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[Jul. 9th, 2009|11:35 am] |
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So, again, I've let posting lapse. I remember a time when I was posting every day. Multiple times. That was likely a much more annoying time rather than entertaining, but still. Even if I have a hard time reading what I sounded like in 2001 over again now, it was nice to have a record.
So here's another go at picking it up again. Let's see if I can sum up the recently of things, yes?
A couple of shows have happened. George, Genevieve and I went to see Fuerzabruta in May which is this wild show off Broadway (a birthday gift to Genevieve from me and Michael). Action happening all over, above, on the walls, on treadmills. The audience moves around with the show. Crazy lights and building music. It all ended with a rave dance party under indoor rain. Thoroughly enjoyable show; quite the worth it experience.
Only other notable experience in May was more festivities for Genevieve's birthday. Lots good food and lots of friends.
June came and went almost as though it didn't exist. Many things happened, but it was one of those months that felt like it was over before I'd realized it started. To kick off the month we had a performance in Asbury Park for a ::insert many different sexualities and lifestyle choices here:: benefit. Our very first outdoor (and on asphalt, no less) show which went swimmingly but far too quickly. I did "Fuck You" again (which I absolutely love) and almost bought chaps. Damn my slightly too big (but beginning now to slim) thighs! I'm determined to have a pair by next year. This was followed by Dan's graduation party which was mucho fun and my introduction to a great family tradition of theirs: celebrating important milestones with lots and lots of crab.
Around the same time I got to enjoy both a boys' weekend and girls' weekend (one while Genevieve was in Virginia and one while Michael was in south Jersey). Boys weekend included much geeking out (including seeing the new Star Trek for the second time), much drinking, and a great deal of laziness. Girls weekend started by seeing the rescheduled Bailout Burlesque Charity Auction. (The first of which was cancelled, uncancelled, cancelled, moved, and finally cancelled the first time around - all on the same night. That experience included hanging awkwardly in the new Indian restaurant which was appalled to have us there in the first place, then move up to the scary soon-to-be clothing store which was falling apart, boxes and furniture - and rat pellets - strewn everywhere, only to discover performing there as illegal, almost moving the the gay club down the road, and ultimately turning away the whole audience and going home completely unfulfilled. Although in retrospect not a bad story to have.)
The rescheduled show was much fun to watch, some for tragic and some for very talented reasons. Parts made me very much want to collaborate, and other parts made me cheer (slightly inappropriately) as one act was dragged off stage. Overall and very fun night. I would love to see the auction aspect revisited now with lessons learned.
Saturday continued our girly-fest starting with some shopping, where I spent money I didn't have on clothes I _really_ wanted. Next we saw The Proposal which I liked a lot, followed by Appletizers and an impromtu stop at the club Switch to have shots and dance until close. I hadn't had a girly weekend in a long time; lots of fun was had.
Following the fun and leading up to the first of two full weekends of gaming, I got very sick, although nothing compared to the red death rash of earlier this year. Fortunately, my health returned for my weekends of gaming. You see, many times in the past we've started talking about RPGs and playing and I've said something like, "Oh! We could play now!" and everyone laugh and pats me on the head and we move on. But several weeks before, this happened while Dan and Katie were over only instead of laughing and patting, Dan, Michael, and Joe said, "Okay!" and Katie and Genevieve went shopping. This in and of it self was a geek-dream come true for me. And even moreso, as wee talked further, spawned into a plan to do full-on gaming weekends while Katie was away in Texas for a couple of weeks for a wedding.
This gave us (Michael, Joe, Dan, and I) a chance to plan an awesome D&D campaign Michael's been working on for a while on weekend one. Last weekend we tried D&D 4th Edition Friday night and then George joined us for Saturday and Sunday where we played card and board games and watched some geeky British comedy. (Best way to celebrate Fourth of July ever!) Completely enjoyable weekends and I absolutely want to do similar for every celebration that's for me. And many weekends in between.
Besides these gems I've remembered to mention, I'm sure many other really great things have happened, and for those things I forgot, I appologize. Much of the rest of my life has been exercise, shower, work, shower, dinner, sleep, repeat. Much with the work. But things are pretty okay right now.
