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And no I'm not talking about the tv show!
John and I went in today to pick colours and wood paneling and brick and roof tiles and sinks and doors and door handles and carpets and HOUSE STUFF!! It's so weird. I'm going to have a house. My name might not be on the title for the land or the house but it's John's and he's more than adamant that it's mine too. Which means...it's mine! I never thought I would even be thinking about this stuff until I was at least 30...
My dad's kinda miffed that we're getting the house before John has even proposed but John was kind of on a time crunch. He's been wanting to get a house of his own for a while now and Australia had a promotion going on for first time home owners. Somewhere around $20,000 for a bought house and $36,500 for a built house. The deadline was the end of September and he wanted to make the decision before the grant deadline. Smart, right? He's having a house built and $36,500 of it is coming from the government and he gets a brand new house. We picked out the model, picked wall colours, figured out colouration and whatnot for the kitchen...all of our own choosing.
As for the proposal, I know it's coming, but John wants to do it right and mom and dad offered mom's old engagement ring and they haven't sent it yet so...yeah, right...? O_o
Building starts in December, right before I go home, actually... I'll miss about the first month of building, but I'm told that I won't be missing much. After the holidays when I come back, John and his family are taking my to their favourite vacation spot for ten days. I'm told it's beautiful, and the fishing is supposed to be excellent!! =) Yes, I've become rather fond of fishing, even though I don't eat much fish at all. John says the best eating is shark though, also called flake. We went crayfish fishing this past weekend as well. They're yummy. There are a few pics of the crayfish on my Facebook, check one out here. And the weather is supposed to start getting warmer as well so we'll go fishing for Trevally on Wednesday and then use them as bait for bigger fish on Friday or Saturday!
For the first time in a long time, I'm really starting to love my life...
John and I went in today to pick colours and wood paneling and brick and roof tiles and sinks and doors and door handles and carpets and HOUSE STUFF!! It's so weird. I'm going to have a house. My name might not be on the title for the land or the house but it's John's and he's more than adamant that it's mine too. Which means...it's mine! I never thought I would even be thinking about this stuff until I was at least 30...
My dad's kinda miffed that we're getting the house before John has even proposed but John was kind of on a time crunch. He's been wanting to get a house of his own for a while now and Australia had a promotion going on for first time home owners. Somewhere around $20,000 for a bought house and $36,500 for a built house. The deadline was the end of September and he wanted to make the decision before the grant deadline. Smart, right? He's having a house built and $36,500 of it is coming from the government and he gets a brand new house. We picked out the model, picked wall colours, figured out colouration and whatnot for the kitchen...all of our own choosing.
As for the proposal, I know it's coming, but John wants to do it right and mom and dad offered mom's old engagement ring and they haven't sent it yet so...yeah, right...? O_o
Building starts in December, right before I go home, actually... I'll miss about the first month of building, but I'm told that I won't be missing much. After the holidays when I come back, John and his family are taking my to their favourite vacation spot for ten days. I'm told it's beautiful, and the fishing is supposed to be excellent!! =) Yes, I've become rather fond of fishing, even though I don't eat much fish at all. John says the best eating is shark though, also called flake. We went crayfish fishing this past weekend as well. They're yummy. There are a few pics of the crayfish on my Facebook, check one out here. And the weather is supposed to start getting warmer as well so we'll go fishing for Trevally on Wednesday and then use them as bait for bigger fish on Friday or Saturday!
For the first time in a long time, I'm really starting to love my life...
John and I took his sister and her friend to see Whip It today. I think I lost a few brain cells, if not from the movie then from the insane amount of popcorn that I chowed down on trying to survive it. But...as a directorial debut I guess I say props to Drew Barrymore. I would also say pick something else to debut with next time. O_O
I've now been in Australia for roughly three and a half months. Is it bad that I'm already counting down til December when I get to go home and see my family? I miss them. It's hard, only giving myself two months before I pretty much up and left them behind. But how would it have been if I had stayed longer? How much would I be hurting if I hadn't been able to see John again? My life changed so intensely in March when he came to visit. I finally felt like I had what my life had been missing and then when he went home it felt so...meaningless? Empty? That big gaping hole in Bella Swan's chest had found it's way to mine? Yes overdramatic and probably a bit over the top... Might be because I'm tired... HA!! I'm tired and it's not even midnight. *sigh* My life has changed so much so quickly...all for the good though.
