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4900 hits
2008-09-03 21:51:46
This week has been the week from Hell.
Yesterday was my first day of work. The baby didn't come until an hour before I had to leave, and there was only one. It wasn't too bad.
Today, the babies arrived right after I did. 2 of them, with the third arriving later. They screamed and cried all day. the only things that stopped them were wagon rides. eating, and nap time. Thankfully, the mothers came around lunch time & provided some relief. I truly do not feel confident to take care of other people's kids. Also, I now want my tubes tied.
Also air conditioning for the apartment. -
4874 hits
2008-09-01 21:44:19
I finished moving in today. The move was a nightmare. The movers didn't come until the day after they were scheduled to show up. They were rude to my Mom, who was waiting to meet them, and when she called the owner to complain, he told them to unload the truck & leave. They took my bedframe with them...
So I had to hire a u-haul. I got there early, no one was there, so I picked up my friend Ankur & went back.. There was a huge line, and the only truck was a 17-footer. So Ankur & I moved all the crap, and it was super hot. A couple of the neighbors helped moved the heavier furniture up the stairs.
As I went to fill up the u-haul & return it, some guy flagged me down & said I hit his suv. I wasn't aware I had done so, but I exchanged info with him & called my insurance company anyway. When I went to return the u-haul, they tried to charge me a huge fee for a bunch of damage that existed before I even rented it. My insurance said I didn't have to pay anything, they would take care of it. Later, I called my insurance & said I thought u-haul was trying to scam me. They took notes, so I think I'll be okay.
After all that, I just wanted to go out to a nice dinner & a movie. Then I passed out in my new room.
Today I got the last of the stuff from Christine's place, and got the apartment arranged the way I like. So glad it's finally over!!!! -
4863 hits
2008-08-29 21:29:41
Today I got a lot done. I slept in til noon, which I haven't had the chance to do in a while. I still felt dizzy & shaky, but I was able to do chores anyway. I made myself breakfast for the 1st time in a long time. I got my mail & mailed the books I sold. I put my RX into the pharmacy. I tried to go to the bank, but they were closed early for the holiday. Then I went to u-haul, but my Mom didn't answer her phone, so I couldn't rent a truck (no was I'm moving by myself!!). Then I finally got to go home. All that crap took 4 hours.
I relaxed, ate the leftover noodles (bland!) from PF CHang's, and watched Sailor Moon. I also drank cold water to try to cool down. After some consideration, I hired a moving company for tomorrow. I doubt I will feel any better in time to move, so it's better for my stress level if someone else takes care of it. I'm still shaky and nervous, tho.
I think I did everything I was supposed to. I still need to email a professor about adding his class, but after that, I just want to relax. -
4843 hits
2008-08-29 02:09:45
To do list:
get contacts from costco
rent u haul
move
return u haul
put rx into walmart
pick up rx
go to doc appt on tues for foot
try to get to chiro.
there got to be others... -
4835 hits
2008-08-27 15:25:41
The retreat was me driving for 2 hours in the heat, getting super lost, probably destroying my car's transmission (not designed for mountain driving), staying in a hot cabin without any of my stuff, forced to write stupid skits for 5 hours straight, then night activities. I had a migraine the entire time. That was Monday. I forgot my pillow, pjs, and contact case. There was dirt everywhere, and I got gum between my toes somehow. I was bored & frustrated the entire time.
Then we had to drive back. The passengers shorted me on gas, and I was planning to quit the entire way back. I dumped the passengers in a huff, got my nails done, and felt too sick to eat. I wanted to stay home & rest, but my boss said I had to come in anyway. I got a nap matt & lay on the floor most of the time. We did 6 hours straight of role play, then had to make dinner. It was a little better because we got an hour break between coming back & starting, but it was still 9 hours of bullshit. During the retreat, I got my period. Dammit.
Today I just felt like shit & went over in my head why I was miserable yesterday. I hate travel, I hate driving, I hate long trips in the car. I hate going away from home, especially to some place I dont know. I dont like not being able to leave or go into town if I need to. I hate being away from all my stuff & having to live out of a suit case. I believe this is because for 2 weeks this year I lived on a friend's couch because the place I was supposed to live bailed on me the day I was going to move in. So I have not having that comfort of all my possessions.
Even when I work, I like to have little things of mine around me. When I worked at the bank, I tried to personalize my work area with oil diffusers & stickers, but they both got taken down & I got nasty notes. Hopefully, the boss will let me customize the environment a little & bring in activities or structures for the children.
Now the pain killers are kicking in & I'm thinking about my next amv. The most obvious choice is to finish my last unfinished amv that I'm probably going to complete. It will actually turn out good & only needs a minute or 2. Another choice would be to do my Gunslinger Girl amv to Kodachrome. The entire project was lost when iMovie crashed, but I remember all the cuts. A third option would be to start a Rocket Girls video to Elton John. That's probably the one I'll do, because it requires no effects. Most likely I will only use a portion of the song.
The last options are all long, dramatic videos that require beaucuops effects with songs over 5 minutes long. Of course I want to do those kinds of amvs, but they might turn out to be a waste of time, given my skills, talents, and abilities. The songs I'm considering are:
Innocente by Tiesto & Delirium (a homage to broken relationships),
Disappoint by Assemblage 23 & Funker Vogt with Kikaider,
Bullet in the Gun by Paul Oakenfold with Full Moon wo Sagashite (wow over 10 minutes & the most effects...),
Home & Dry by the Petshop Boys (only the faintest idea how I'd do that one),
***Tigerlily by Beat Mistress to Perfect Blue (I'll do this soon),
Sweet Soul Sister by the Cult to Nausicaa (I'm doing that for sure),
***Rocket Man by Elton John to Rocket Girls,
***Kodachrome by Simon & Garfunkel to Gunslinger Girl,
Gollum's Song by Howard Shore to Wolf's Rain,
Build Me Up Buttercup by the Foundations to Powerpuff Girls & other animation,
Rush Hour by DJ Magical (needs more of a concept, but easy),
Dolls by Frehley's Comet to Hand Maid Mai,
Hedgehog by Luna to Naruto & Evangelion,
All in Full of Love by Bjork with Evangelion (not doing that one),
***Bedshaped by Keane to Azumanga Daioh (that's on top of the list),
Desperado by Alice Cooper to Trigun,
Take the Skinheads Bowling by Camper van Beethoven to Excel Saga (short but easy),
Butterfly by Smile.dk to Sailor Moon, Samurai Jack & others,
Walking throught the Wonderland byMalaise to Angel's Egg,
Send me an Angel by the Real Life (would be sick if I could pull off the concept, but dunno if I could)
Sandstorm (no fucking way I could make that look good),
Who the Fuck is Alice by Gompie to every Alice & Wonderland episode anime has to offer,
You promised by by Ingrid (also at the top of the list),
Gaudete by Steeleye Span to Last Exile & Nausicaa (I must do that one),
And a crapload more that I wanted to do at one time, or that I want to animate from scratch. So I think I'll pick 3 & start them after I move into the new apartment, or whenever I have enough free hard drive space to burn thing to the hard drive.
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