Enough rambling; hopefully another two months will _not_ go by this time. |
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[Jan. 9th, 2009|03:46 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | booze, christie, events, family, friends, genevieve, george, michael, new years, range shooting, sam, vacation, weekend, work, world inferno friendship society | ] |
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I'm really hoping the snow holds out until at least tomorrow morning. Even if that's like, 2 AM tomorrow morning. All the weather reports I'm reading conflict so I'm not sure.
Genevieve, George, and I are going to see World Inferno Friendship Society tonight for their DVD taping. Very much been looking forward to this. After seeing them months ago at Montclair State, I'd been hoping they'd put their Peter Lorre show on DVD, and not only are they, but I get to watch the taping!But, because of that, even though it's my shortest work day, it feels like it's taking the longest. Only about 40 minutes left in the day for me and it feels like 40 hours. Fortunately, once Chris gets here, I can started getting changed and ready for the show tonight. And hanging with her will probably help the rest of the time go by.
Last week's been pretty busy. New Years was very nice for us, kind of like our New Years/Christmas celebration combined. Much boozing was done. Same and Christie came up to visit from Virgina which was very nice. We've stayed at their various places over the years, but we haven't been able to host until now. And in honor of their stay we drank the better part of three bottles of margaritas and on New Years alone shot and finishedbottle of X-Rated (infusion). I was pleasantly dizzy the rest of the night (and parts of the next day). But one of the best parts of New Years was finding out that my brother Chris won this great award for his movie! I'm so proud of him, and this is bringing with it some great opportunities for them. I couldn't have been happier.
Of course the time off in the middle of the week made working Friday that much harder. But it wasn't too busy and the day went pretty quickly and the night was full (as so many are now) of Wii games. Saturday I got to have Genevieve all to myself while Michael visited his dad (who, by the way, was able to come home the other day!). We did lots of shopping and ended the day with a Eureka marathon (I got the first two seasons on DVD over the holidays).
Sunday Michael and I went to the range to shoot a bit, which is always fun, and hung around lazily for most of the rest of the day enjoying the much needed break. I also finally broke out my massage table to give my lovers much needed massages after the stress of the previous week. It was nice to finally do it again; I really want to get back into it.
I took off this Monday, as well, for the extended make-up holiday and we ended up going out to IKEA with George in the evening grabbing dinner there and hanging out amongst the snazzy furniture. And amidst there was much Wii playing to be had.
This weekend's looking to be equally relaxing. Genevieve, George and I (possibly Michael as well) are hoping to go out for a while tomorrow. Danielle Corsetto (GWS) is going to be at a comic shop in Kenilworth, so we're hoping to catch her, possibly visit my mom while we're close, and then hit a jeweler in our area (not necessarily in that order). I need to get my engagement ring fixed. It's been loosened from the setting for a while but we just never quite made it there, and then over Christmas break, the stone unfortunately came out and was crushed while being stored. So we're hoping to find out how much it'll be to attain a new gem and get it set back into the ring. Fortunately there's no damage to the gold, so hopefully it'll be easily fixed and not too expensive.
Then, on Sunday, Genevieve and George are going on Broadway overload so Michael and I will likely glue ourselves to our new Wii. No plan exactly, but either way it's likely to be relaxing. :)
And now, with half an hour to go and Chris just arriving, I should start changing and getting ready. |
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[Nov. 3rd, 2008|03:11 pm] |
Lots to sum up. I'm not so good at the keeping up with LJ these days.
So I'll start with White Elephant. On Thursday night we had our first ever us-hosted event at the Diva Lounge in Montclair. It was a pretty great show. The space was good, we had plenty of people show up, including many we didn't recognize, and we all had a blast, even with the occasional slip ups and trouble with the sound systems. We got along well with the management and bartender and may have made a contact for a new member. It was really a great experience and I'm so glad we did it (and that I was able to be there).
We left at around midnight and headed to a diner (me, Genevieve, George, Regina, and Jeff) and chatted for a while before heading home. My least favorite part of these things is always bringing stuff back inside after the show. But soon enough we were unloaded, I was showered, and I collapsed into bed. Overall the five hours sleep I got wasn't quite enough. So getting through work was a bit difficult, but it was a short day and I closed up early. Then George, Genevieve, and I picked up Erin and I headed home to started finishing the minor decorating and setting up we had left to do for our evening.