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I've now been in Australia for roughly three and a half months. Is it bad that I'm already counting down til December when I get to go home and see my family? I miss them. It's hard, only giving myself two months before I pretty much up and left them behind. But how would it have been if I had stayed longer? How much would I be hurting if I hadn't been able to see John again? My life changed so intensely in March when he came to visit. I finally felt like I had what my life had been missing and then when he went home it felt so...meaningless? Empty? That big gaping hole in Bella Swan's chest had found it's way to mine? Yes overdramatic and probably a bit over the top... Might be because I'm tired... HA!! I'm tired and it's not even midnight. *sigh* My life has changed so much so quickly...all for the good though.
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random thoughts...
Oct. 5th, 2009 06:37 pmJust had a strange thought... On this side of the equator, I am no longer a spring baby. Down here, my birthday is in the beginning of Autumn. SO WEIRD. And Christmas! Christmas is a summer holiday! How can I have merry thoughts of white Christmases and snowflakes and warm cocoa curled up by a fire with Christmas music playing in the background when I'm out in a brilliant sun getting a tan! So weird...
As time goes by...
Aug. 27th, 2009 11:31 amAccording to LiveJournal it's been 10 weeks since my last post. In that post, I didn't really say much. Not really going to say much here...just an update of my life since moving to Australia.
June 21-23 -- My plane ride was great! The end of it? Not so much of the good. The weather in Brisbane was crap so they weren't going to let us land for, like, an hour and we didn't have enough fuel to fly around and wait for an hour so they had to fly out to a little island and land in a place called Noumea to refuel which set us back about 3 hours and I missed my connecting flight to Melbourne. I guess that's a good thing because John's brother was being such a slack and they were late getting to Melbourne to pick me up anyway. Qantas was really good about already having a new connecting flight ready for me so I wasn't waiting around at all. John met me at the Melbourne airport along with his brother and his brother's fiancee--who is not his fiancee anymore at this moment in time--and everything was good. My outlook on life brightened considerably as soon as he smiled at me.
He took me home, I watched the scenery fly by and change so much during the car ride back to his home. Melbourne looks pretty much like any other city with it's skyscrapers and tall buildings that Superman could leap in a single bound. Big difference between LA and Melbourne though is that everything here in Australia seems to be sooooo much greener. I'm serious. There are trees, like, freaking EVERYWHERE. Once out of the car and in the house I pretty much passed out. Yay jetlag.
June 24 -- Woke up at an odd time. 3am. O_o Oh wait, that's 10am PST. Makes sense now. Except I'm sitting in bed alone because John's at work and I don't want to bother the rest of the house. Try and go back to sleep and end up lying in bed for about 5 hours. No big. Get used to it I guess. But John scheduled a movie for us! Transformers 2!! Except that halfway through the movie I--after scarfing down loads of way too salty popcorn--get horrible stomach pains so we ended up leaving and I end up getting sick and wretching right outside his car. Joy. "What's the first thing you did in Australia?" Oh, I threw up. My advice to anyo who's going on a very longplane ride: make sure you drink plenty of water and don't throw loads of salt down your gullet until you do. I'd never been dehydrated before and let me tell you it hurts like a mofo. Yes I just said mofo. The next few days were all pretty much rest and recuperation.
That weekend John, his mother, and his niece all took me to a local wildlife sanctuary where we saw some gorgeous peacocks and wallabies.
( Oh the wallabies... )
We also went back and saw the end of Transformers 2 that weekend since I had stupidly managed to end our previous movie engagement earlier than expected.
The next week was pretty relaxed. John took me to a few different beaches. They're so different from the ones back home. Completely less populated. You can stand on the shore and be the only person there in the middle of the afternoon. Of course, it was the beginning of winter at the time so...I suppose that could be why. But John says that's usually the way it is. There just aren't that many people on the beaches here. So much less crowded and less trashed up. You can sit on the sand and watch the waves crash for hours...and there are far less seagulls and a larger variety of birds hanging about as well. I feel a much stronger pull to nature on the beach here than I do when I visit the ocean back home.
And then the week after that, fishing!! Yes, John fishes and I have developed an unexpected liking for it as well. He took me out surf fishing the third wednesday after I had arrived. Of course, it was slow going at first. But somehow I managed to hook something! And a big something it was!
Crazy sized Australian Salmon that I've caught there. =P It's a bit larger than the every day man's catch, or so I'm told. I keep trying to tell them all that it was all beginner's luck but they won't believe me. I haven't really caught anything since. John has taken me out on his boat once--the weather hasn't really been good enough for anything more than that--and I caught a few small flathead. Almost hit John in the head with one too. =D
Since then we've been fishing at least once every week...maybe... We've gone on walks, bought a couple bikes and gone on bike rides... I've been introduced to family members and family friends. I've discovered not so fabulous mexican and really great australianised chinese. I've tasted Spaghetti Bolognese made by three different people but all three version were amazing. I've eaten more home made food in the past two months than I ever expected to eat in my adult life. How sad is that? I've eaten far less fast food than I would if I had still been at home. And I think I'm losing weight!! O_O Life here is good for me.
