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*purrpurr* [19 Jun 2008|06:07pm] [ mood | hyper ] [ music | none right now ] Willow, I got your package...thank you very much! *pounces and bearhugs* post comment

househunting and the daily grind... [01 Jun 2008|12:02pm] [ mood | chipper ] [ music | none right now ] I know, I know. I said I would update this thing a few days ago and I'm just now getting to doing it. Shoot me-_- Anyway... Allon and I had been looking for a new place to live for the past few months, and we've finally found a place. We're planning on moving to a condo over in St. John's county, not too far from his workplace. We signed the prelimary paperwork for the condo early last week, and have also met with the loan officer to fill out the paperwork to get approved for a loan. If we get approved for the loan--and from what we understand there shouldn't be any reason why we can't--then we'll be waiting for the building to finish being constructed and will do the closing paperwork at that time (probably mid- to late-August, unless there are delays with the construction). Work's been going about the same as it always has. Some nice callers, some stupid callers, office drama that I try my best to stay out of, and co-workers that make me glad that I went back to overnight shifts. I've discovered a few things recently at work--one, jigsaw puzzles make a rather nice way to pass the time between calls; two, I really enjoy talking to one of my co-workers about various topics, including ones that usually make me twitchy when talking about them to most other people (read: politics!); and three, I really dislike trying to process technical support calls in the middle of the night...particularly ones dealing with either computers or cell phones. The tech support people tend to be incredibly rude overnights for some reason-_- I'm still going to the Tuesday night D&D games, but there have been a few changes made recently. One, we're not meeting at the same place--Chris had to move out of his parents' house, and we're all meeting at his apartment now. Two, Tom and Don haven't been coming to the games because they lived about an hour away from David's place and gas prices were becoming a little too expensive for them to make the drive there every week. Chris's apartment is considerably closer to them, but I haven't heard anything about when and if they'll be coming back. Three, we've been running a new campaign due to Tom and Don not being at the game. Chris is still using the Eberron campaign setting--in all honesty, I would be highly surprised if he ever ran a game that was not in that world--but now we're trying to survive getting stranded on an island somewhere in the Lhazaar Principalities due to a shipwreck instead of working for a treasure hunting company in Xen'drik. As for the Saturday game...Allon's game was put on hold for about a month because we meet for that game only once every other week and we've been unable to meet for two sessions--Chris was moving the first session and then Allon and I were both recovering from stomach viruses the second session. We were able to pick up where we left off last weekend. Hmm...I still need to level up my character sometime in the next week. Something to do while I'm at work, aye? Still playing WoW a good bit. I'm currently taking a break from my warlock and working on leveling two other characters. Both of them are paladins--one human, one blood elf. I'm currently playing the blood elf, but I plan on going back to the human paladin and the warlock eventually. And I will admit I am very much looking forward to the expansion coming out later this year--but I will probably wait a few months before I try to create a death knight, as I would like to be able to get the starting quests done without the crapload of competition for resources and quest targets that would likely happen in the first month or two. *looks around the office, sighs* Y'know, there is only one bad thing about getting ready to move...and that's trying to pack everything. Ah well. I just need to get in gear and get packed...and soon. I really don't want to wait until the last week or two to try to get everything packed up...did that once before, and I really don't want to do that again. post comment

there's a light at the end of the tunnel... [27 May 2008|12:50pm] [ mood | hopeful ] [ music | "Castle on a Cloud"--Les Miserables ] ...and for once I actually have reason to believe that it's the end of the tunnel instead of a train's headlight. Yeah, I'm still around. There's been a fair bit of stuff going on lately, but I just either haven't had the energy to write something or didn't want to say something and then jinx myself by sounding overly optimistic and then find out that things weren't going to work out as planned. I'll post more later, probably tonight sometime. I have got to go get some sleep now--I've been running on less than four hours of sleep per night for the past couple of nights (okay, okay. I should be saying mornings. But everyone else's morning is my night, so meh *razzes*). post comment

ugh... [17 May 2008|03:13pm] [ mood | sick ] [ music | none right now ] I love my mate, I really do. And I usually don't mind sharing stuff with him. With that said, however...catching his stomach bug? Not cool. I'm just glad I'm off work tonight, as I would probably have to call in tonight if I was scheduled to work. I'm currently feeling that crappy-_- post comment

