mache'ing done, but having some trouble locating acceptable wheels, and i can't figure out how to attach them once i get them either.
Makeup: one test run done, a new eyeshadow pack purchased. I plan to try a different look soon.
( Click her for photos ) | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
| Anne,
I found someone you would love to hate.
My company sent me to a meeting of the oil & gas accountants. And they had speakers come in and talk about oil & gas issues. Marita Noon of CARE (citizens advocating responsible energy, i think), she was a great speaker, I just disagree with every word she said.
Example
She passed out bummper stickers at the end that just said "Smash the Watermelons." The 'energy haters' with their go-green message are green on the outside, but like a watermelon, they are red on the inside, like COMMUNISTS.
...
Really?
And from her website responsibleenergy.org or smashthewatermelons.org
"Energy is under attack. Not just the energy industry, energy itself. "
Damn, she said she had youtube videos, but i just can't find em. | | comments: 6 comments or Leave a comment |
| Semi-offically completed bare minimum of clothing needed to have a full costume as of yesterday.
Shirt still needs buttons attached (buttonholes and buttons made, just not attached).
Also, I plan to make a fitting adjustment to the shoulder area (the seam doesn't quite hit where its supposed to yet).
Prop production to begin this weekend (hopefully).
Non 'essential' but certianly useful accessories-maid cap (still not sure how to make one), appropriate socks, fluffy petticoat for under my skirt.
whoot costumes :D | | comments: Leave a comment |
| A family dispute has dwindled the number of people attending the fair with me from 4 to 2. It'll be just me, my boyfriend, and erica.
On the plus side, mom and zoey will be watching my house while we're gone for the weekend so I know my pets don't starve or tear things up.
Jason and I might have finally convinced his brother, sister-in-law, and thier baby to come along with us. Shae said she'd be reserving the hotel room yesterday.
i'm still intending to take a video of my house and put it on youtube for all ya'll to see, but something always comes up. Soon though, very soon.
My EPAC costume is coming along nicely, only a little handstitching and some buttons to go on the top. Sadly I may not actually wear it to EPAC. I haven't decided yet. More updates on that later.
My pet count has now increased to 3: Ms.Puff, the guinea pig is now a year and a half old, Violet, the weenie dog is 5 months or so, and the newest member Nermal (think garfield) is a baby kitty of about 2 months. Violet and Nermal are like having kids. I'll be glad when they start to settle down.
And a brief aside, if any of you are my friends on msn messenger, I'm told it got hacked so ignore any recent messages I've sent. I went in and changed the password this afternoon, so hopefully that fixes it. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| 5 unconfirmed cases of Swine Flu in Cbad, so they shut down the highschool and all middle schools for a week.
All highly susceptible youngsters that don't know how to wash they're hands are still required to attend elementary school
CBad is full of smart. | | comments: 6 comments or Leave a comment |
| Project UPdate:
pattern tissue cut and fabric washed.
Next step: Cut pattern pieces from fabric.
:D | | comments: Leave a comment |
| 
there! I've got all my supplies together to make my Persephone costume (castlevania) for EPAC 09, minus stuff for the prop.
IM SO READY. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| tax seaon is OVER.
here's the tally:
10 total weeks working at hours over 40.
7 (out of 10) weeks working at minimum mandatory 60 hrs/wk.
haven't had a full day off work in 4 weeks.
three day weekend! Whoot! | | comments: Leave a comment |
| I just got back from a 'Mexican' restaurant that served me WHITE rice with my dinner...
So jason had been hearing about this mexican restaurant on the radio and wanted to go and i said 'fine ok we'll go out to eat to night.'
So we get there and the first thing I start saying to jason is 'i wonder if there is a hispanic shortage in hobbs' because there were only very white people working, and very white people dining.
Then the food arrived. And I knew why there were no mexicans in there.
the chimichanga...had ground beef in it and nothing else...and the chilie relleno also had ground beef in it. between me and jason's plates, there was easily a pound of ground beef.
and yet for some reason we still thought the sopapillas would be worth ordering.
i'm not sure the owners of that restaurant had ever even been in another mexican eatery.
My sopa was served with a fork, butter, and syrup. I'm not really sure what the intended manner of eating it was, but I don't think it qualified to be called a sopapilla anymore. | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| O
M
G
I worked yesterday, and the day before, and the day before that, and the day before that.
I have worked for 4 weeks straight, without a day off. 5 days out of the week are 10 hour days on average, and I work between 9 and 5 hours on the weekend days.
Last Tuesday I turned to Jason and said "I think I'm losing my mind."