And the best and scariest part of it all: John put down a down payment on land and a house. We're going to have our own home!! They start building in December, and it should be done by April. O_O I get to pick out colours and carpet and countertops and furniture and...and...and... OMG. And then there's backyard stuff...of course there's going to be a shed for the boat and fishing items and and and... =D It's exciting but it's extremely scary for me. It's one step closer to that fairytale ending y'know? I've been hoping and dreaming for it for such a long time and now...it's starting to come true. I can hardly believe it...
It means, of course, that money is going to be tight, but that's to be expected. And the wedding is going to be small, but I don't mind that. I've always wanted a smaller wedding. My family keeps saying "big wedding big wedding!!" but, it's mine right? That means it needs to be what I want it to be? Especially if John and I are paying for it...right? Right. I am loving my life right now.
June 21-23 -- My plane ride was great! The end of it? Not so much of the good. The weather in Brisbane was crap so they weren't going to let us land for, like, an hour and we didn't have enough fuel to fly around and wait for an hour so they had to fly out to a little island and land in a place called Noumea to refuel which set us back about 3 hours and I missed my connecting flight to Melbourne. I guess that's a good thing because John's brother was being such a slack and they were late getting to Melbourne to pick me up anyway. Qantas was really good about already having a new connecting flight ready for me so I wasn't waiting around at all. John met me at the Melbourne airport along with his brother and his brother's fiancee--who is not his fiancee anymore at this moment in time--and everything was good. My outlook on life brightened considerably as soon as he smiled at me.
He took me home, I watched the scenery fly by and change so much during the car ride back to his home. Melbourne looks pretty much like any other city with it's skyscrapers and tall buildings that Superman could leap in a single bound. Big difference between LA and Melbourne though is that everything here in Australia seems to be sooooo much greener. I'm serious. There are trees, like, freaking EVERYWHERE. Once out of the car and in the house I pretty much passed out. Yay jetlag.
June 24 -- Woke up at an odd time. 3am. O_o Oh wait, that's 10am PST. Makes sense now. Except I'm sitting in bed alone because John's at work and I don't want to bother the rest of the house. Try and go back to sleep and end up lying in bed for about 5 hours. No big. Get used to it I guess. But John scheduled a movie for us! Transformers 2!! Except that halfway through the movie I--after scarfing down loads of way too salty popcorn--get horrible stomach pains so we ended up leaving and I end up getting sick and wretching right outside his car. Joy. "What's the first thing you did in Australia?" Oh, I threw up. My advice to anyo who's going on a very longplane ride: make sure you drink plenty of water and don't throw loads of salt down your gullet until you do. I'd never been dehydrated before and let me tell you it hurts like a mofo. Yes I just said mofo. The next few days were all pretty much rest and recuperation.
That weekend John, his mother, and his niece all took me to a local wildlife sanctuary where we saw some gorgeous peacocks and wallabies.
( Oh the wallabies... )
We also went back and saw the end of Transformers 2 that weekend since I had stupidly managed to end our previous movie engagement earlier than expected.
The next week was pretty relaxed. John took me to a few different beaches. They're so different from the ones back home. Completely less populated. You can stand on the shore and be the only person there in the middle of the afternoon. Of course, it was the beginning of winter at the time so...I suppose that could be why. But John says that's usually the way it is. There just aren't that many people on the beaches here. So much less crowded and less trashed up. You can sit on the sand and watch the waves crash for hours...and there are far less seagulls and a larger variety of birds hanging about as well. I feel a much stronger pull to nature on the beach here than I do when I visit the ocean back home.
And then the week after that, fishing!! Yes, John fishes and I have developed an unexpected liking for it as well. He took me out surf fishing the third wednesday after I had arrived. Of course, it was slow going at first. But somehow I managed to hook something! And a big something it was!
Crazy sized Australian Salmon that I've caught there. =P It's a bit larger than the every day man's catch, or so I'm told. I keep trying to tell them all that it was all beginner's luck but they won't believe me. I haven't really caught anything since. John has taken me out on his boat once--the weather hasn't really been good enough for anything more than that--and I caught a few small flathead. Almost hit John in the head with one too. =D
Since then we've been fishing at least once every week...maybe... We've gone on walks, bought a couple bikes and gone on bike rides... I've been introduced to family members and family friends. I've discovered not so fabulous mexican and really great australianised chinese. I've tasted Spaghetti Bolognese made by three different people but all three version were amazing. I've eaten more home made food in the past two months than I ever expected to eat in my adult life. How sad is that? I've eaten far less fast food than I would if I had still been at home. And I think I'm losing weight!! O_O Life here is good for me.