song lyrics [02 May 2008|07:39pm] [ mood | warning ] [ music | read the post, please ] Case of the Fake People TLC I thought that I knew about 'em Thought that they would never do me wrong Well well they smile in your face When all the time they wanna take your place Them backstabbers Same old scene that You've seen for so long Always want to be around you But as jealous as they come Well don't want you to win that race 'Cause if you do it's gonna lessen their space That's when I decide to say [Chorus] Goodbye, goodbye To all the fake people in my life I never wanted you around me So be on your way now You better think twice Before you let people in your life Because when you put down No one is around you You got a case of the fake people A case of the fake people I thought that I knew about 'em The only ones that really care for me Oh yeah But they shouldn't be that way Only down for as long as You can give security Same old scene that you've seen for so long Always want to be around you But as jealous as they come well Don't want you to win that race 'Cause if you do it's gonna lessen their space That's when I decide to say [Chorus] Goodbye, goodbye To all the fake people in my life I never wanted you around me So be on your way now You better think twice Before you let people in your life Because when you put down No one is around you You got a case of the fake people A case of the fake people post comment

my brain just broke again-_- [14 Apr 2008|08:51pm] [ mood | WTF? ] [ music | none right now ] Moonkin druids should not be out-DPS'd by a protection-spec warrior in defensive stance. No. Just...no. ...don't mind me, just headdesking again. And for those that are curious and actually know what I'm talking about...both characters in question were in the low 50s, so level gap wouldn't have accounted for it-_- 2 comments|post comment

and in better news... [09 Apr 2008|05:17am] [ mood | loved ] [ music | none right now ] Allon and I actually got to have a night together for the first time in...well, a rather long time. Yeah, we have the same days off, but when one takes into account that I sleep until 3 PM or thereabouts and that we have our D&D games on the same nights that we're off...yeah. We really don't get that much time to ourselves. Tonight's game wound up getting canceled, so we were able to just have some quality time to ourselves. We went out to dinner, then went to a park not too far from a friend's house and just walked around the park. It was nice...just the two of us on the forest paths...something we definitely need to do more often *smiles* 1 comment|post comment

bah. [09 Apr 2008|05:10am] [ mood | pissed off ] [ music | none right now ] I am getting sick and tired getting reminded of just how bad humanity as a whole sucks. I am especially getting sick and tired of letting myself think that we just might not be all that bad and then getting slapped in the face from multiple sources that yes, we do suck that badly. ...don't ask. I refuse to say anything further, except to say there are multiple things that prompted this entry. post comment

outwitted by a game... [28 Mar 2008|06:36am] [ mood | bouncy ] [ music | the title theme from LoZ: Phantom Hourglass ] Okay. I recently bought Final Fantasy 3 and LoZ: Phantom Hourglass for the DS because I was getting bored with the games I have for the DS/GameBoy Advance and that's currently my main way of keeping myself occupied between calls at work since the majority of my books and craft stuffs are currently packed... I've been working on Phantom Hourglass over the last few work shifts. Very fun game, and I love how the controls are set up. And the puzzles...wow. The Zelda games have been known for their spiffy (and sometimes downright annoying) dungeon layouts, and I can already tell this game's probably going to be one of my favorites. And when I say the game uses just about everything the DS is capable of doing...well, I am not exaggerating in the slightest. ...and yes, this includes somewhat off-the-wall things that people generally wouldn't think about such as closing the DS and re-opening it to solve a riddle. Not something that is generally considered as a possible game mechanic, but one that fit the riddle in question perfectly. And yes, there were some hints--embarrasingly obvious hints, now that I think about them after finally figuring out the solution. post comment

random thought of the day [20 Mar 2008|10:10am] [ mood | confused ] [ music | none right now ] A protection-spec paladin that is actively tanking for a five-man group should never, ever, EVER out-DPS a warlock. ...sad thing is, part of me wants to figure out exactly how that happened. And another part of me is insisting I really don't want to know-_- 4 comments|post comment

Way to go to piss people off even further, idiot. [19 Mar 2008|02:25am] [ mood | WTF? ] [ music | the Zangarmarsh theme from WoW: Burning Crusade ] In a situation where people are trying to scare and blackmail us, threatening to destroy our business, there are business reasons for not rewarding such behaviour. This is not just human psychology, which retaliates more the more it is pressed. Problem is that there's never been a successful company whose success was based on bowing to collective resistant forces. No decision - no matter how correct -should be based on pressure. The above link is an LJ post by darkrosetiger with a translation of this Russian news article. Specifically, it's an interview with Anton Nosik regarding the cancellation of Basic accounts...and he manages to show just what he thinks of at least some of the folks that use the service. And yes, the first link is a quote from the interview. I...I have no words, and I'm just going to let this speak for itself. Yes, yes, I know the icon is dated. But if you replace 6A with SUP...well, it still fits...no it doesn't. I think I might actually be insulting Sony at this point by using this icon-_- post comment

...yes, I've been in hiding. [17 Mar 2008|06:34am] [ mood | tired ] [ music | none right now ] And I'll admit to still being somewhat in hiding. Got a few things to think through, and besides there really hasn't been much of anything going on that I really felt like posting...well, unless someone really wanted to hear me rambling on and on about stuff going on in the D&D games or WoW or anything like that... 1 comment|post comment