We had a really nice evening hanging with Katie, Dan, Erin, and Joe. We watched movies, talked, and drank a lot. By around 1:30 I was one of the first to pass out. My body definitely decided to deal with my drunkeness by falling into a coma. I remember only two things after that. One was crawling and falling out of bed at some point trying desperately to find the bathroom but still being too dizzy to move around easily and the other was talking to Genevieve while trying to stay stable on the floor when she finally came to bed. I woke up in the morning feeling pretty much like crap, but drank some water and got rid of enough toxins to be able to clean up and make breakfast for everyone who was up.
Later on Michael, Katie, Dan, and I parted ways with the others to check out a gun shop we were pointed to by the Mount Olive PD when we applied for our FIDs to check out their selection. It was somewhat busy at the counter when we got there but we were able to take a look at a few things we really liked, including a Taurus revolver comparable to the Smith & Wesson I'd decided on. The largest differences were the shorter barrel and the fact that it was a .38 special instead of a .357 magnum. But I knew I was unlikely to get use out of .357 rounds anyway, and I've discovered that the shorter barrel, or at least the sights on the Taurus, are easier for me to use properly.
Anyway, afterward we met back up at our place with Genevieve and George and hung out a bit before Katie and Dan had to get going. The four of us spent the rest of the day eating more of the massive amounts of food we'd gotten for the party and playing games. We played Burn in Hell which's a Steve Jackson card game and then LIFE, which I've only ever played on this crazy computer version we had gotten with our Gateway computer years back.
Sunday was spent mostly out. We met Joe and Borders where I ended up buying way too many books (but they were cheap! And buy one get one free!) Then we headed to New Hope. I'm having some trouble with one of my piercings and wanted to get some advice from the piercer. I need to try barbells apparently before giving up and starting over, but I'm going to order them myself because they massively overcharge. We spent a good deal more time there and ended up chatting up two nifty guys, one who we met last time we went - he owns this awesome antique-y shop with all these weird and freaking artifacts. And he's got great stories. We had yummy pizza and ice cream and then headed back towards home. We stopped to do some rare but necessary Michael-clothes shopping and then spent the rest of the night in.
This morning Michael and I took a trip back to the gun shop this time equipped with snap caps so I could try the action on the revolver because that was really the only thing keeping me from deciding to go with that one over the Smith & Wesson. After trying it and talking with the guy a little bit he said I could prepay and have it stored until out permits and FID cards came in. So I did. It was a really excellent deal; "used" in the sense that he ordered it for someone who ended up not purchasing it so it was never actually used. The only thing not pretty much perfect is the gold fittings like you can see here, but it _does_ come with wooden grips in addition to the rubber ones, which is awesome. And I can always order silver fitting sand replace them once I'm familiar enough to take it apart.
Overall, I'm thrilled. I wish I could get my FID card already, but I'm all ready and paid for once I receive it. Plus I saved a _butt_load_ of money. :D
So that was an _excellent_ start to my day. And then, after setting up and having breakfast with Michael before he went back home this morning, I also discovered that 24/7 Led Zeppelin is back on XM! (And apparently Sirius Radio as well.) Yay!
And thus, for now, concludes my varying and all over the place sum up. We'll see if I get any better with more frequent updates. Soon to come: wedding planning update! |
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[Jun. 9th, 2008|03:37 pm] |
Lots going on at the moment.
Yesterday officially marked my last day of classes. As of today I graduate with an Associates degree. Going back for my bachelor's probably next spring semester.
Also, moving into our apartment this weekend. Spent much of the weekend (with gracious help from George) packing and organizing for said move. I feel like we've got so much to do but I know we'll get it done. It's both a little scary but also very exciting to know that this time next week I'll be going to a completely different home. One with _space_ all of our stuff and finally a place we can call ours.
This is not without it's stress, though. Money's tight and will remain so at least for a bit. But in that regard I'm actually getting a substantial raise as well as limited holiday pay. Pauline's been very impressed and she's slowly giving me more and more responsibility and compensating for that however she can. I'm kind of proud of myself in this job. And with school.
Life's been kind of up and down for various reasons lately, but for many reasons, I'm proud of the way I've been handling it. And I only intend to get even better at it.
Anyway, I should _probably_ go earn that raise I'm getting. |
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[Nov. 27th, 2007|06:31 pm] |
So I have actually been extremely lucky in my life as far as medication is concerned.