And the best and scariest part of it all: John put down a down payment on land and a house. We're going to have our own home!! They start building in December, and it should be done by April. O_O I get to pick out colours and carpet and countertops and furniture and...and...and... OMG. And then there's backyard stuff...of course there's going to be a shed for the boat and fishing items and and and... =D It's exciting but it's extremely scary for me. It's one step closer to that fairytale ending y'know? I've been hoping and dreaming for it for such a long time and now...it's starting to come true. I can hardly believe it...
It means, of course, that money is going to be tight, but that's to be expected. And the wedding is going to be small, but I don't mind that. I've always wanted a smaller wedding. My family keeps saying "big wedding big wedding!!" but, it's mine right? That means it needs to be what I want it to be? Especially if John and I are paying for it...right? Right. I am loving my life right now.
Recent things in my life:
Saw He's Just Not That Into You. Funny, informative, cute...I don't like Jennifer Aniston but I LOVE Justin Long.
Discovered that I will mostlikely have to pay an extra $300 because I'm taking an extra bag on the plane and all three bags will mostlikely exceed the 50lb limit. Scary innit?
Realised that there are certain people in my life--and my parents' lives--who I really don't like. And some that I absolutely adore...
Things in my near future:
My plane flies out this Sunday night. I think I'm starting to feel a little anxiety and a bit nervous...
Saw He's Just Not That Into You. Funny, informative, cute...I don't like Jennifer Aniston but I LOVE Justin Long.
Discovered that I will mostlikely have to pay an extra $300 because I'm taking an extra bag on the plane and all three bags will mostlikely exceed the 50lb limit. Scary innit?
Realised that there are certain people in my life--and my parents' lives--who I really don't like. And some that I absolutely adore...
Things in my near future:
My plane flies out this Sunday night. I think I'm starting to feel a little anxiety and a bit nervous...
Cuz I'm leavin' on a jet plane...
May. 14th, 2009 07:55 pm38 days until I am on a plane and headed away from American soil...
I am slightly bothered by the fact that I have very little feeling about this still. I'm not excited I'm not nervous I'm not anxious...I just...AM. It's better than it used to be though. I used to not be bothered at all by the fact that I didn't feel anything. And that's what bothered me...
I am slightly bothered by the fact that I have very little feeling about this still. I'm not excited I'm not nervous I'm not anxious...I just...AM. It's better than it used to be though. I used to not be bothered at all by the fact that I didn't feel anything. And that's what bothered me...
to anyone who still does read my LiveJournal from time to time, I'm thinking about closing it down since I hardly ever update it anymore...
I've been off my Harry Potter kick for a while now, which was the main reason I kept with it for so long, and I hardly have time to update anything anymore... Dunno...just thinking...
I've been off my Harry Potter kick for a while now, which was the main reason I kept with it for so long, and I hardly have time to update anything anymore... Dunno...just thinking...
New Stuff!
Apr. 18th, 2009 09:39 pmI has new lappie!! It's small...and nice and portable. I'm still getting used to the small feeling of the keyboard but it's easy to type on so that's good. I bought a portable number pad and mouse to go along with it because...those are good for gaming hotkeys and whatnot. And because I like meeces..
But yes! New laptop is a Gateway, so it's reliable but not fantasmical. It's got a 250GB hard drive and 3GB of memory. It's a dual core processor and has a Wireless N blah blah blaaaaaaaaaah. And really, I'm only using it to move all my stuff from here to Australia and since my desktop is HUGE and not moveable and it's CD-ROM is shot so I can't write it onto discs and move it that way. =(
And I bought new shoes!! Finally used my DSW gift card and got a really cute pair of heels. Might upload a piccie of them later. =)
And then I bought a couple new tops. And returned a corset that I bought at Lane Bryant on-line which arrived damaged SO PISSED but I bought a different piece of really cute lingerie in-store that John is going to LOVE because he absolutely LOVES lingerie for whatever reason. =P
June 21st! It's agony waiting... O_O
But yes! New laptop is a Gateway, so it's reliable but not fantasmical. It's got a 250GB hard drive and 3GB of memory. It's a dual core processor and has a Wireless N blah blah blaaaaaaaaaah. And really, I'm only using it to move all my stuff from here to Australia and since my desktop is HUGE and not moveable and it's CD-ROM is shot so I can't write it onto discs and move it that way. =(
And I bought new shoes!! Finally used my DSW gift card and got a really cute pair of heels. Might upload a piccie of them later. =)
And then I bought a couple new tops. And returned a corset that I bought at Lane Bryant on-line which arrived damaged SO PISSED but I bought a different piece of really cute lingerie in-store that John is going to LOVE because he absolutely LOVES lingerie for whatever reason. =P
June 21st! It's agony waiting... O_O
Life...omg.