...well, crap. [27 Feb 2008|06:33pm] [ mood | annoyed ] [ music | none right now ] I have the new computer for less than five months and it's already having issues. Apparently the CD drive decided to die for some reason...ah well. I think it's still under warranty... post comment

[18 Feb 2008|08:50am] [ mood | exhausted ] I really ought to know better than to go to bed upset, if only because every time I do I don't sleep worth crap and wake up exhausted the next day. Heh...not that I've been sleeping all that well for the past few months anyway, but... For that matter, I shouldn't've went to sleep last night. I was supposed to stay up late last night so I could get some sleep during the day today because I am starting to work overnights again tonight and...bah. I'll just have to get a nap later, I guess. ...and of course now I would realize that I never uploaded either of the icons I wanted to use for this post. Ah well, I'll fix that later...and Absol will work well enough, I think. post comment

meh... [11 Feb 2008|06:45pm] [ mood | discontent ] [ music | "Shine"--Newsboys ] Remember how I said the other day that I probably wouldn't be going back to overnight shift at work anytime soon? Well...I'm going back starting next week. I'll only be off two nights a week this time as I'm working 8-hour days instead of 10-hour, and I'll be working five days in a row for the first time since...wow. I don't think I've been required to show up anywhere five days in a row since I started going to college. This is going to be interesting. And on a completely different note...I have questions running around my head, ones that feel like they're wearing spiked cleats with how they make me feel. Problem is, I know they're probably not going to ever get asked because I'm too much of a coward and I don't want to piss anyone off--and I get the distinct feeling that I will do just that if I ask them... 2 comments|post comment

*headdesk* [09 Feb 2008|05:50pm] [ mood | cranky ] [ music | none right now ] People really want to make me headdesk sometimes. Whether it be people I know at work or people in an LJ community that I'm watching or...yeah. You get the idea. *headdesk* post comment

"Steven Curtis Chapman" and "rap" should never be in the same sentence... [09 Feb 2008|04:43pm] [ mood | chipper ] [ music | the song from DMC4 that J posted lyrics to in his IJ ] More to the point, Chapman trying to rap...ehehehe. I have to applaud the effort and wonder just what was going through Chapman's and Tobymac's heads when they decided to do that song. Ah well. Anyway. I keep meaning to update this thing and for one reason or another never quite get around to doing it. So...I'm going to actually take the time and do it now. Work's been going okay, all things considered. I've been working day shift for the past two months or so, for a variety of reasons. It's easier to rearrange my schedule if need be on day shift, I get to see Allon more often and actually am able to spend some quality time with him, and I get away from the sheer stupidity that was becoming the overnight shift. As much as I miss working overnight sometimes, I will admit that I probably won't go back to that shift anytime soon. Allon and I are slowly making progress with packing stuff and getting ready to move. We've looked at a few places, and plan on doing some more looking around while we're getting stuff in order before we actually settle down to buy a place. My mom and Allon's mom both have been very helpful to us in this endeavor--Kathie's been keeping the newspapers for us to look through, and both have been giving us all sorts of very helpful advice. Allon and I are thinking that we'll probably have to stay until August to move due to the rather stiff penalties for breaking lease, although my mom has offered to help us with that if we do end up moving before June. I became reacquanted with a couple of people last month. There were two people I knew, one from my current job and one from the last call center I worked at. We had kinda lost touch with each other for one reason or another, yet last month both of them contacted me and we were able to see each other again. It was really good to see them again, and I'll admit to being very relieved to hear from one of them in particular. Allon and I are still playing in the D&D games twice a week. Chris is still running his game on Tuesday night. Wednesday night...well, we don't know what happened to the guy that was running it. David asked Allon a few weeks ago if he would be willing to run the game because he was too busy with work. Allon agreed and the group met at Publix to carpool to David's place only to find out he wasn't there, something came up, and his wife was not telling anything more than that. Chris and I both have tried to contact David on multiple occasions since then, but have gotten no reply except for a mailer-daemon stating that his work email was no longer in service. This kinda has me worried, as David did not strike me as the type to just drop off the face of the earth like that unless something was wrong... I've finally started to write again. I'm currently re-writing the novel I started writing in November 2004, keeping in mind all of the changes that I've made regarding the story world, the timeline, and my desire to have each novel written from a different character's point of view. I'm hoping I can have the first novel re-written before end of the year. Should be plenty doable, even with me not being able to do as much at work and preparing to move and everything else--I just need to buckle down and get to work, eh? post comment