I've had some fairly extreme and not-so-good medical stuff happen to me but fortunately, there's always been a medication to fix it. From eight-month scarlet fever in second grade to finding out I have a tumour, these very unpleasant and potentially very dangerous things have all been solved, ultimately, by popping pills (yes, sometimes more complicated than that, but that's essentially the short version). And every time a doctor has asked me "do you have any allergies to any medications?", I have always happily replied "no".
Well, today, that answer has changed. Now the answer to that question is "Yes. Quinolone based antibiotics!"
See, as I mentioned earlier, my strep throat didn't go away after the first round of antibiotics. This is a normal thing for me. I'm very prone to strep and usually get it once a year and have often had trouble shaking it. So this morning, I responsibly got up very early to wait for the local no-appointment-necessary clinic to see the doctor again. He confirmed that I was not done with strep, prescribed me Levaquin ("a quinolone antibiotic used in adults as a lung, sinus, skin, and urinary tract infection treatment when such infections are caused by certain bacteria." --http://www.levaquin.com/levaquin/) as well as Zyrtec D for post nasal drip. So Genevieve and I got our prescriptions filled and I went to work.
I spent the first 2 and 1/2 hours that I was at work very busy until I finally had a chance to sit and have lunch (and take my medication). I had a quick lunch and then sat down to do some paperwork when I noticed I was getting very warm and a little itchy. I went to wash my hands to discover three patches of red on my face where I was itchy. Concerned I went to my prescription bag and read all the information only to discover that allergic reactions include rash, hives, dizziness, nausea, and difficulty breathing. Over the course of about twenty minutes I went from three patches of red to practically my entire upper torso being red with these bunch of white bumps everywhere. It looked like my skin was boiling (and didn't feel dissimilar to that).
I finally got in touch with the doctor's office and they told me to come back in. Genevieve was on her way to pick me up and Pauline had found someone to close for me. It just kept getting worse until Genevieve arrive (about 45 minutes after I first noticed it starting). That's when it stopped spreading (at that point it was on my stomach, my back, and some on my legs). As we drove to the doctor it started getting a little better. Still red and gross everywhere, but less boily. I was also getting dizzy by this point.
I got to the office and they took me in relatively quickly. He gave me a shot of a steroid, prescribed a new antibiotic and a mild steroid to take for a few days and wrote down the kind of drug I can never take again (quinalones). (This information is now in the emergency section on my cell phone and I'm repeating it to myself over and over so I memorize it quickly.) Apparently the only downside to this, really, is that one of the quinalone medications is used to treat anthrax, but as long as I stay far away from anthrax, I'll be fine (or, deal with the rash because it's better than dying of anthrax).
Anyway, now, much of the rash has subsided leaving just some random red spots but itches all over. I paid for my second set of medication today and came home. Fortunately, I didn't have trouble breathing at any point which is good. Today I have learned some important things. Quinalones = bad for Danielle! Anthranx = worse. |
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[Nov. 10th, 2007|12:59 am] |
What a fucking month.
Got a raise. Upped my hours at work. For that reason, personal, and severe time management issues got way behind in school work far more than I'd like. I'm no longer a member of HoH (and no, I'm not ready to make that post; I'm not sure there ever will be one). I've completely lost my constant contact with the internet; specifically livejournal and emailing I've intended to do. Things have been really good often, not so good more than I'd like, and stressful pretty consistantly.
Yesterday and today were both 11+ hour shifts at work and man was it fucking busy. Kids are off of school which means we had people there more than consistantly. It was almost unmanagable both days until 5-ish. But the time went quickly that day and I feel even more secure in my job. Pauline likes me quite a bit and she's very impressed with me. I'm very flattered, but my subconscious is choosing to use my good fortune to torture me in my dreams with anxiety based on letting her down.
My two current classes are also ending on Sunday at midnight. That means final papers are due and as off 11:00 PM last night, I hadn't even started either one of them. But, I'm pleased to be able to announce that I completed my Geology class and submitted my final paper six minutes ago. I now wash my hands.
Economic Theory's going to be trickier. As much as I'd like to go to sleep with them both finished and a full, unaccounted for weekend ahead of me, if I try to stay awake much longer my eyes will jump out and I'm just not going to get any more productive work done tonight. So, I've got a full day tomorrow to finish it off.