Apr. 11th, 2009 06:53 pmSo. I gave notice. My official last day of work is May 17th. I leave for Australia some time mid June. O_O Crazy. It hasn't hit me yet. It probably won't hit me until I step off the plane in Melbourne. But I need to start getting stuff ready. Getting rid of extraneous clothing that I don't wear anymore--donating? Books? Furniture...this is so complicated, but it's so simple.
Research! Need to read up on a few things...driving laws, job opps...things. School?
In other news... I have a gift card to DSW that I need to spend. Yaaaaay shoe shopping!! I also have a gift card to Borders that I need to spend. Books are good!! So much to do so little time?
Research! Need to read up on a few things...driving laws, job opps...things. School?
In other news... I have a gift card to DSW that I need to spend. Yaaaaay shoe shopping!! I also have a gift card to Borders that I need to spend. Books are good!! So much to do so little time?
"Am I good enough...?"
Apr. 4th, 2009 12:37 amRelationships. Everyone's talking about relationships. Who's with who, who's not with who, who's getting engaged, who's getting married, who's having kids... And, amazingly enough, I've been dropped into this odd form of conversation. It seems like it's all happened so fast.
My parents are talking about John and I getting married already. Sure, we've known each other for about two years, but we only just met face to face beginning of March. And it's not like we were using webcams before meeting. Only pics. But we definitely connected, thus the promise ring he bought for me.
Should I be scared? I kind of am. Marriage?
He makes me happy. I've never been so sure of any one person before, but...I trust him. He makes me feel secure, and safe...and so much better than I've ever felt before...
But I'm insecure. I'm untrusting. It's my nature. Am I using it as an excuse to keep him at a distance? The actual physical distance makes it so much more difficult, but...emotionally? He understands me so much more than anyone else has seemed to. He's...perceptive, and scarily so. He can read me like a book and he can't even see my face or read my body language. In two weeks he was more in tune with me than I feel like I'm in tune with myself. And the even scarier part of it all is that I can't seem to find a similar connection with him. I can't read him... He always tries to reassure me...tell me that no one has ever been able to read him. But...shouldn't I be able to? Or is it something that will come with more time spent together?
I'm planning a trip out there in August. A two week trip, half of which he'll be working. It's supposed to give us a better idea of how life will be when at least one of us is working instead of having the joys of vacation life together. At least, that's what my dad says we should do. And it's a good idea...
After that, we start preparations to move me out there... Is three months even worth it, or should we go with six? Six is a little much to impose upon his family though... Everyone agrees (my parents added in there with that "everyone", amazingly enough) that we should stay with his parents until we get ourselves situated in our own living space... It makes me a tad nervous, because I keep getting that negative mental image of the grown man with his girlfriend mooching off his or her parents for...forever... O_o We wouldn't be, of course, because he would still be working and I, hopefully, will have found at least a temporary job. It's simply the matter of finding a house...or an apartment.
Am I even ready? Am I over-analysing? Am I overthinking things? Have I given my heart too much control? Have I not given it enough control?
I'm an insecure mess. I told John this much. But for some reason...he still wants me. Do I deserve someone who's so determined to show me there's nothing to feel insecure about? Someone who seems to genuinely want me to be happy, to be the person to make me that happy? He says I make him just as happy...so much more than he's ever been before... I believe it when he says it, but if I can't be there for him, if I can't tell when he's feeling down or if he's not feeling well...what does that say about me? Does it mean we're not as compatible as we hope we are? Does it even mean anything at all...? I know there's someone better out there for him...he keeps telling me there's not...
He's secure in his life at this moment in time. He enjoys his job though he doesn't so much like the guys he has to work with, he's stable financially, he manages to have a small bit of life outside of his busy work schedule... Even if it's mostly fishing on his days off, he still does things with people...
I'm NOT secure at all. I hate my job but I love my employees, I'm so not stable financially, I have no life... What the FUCK does he see in me...? I'm a 26-year-old nothing...going nowhere...
( But wait...there's more... )
My parents are talking about John and I getting married already. Sure, we've known each other for about two years, but we only just met face to face beginning of March. And it's not like we were using webcams before meeting. Only pics. But we definitely connected, thus the promise ring he bought for me.
Should I be scared? I kind of am. Marriage?
He makes me happy. I've never been so sure of any one person before, but...I trust him. He makes me feel secure, and safe...and so much better than I've ever felt before...