this has been a weird month [31 Jan 2008|08:49am] [ mood | awake ] [ music | one of the Outland themes from WoW ] I switched to day shift at work, I reunited with two people that I used to hang out with that had apparently dropped off the face of the earth, Allon's now running the Wednesday night D&D game, and I'm still trying to sort out my feelings regarding one or two situations. One would think this would give me plenty to write about, but I either haven't felt like writing or couldn't find the words to say what I wanted to say or what I could write about was about the one or two topics I know better than to write anything about unless I make the post private. Meh. I'm off work tomorrow; maybe I'll update sometime while Allon's at work or something. post comment

the things I learn at work... [24 Jan 2008|09:01am] [ mood | awake ] [ music | something on Allon's radio ] Lesson learned at work about a month ago: If you're working in tech support, it is generally not a good idea to tell someone that part of the problem was due to an eye-dee-ten-tee error. It is even worse to tell that to a caller using the relay service, as they have the advantage of seeing everything written out and the relay operator will probably type it out in the simplest way possible so as to save both her wrists and the keystrokes... post comment

stolen from teadragon [24 Jan 2008|08:38am] [ mood | awake ] [ music | something on Allon's radio ] 1. How old will you be in 3 birthdays? 27 2. Do you think you'll be married by then? Probably, especially now that Allon and I have started to actually discuss that topic. 3. What do you look forward to most in the next 3 months? Finding a house to move into, or at least making significant progress in that general direction. 4. Who was the last person you called? Allon 5. Have you ever played a team sport? Volleyball 6. Who was the last person to text you? Some idiot that thought I had phone service with his company that kept trying to tell me I needed to put more minutes on my phone. 7. Who was the last person you hugged? Allon 9. What happened at 11:00 a.m today? ...we haven't reached 11 AM yet. But I can tell you what I will be doing--I'll be taking phone calls at work. 10. How many states have you visited? Nine. 11. If you could be anywhere right now, where would it be? In bed snuggling with Allon...but I can't do that as I have to try to wake up enough to be able to drive to work. 12. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet? Bare feet. 13. When was the last time you cried? Not sure...a couple of weeks ago, I think? 14. What was the last thing you drank? Water 15. Favorite ice cream? Rocky road, chocolate chip cookie dough 16 What is your favorite number? 3 and 18 17. Whats your favorite color(s)? indigo, violet, silver 18. What jelly do you put on your PBJ? Depends on what type of jelly I have at the time. 19. Do you like coffee? No. I like the flavor and I love the smell, but for some reason I can't stand drinking the stuff. 20. How many bottles of water do you drink on average? None, unless I'm traveling. Then one or two every six hours or so. 21. What do you drink in the morning? Water or tea. 22. Would you rather kiss a snake or an armadillo? ...neither. 23. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed? I'm all over 24. Do you know how to play poker? Yes. 25. What's so good about Friday? Bah. Tuesday's better. 26. Any plans for this week? Go to work. Go to GameStop to switch out my copy of SoulCalibur 2 for the GameCube version because I just realized they gave me the PS2 version by mistake. Level up my character for the Tuesday night D&D game. Pack a box or two. Go to the Tuesday and Wednesday night D&D games, and thwap Allon if he gives out too much critical information again at the Wednesday game. 27. Do you eat out or at home more often? lol home. fast food is a luxury (stealing Teadragon's answer, as it fits perfectly) 28. How big is your TV? Big enough to play games on, but not as big as it seems to think it is. 29. Ever stolen a street sign? nope 30. Do you keep a piggy bank? I keep a box for spare change, but my regular money goes in my bank account 31. What kind of camera do you have? Basic digital. 33. Do you prefer the ocean or a pool? Ocean 34. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat? Window seat. 35. Do you know how to drive a stick shift? Yes 36. What is your favorite thing to spend money on? Rocks, books, video games. 37. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7? Nah 38. Do you speak any other language? I know some Spanish, but I'm badly out of practice. 39. Can you roll your tongue? yes. 40. Who is the funniest person you know? Depends on the day and the situation. 41. Do you sleep with stuffed animals? Yes 42. What is the main ring tone on your phone? One of Verizon's default ringtones. 43. Do you still have clothes from when you were little? I don't, but I wouldn't be surprised if Mom has a piece or two hidden somewhere. 44. What is the color of your bedroom wall? White 45. Do you shut off the water when you brush your teeth? Yeah 46. Are you crushing on someone right now? ...wow, you're behind the times. I passed the "crush" stage quite a while ago. 47. Who? Allon 48. What are you doing tomorrow? Rest, relax, visit Allon at work for lunch, and possibly do something productive like packing a box or two so I don't have quite so much to pack when we find a house. I'm off work tomorrow. 49. Are you nervous? Depends on the situation. I'm not going to go into everything right now. post comment

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