I've also managed to gain a lot of weight, which is sad.
Two more days, and tax season ends, and I go back to forty hour work weeks with one hour lunch breaks. And I won't be in such a hurry all the time (no more mandatory 60 hours a week) so I can ride my bike to work or exercise in the evenings.
I'm excited to finish unpacking my boxes, arranging my house, hang some pictures, finish sewing my living room curtains, and begin my EPAC costume.
I'm also making plans to go to Scarborough. | | comments: 5 comments or Leave a comment |
| well, heres the story
i can't update my lj because my computer died. it bite the dust. its fried.
i got a blue screen of death
it not only wont load windows, it wont open it safe mode, it doesn't even realize it has windows on it.
in the words of the IT guy from work who's working on it for free, its fried.
tonight i have the hard drive in this little travel thing and he said 'try to get any files you want off of it (jason's computer) before i wipe everything.'
ERROR: drive is corrupted or unreadable.
bummer.
at least i made a back up of all my artwork and music files back in december. adn i already did my taxes, so all my financial data being gone is OK.
sad days. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| Alright, brief synopsis of my life up to this point:
Bought a House
Started my New Job
New Job required weekly hours went up to 45 hrs/wk three weeks ago, 50 hrs/wk two weeks ago, and this last week I work 55 hrs/wk. Word is that next week it will go to 60 hrs/wk. Its not supposed to go above 65 hrs/wk (hopefully).
Internet was connected last weekend.
For valentine's day my aunt Debbie and her boyfriend, my cousin Sheena and her boyfriend, and me and my boyfriend did a triple date (?) to a mexican food restruant and then to a Motorcross show at the Lea county event center. Saw a guy do backflips on a four-wheeler. It was crazy. and then a little 6 yr old or something flipped over on his little motor bike and then got ran over by the little six year old behind him. Word is he died, but I've been working and didn't check the paper in time.
In other news, within three more paychecks from now I will have made more money YTD than my entire Adjusted Gross Income for all of last year...6 months from now it'll probably be more than all of last year and the year before combined. Pretty cool.
WORKING 55 HRS/WK IS FREAKIN HARD. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| Well, everything is going pretty good. I had a good first week of work. The repairs to the house I am purchasing are completed and it looks better than I imagined. The closing date of my house may also be sooner than expected because everything is going very smoothly and quickly, and I recieved my hiring bonus so I can actually pay the closing costs at any time.
The company is having a company-wide field trip thing, so Jason and I get to get on a bus next friday and head to Midland for free dinner and a Hockey Game. Should be exciting :)
Nothing else really to report (well, except that only after staying with Harry at his apartment for 4 days he's already getting on my nerves >[ ) Hoorah things going well :) | | comments: Leave a comment |
| So. Updates.
I cannot pay this month's rent (yet) on my las cruces apartment. Upon telling the land lady this she said--after a long story about how I really should pay the rent on time--that if I get completely moved out and she can get the apartment rented, she'll pro rate me this months rent...plus the late fee. Which is good. Then for extra motivation, she said she'll start showing my apartment whether or not I'm there and whether or not I've got all my stuff out of it...so, I basically needed to get my stuff asap.
So, original plan was to have 7 able bodied people with three pickups and a tow-trailer to help me move out on the 17th.
New Plan: three able bodied people, a borrowed (free) 14' uhaul truck and tomorrow. Its me, my dad, and jason. Jason will ride with dad in the Uhaul to make sure dad doesn't get lost. I will separately borrow and drive my moms car.
Original plan also entailed asking friends and family to help me store my belongings only for about 10 days, and now its more like three weeks, because my closing date is still Jan 29th (aka, I can't put any stuff in my new house until after that).
New complications: we cannot leave first thing tomoroow, and we can't stay overnight in las cruces. The lender of the uhaul demands an oil change before we leave, but didn't tell us this until after the oil changing places were closed, so the earliest we can leave is after an oil change. And if it takes 4-5 hours to get there, then we don't start loading things till probably 2 or 3pm, and then there is only 2 or so hours of daylight left.
Additional complication. I can't just pick up my stuff and leave. Land Lady was very specific in her request that the apartment be completely clean when we leave as well...and she wants me to call her before I leave town for good. This is complicated when it'll probably be definitely dark and late (possibly wee hours of the morn' late) by the time we're done with all that.
The only solution I've thought of: I stay behind. Since I'm the only one driving mom's car, jason and dad can drive ahead in the uhaul, and I will stay in the apartment overnight, make sure its clean, and contact the landlady on friday.
At this point I'm really not liking this plan. I'm not sure what I can do about it. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
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