But I'm insecure. I'm untrusting. It's my nature. Am I using it as an excuse to keep him at a distance? The actual physical distance makes it so much more difficult, but...emotionally? He understands me so much more than anyone else has seemed to. He's...perceptive, and scarily so. He can read me like a book and he can't even see my face or read my body language. In two weeks he was more in tune with me than I feel like I'm in tune with myself. And the even scarier part of it all is that I can't seem to find a similar connection with him. I can't read him... He always tries to reassure me...tell me that no one has ever been able to read him. But...shouldn't I be able to? Or is it something that will come with more time spent together?
I'm planning a trip out there in August. A two week trip, half of which he'll be working. It's supposed to give us a better idea of how life will be when at least one of us is working instead of having the joys of vacation life together. At least, that's what my dad says we should do. And it's a good idea...
After that, we start preparations to move me out there... Is three months even worth it, or should we go with six? Six is a little much to impose upon his family though... Everyone agrees (my parents added in there with that "everyone", amazingly enough) that we should stay with his parents until we get ourselves situated in our own living space... It makes me a tad nervous, because I keep getting that negative mental image of the grown man with his girlfriend mooching off his or her parents for...forever... O_o We wouldn't be, of course, because he would still be working and I, hopefully, will have found at least a temporary job. It's simply the matter of finding a house...or an apartment.
Am I even ready? Am I over-analysing? Am I overthinking things? Have I given my heart too much control? Have I not given it enough control?
I'm an insecure mess. I told John this much. But for some reason...he still wants me. Do I deserve someone who's so determined to show me there's nothing to feel insecure about? Someone who seems to genuinely want me to be happy, to be the person to make me that happy? He says I make him just as happy...so much more than he's ever been before... I believe it when he says it, but if I can't be there for him, if I can't tell when he's feeling down or if he's not feeling well...what does that say about me? Does it mean we're not as compatible as we hope we are? Does it even mean anything at all...? I know there's someone better out there for him...he keeps telling me there's not...
He's secure in his life at this moment in time. He enjoys his job though he doesn't so much like the guys he has to work with, he's stable financially, he manages to have a small bit of life outside of his busy work schedule... Even if it's mostly fishing on his days off, he still does things with people...
I'm NOT secure at all. I hate my job but I love my employees, I'm so not stable financially, I have no life... What the FUCK does he see in me...? I'm a 26-year-old nothing...going nowhere...
( But wait...there's more... )
Oh the joys of relaxation...
Mar. 17th, 2009 11:02 amYesterday marked the last day of my two-week vacation. My first vacation in about seven years, actually... No, of course I'm not a work-a-holic. I'm just a loser with no life. But love, ahhh I have love. I miss him already. He's still airborne at the moment...he's been on the plane for twelve hours already. =( I hate that he's making his first two plane rides EVER all by himself, the first being his trip out here and the second being his trip back. Especially a flight that long. It's a looooong plane ride non-stop to/from LAX from/to Melbourne.
( Cut for length and piccies! )
( Cut for length and piccies! )
I've decided I'm going to try to become more LJ friendly. Emphasis on try because I can't seem to stick to this thing anymore. =( It's a very sad thing. I even left Lumos because I haven't been paying attention to LJ anymore. Anyway!
Friday was a nice relaxing sit at home and not do anything day! Had lots of booze and read a friend's screenplay which was made of so much win I really hope she sells it because I think a lot of people would like it. It's such good humour and it's something--I think it is anyway--completely new that I've never seen before. And I got to talk to John lots yay! If we click at all in person the way our personalities click now there is seriously going to be lots of ooey gooey mushy romance going on in March. Like...seriously. NOT LIKE THAT YOU PERVERTS!! =P But if all goes well then for the next six months I will be seriously poor as all my extra cash is going into savings so that I can go out to Australia to visit him during the fall/winter! And besides...it's Australia! How freaking cool is that? And our fall/winter is their spring/summer. He lives in the country too and says the surrounding countryside is absolutely gorgeous. Not that I don't like Southern California but...ummmm, Orange County/LA? City scapes and sub/urban? lifestyles...I could do with being a little more closer--yes I did just say that--to nature and some beautiful scenery...Rainforests and white sandy beaches and wetlands that don't look like the poor sad wetlands that are here... I wants to see it!! *whine* Okay...'nuff of that! Onward to more weekend!!
Saturday started off fine...and then with the throwing up and the icky feelings. Pretty sure it wasn't hangover type icky feelings though because there was no headache along with it or hangover-y type feelings. Even though I've only ever had a hangover once before in my lifetime... O_o Good thing it passed quickly though, or else I would never have made it to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
herophelia's place and I would never have met a_leprechaun face to face fo' sho' who is TOTALLY the shiznit. When they say she is "Teh Awesome" they mean it. Girl you be awesome! All kinds of outgoingness and personality. And that playlist freakin' rocks man. And I got to see rosesfade again which always results in laughs and good times! Sorry I didn't say goodbye but I wanted to let you rest!! Was seriously sad that I didn't think about pulling my camera out of my purse to take pics!! I'll definitely be taking pics of the gifts though! It's so funny. I showed everyone at work the watch and they were all like..."It's tuna? WTF?!?" And then they're all like "You can't tell time with that there aren't any numbers!" Ha ha! It's actually a lot easier than they think it is if some of them actually used a brain cell or two, but that's beside the point.
So yes...that is my weekend in something so much larger than a nutshell. Pics of gifts will follow eventually! =)
Friday was a nice relaxing sit at home and not do anything day! Had lots of booze and read a friend's screenplay which was made of so much win I really hope she sells it because I think a lot of people would like it. It's such good humour and it's something--I think it is anyway--completely new that I've never seen before. And I got to talk to John lots yay! If we click at all in person the way our personalities click now there is seriously going to be lots of ooey gooey mushy romance going on in March. Like...seriously. NOT LIKE THAT YOU PERVERTS!! =P But if all goes well then for the next six months I will be seriously poor as all my extra cash is going into savings so that I can go out to Australia to visit him during the fall/winter! And besides...it's Australia! How freaking cool is that? And our fall/winter is their spring/summer. He lives in the country too and says the surrounding countryside is absolutely gorgeous. Not that I don't like Southern California but...ummmm, Orange County/LA? City scapes and sub/urban? lifestyles...I could do with being a little more closer--yes I did just say that--to nature and some beautiful scenery...Rainforests and white sandy beaches and wetlands that don't look like the poor sad wetlands that are here... I wants to see it!! *whine* Okay...'nuff of that! Onward to more weekend!!
Saturday started off fine...and then with the throwing up and the icky feelings. Pretty sure it wasn't hangover type icky feelings though because there was no headache along with it or hangover-y type feelings. Even though I've only ever had a hangover once before in my lifetime... O_o Good thing it passed quickly though, or else I would never have made it to
herophelia's place and I would never have met a_leprechaun face to face fo' sho' who is TOTALLY the shiznit. When they say she is "Teh Awesome" they mean it. Girl you be awesome! All kinds of outgoingness and personality. And that playlist freakin' rocks man. And I got to see rosesfade again which always results in laughs and good times! Sorry I didn't say goodbye but I wanted to let you rest!! Was seriously sad that I didn't think about pulling my camera out of my purse to take pics!! I'll definitely be taking pics of the gifts though! It's so funny. I showed everyone at work the watch and they were all like..."It's tuna? WTF?!?" And then they're all like "You can't tell time with that there aren't any numbers!" Ha ha! It's actually a lot easier than they think it is if some of them actually used a brain cell or two, but that's beside the point.So yes...that is my weekend in something so much larger than a nutshell. Pics of gifts will follow eventually! =)
Reading Project
Jan. 9th, 2009 06:35 pmSo, I've decided that I HAVE to read more this year. Simply because it's better for me. I just recently finished the Twilight series and am currently rereading it because I like it so much. Other series that I have read and enjoyed immensely: the Harry Potter series, Kushiel's Legacy, Lord of the Rings, the Merry Gentry series by Laurell K. Hamilton...and I can't think of any more... =( How sad. If anyone has any suggestions of fantasy/sci-fi, etc. along those lines feel free to make suggestions. Not that many people keep up with my journal anymore anyway. =P Not that I blame them, I update it soooo much anymore.
Extra Sidenote: John is coming in March!
Extra Sidenote: John is coming in March!
And in today's news...
Nov. 5th, 2008 01:03 amObviously, as everyone has seen by now, Obama won. And I, who have absolutely no interest in politics whatsoever, did not vote yet again. I don't know how it happened or what started it, but I seriously have no desire to get involved in politics. At all. I suppose it's a very sad thing. And I really don't care. No clue where this political apathy is coming from. It's very odd...because my man in Australia pays more attention to American politics than I do. O_o
In other news, I'm seriously thinking of getting a new job. The only problem is, I don't have any kind of college degree (AA or higher), which means to this world I'm not really marketable. I have few talents other than being a hopeless romantic pessimist. Or HP RP. Which...doesn't really do me any good. I'm really at a loss. And my resume looks ridiculous. Like, seriously ridiculous. Like...insanely inexperienced except for my current line of work ridiculous. Problem is I want to get OUT of my current line of work. Restaurant work can bite my ass, which seems to be my new phrase of the week/month/whatever.
And I need to get a new car, but my credit sucks. And I don't want to try to take out a loan to go back to school... And I really don't want to go back to school because school makes me suicidal...even on-line courses... And I can't get a new computer, because I don't have enough money, because I can't seem to save money, because all my extra money goes to my piece of shit car...or to credit card bills...or to food or other bills or y'know rent and that other stuff that helps me live...
In other news, I'm seriously thinking of getting a new job. The only problem is, I don't have any kind of college degree (AA or higher), which means to this world I'm not really marketable. I have few talents other than being a hopeless romantic pessimist. Or HP RP. Which...doesn't really do me any good. I'm really at a loss. And my resume looks ridiculous. Like, seriously ridiculous. Like...insanely inexperienced except for my current line of work ridiculous. Problem is I want to get OUT of my current line of work. Restaurant work can bite my ass, which seems to be my new phrase of the week/month/whatever.
And I need to get a new car, but my credit sucks. And I don't want to try to take out a loan to go back to school... And I really don't want to go back to school because school makes me suicidal...even on-line courses... And I can't get a new computer, because I don't have enough money, because I can't seem to save money, because all my extra money goes to my piece of shit car...or to credit card bills...or to food or other bills or y'know rent and that other stuff that helps me live...
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Oct. 16th, 2008 01:46 amIt's coming up on three years--in December anyway. But anyway, three years means it's time for me to start searching for a new job. Because I'm starting to hate this one.
How fucked up is it when my boss tells me "We'll make a good manager out of you yet"?
How fucked up is it when my boss tells me "We'll make a good manager out of you yet"?
Life's newest lesson learned...
Sep. 30th, 2008 06:45 pmI have found the FASTEST way to piss off the car gods. Apparently...they love their babies. And who are their babies, you may ask? Little itty bitty tires...that most people probably don't think twice about. Yes, my friends, I speak of the donut. Little dear darling donuts. A few months ago, I killed mine...and didn't make new baby tire (aka new donut). And now, I am on my fourth flat tire in six months.
So my friends, the lesson is this:
Don't kill your donut. You will anger the great car gods.
So my friends, the lesson is this:
Don't kill your donut. You will anger the great car gods.
I've been such a horrible LJer...
Sep. 2nd, 2008 05:18 pmMy life has run away with me it seems. Lots of things happening. I was promoted to Manager in July. I've been on salary for two months and I STILL can't seem to save money. How sad am I?
One of my really close friends had her baby! OMG 9lbs 2oz. and 23 inches of absolute CUTENESS. And a full head of hair. I'm going back to visit her on Thursday and there will be piccage because this little boy is too adorable to not take pictures of. His name is Wyatt, though they haven't decided on a middle name, either Aiden (which amuses me greatly), or James (which also amuses me too much for words). So yeah, poor thing. Her water DIDN'T BREAK. It just...started leaking. So...in all technicalities, she was in labour for 26 hours. The baby developed...some thing that I forget the name of...but, basically, it's when the baby takes a dump while still in the uterus. Not of the good. And then the momma developed a fever. The whole thing was just a mess...so after 25 long hours of waiting for natural labour to occur, they finally went the c-section route. But yay!! Babyness.
And...I've been talking to this guy for the past year. We're making plans to visit each other... Yes, it's long distance. No, we've never met. He lives in Australia. I live...well, I live here. In the good old US of A. He's somewhat of a country boy. I'm...somewhat city...but not really. Yet, somehow we mesh. If things go well, he'll be here in February, and I'll be making plans to vacation out in Australia in 2010 mostlikely...
But yes...that's my life in a nutshell. Work and new relationships.
One of my really close friends had her baby! OMG 9lbs 2oz. and 23 inches of absolute CUTENESS. And a full head of hair. I'm going back to visit her on Thursday and there will be piccage because this little boy is too adorable to not take pictures of. His name is Wyatt, though they haven't decided on a middle name, either Aiden (which amuses me greatly), or James (which also amuses me too much for words). So yeah, poor thing. Her water DIDN'T BREAK. It just...started leaking. So...in all technicalities, she was in labour for 26 hours. The baby developed...some thing that I forget the name of...but, basically, it's when the baby takes a dump while still in the uterus. Not of the good. And then the momma developed a fever. The whole thing was just a mess...so after 25 long hours of waiting for natural labour to occur, they finally went the c-section route. But yay!! Babyness.
And...I've been talking to this guy for the past year. We're making plans to visit each other... Yes, it's long distance. No, we've never met. He lives in Australia. I live...well, I live here. In the good old US of A. He's somewhat of a country boy. I'm...somewhat city...but not really. Yet, somehow we mesh. If things go well, he'll be here in February, and I'll be making plans to vacation out in Australia in 2010 mostlikely...
But yes...that's my life in a nutshell. Work and new relationships.