Apparently I'm not just yet ready to stop typing though, as I'm here. I've barely had time to keep up, much less make a post that's substatial; here included. I've got emails that need to be written and some memes I'd really like to do (and eBay sales that would make my wallet very happy), but I find myself incredibly short on time and heavy on exhaustion and worn out-ed-ness.
Not sure what the point of all this is, but I'm just rambling, so, to sleep I go. |
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[Oct. 17th, 2007|10:09 pm] |
Um, yeah, so, I really hate economics.
I love money.
Hate economics.
At least, this economic theory class. I would just like to say that I either respect and/or worry for economic majors because come the fuck on. How do you read all this garbage and retain any of it!
I have successfully caught up with and gotten ahead of my Geology class. But Econimics? I'm completely stuck. Last class session it was Human Resources. What a waste of my time! I said. Well, I now long for that class. This mades me very worried for my next set of classes because if they keep going downhill like this I'm going to explode before I graduate.
And man was it _so_ much easier when I was only working one day a week to get all this school crap done... (I know, shocking, right?)
Looking at my course list, though, I'm pretty close to graduating. My next class sessiong is a slightly frightening three classes (not because three classes is scary but because these classes are so condensed and I've not yet had to do more than two at a time yet) but after that I'm only 6 credits away, 3 of which is an elective I get to choose.
So here's to gradating in (hopefully) 5 months. |
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[Sep. 7th, 2007|11:21 am] |
My current classes end this week.
I've already finished my math final (took almost 5 hours). I have my final paper for my HUman Resources class due by Sunday. _That_ I haven't started yet.
The new job gives me very little time to work on schoolwork. But getting to the area early of having to wait to get picked up actually helps quite a bit. I was planning to get as much of the paper done while here from like 10:00 'til 1:00 until my shift starts next door. Unfortunately, it's a chatty day at the store (Joe's wife is here and _man_ can she talk). It's fun but I can't concentrate and time is just evaporating. I'm going to get practically nothing done, I can tell. So I'm just going to have to work on it tonight and over the weekend.
I'm really a little worried about getting it done. I know I should have been working on it the last two weeks but I haven't had _time_. I just keep telling myself that I _will_ get it done and that by Monday I'll be done with it either way.
Guh. |
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[Mar. 1st, 2007|11:22 pm] |
I am a bad livejournaler.
Too much going on. Way too much desire to be angsty when I look at livejournal for my taste.
Perhaps when things are less crazy I'll do a real update.
And now, I sleep. Hopefully a lot.
Busy work days and stressful other parts of life make Danielle a very tired and headachy girl. |
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[Jan. 10th, 2007|06:29 pm] |
I have many good things to post about.
New Years. Visiting Willow and seeing Boston. New plans for the future in both living situations and work.
However, I've got like zero time to write about any of it. And right now my mother is frustrating me to no end. I've got a million things to catch up with in school, I may not pass one of my current classes if I can't get a certain problem sorted out, and I still don't have insurance.
And with the no time I've got this week, tonight I have no choice but to get all of (or at least most of) my school work for the week finished and it's already 6:30, plus I've still got to exercise, shower, and somewhere in there have a meal.
How much of this do I want to do? About none of it, actually. Not one bit.
I'm am not a very happy Danielle at the moment. |
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[Dec. 8th, 2006|08:15 pm] |
After a day that's gone fairly quickly (and been busy in a good way), the clock is suddenly going very slowly. |
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[Dec. 1st, 2006|05:24 pm] |
What is with the prank calls today!
This is the third one I've gotten since I got here today and this time it was some squeaky kid who called and said in his worst adult impression voice, "My daughter was wondering about your Pokemon cards..." and then giggled. So I politely said, "Your daughter?", he burst otu laughing and hung up. Then two seconds later the phone rang, I answered it, and was hung up on. Then a minute after that he called back _again_ and said, "Did you just threaten my daughter?", he burst out laughing again, silence for a minute, and then said, "Sorry... um... do you have Pokemon cards?"
Weirdness! |
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[Oct. 31st, 2006|05:26 pm] |
Lionel came in for a bit to show me the baby.
She had the most adorable cow costume! I think anything they pyut her in would be absolutely precious. We took a couple of pictures with me holding her. Hopefully I'll have them to post up here, soon.
Currently I'm trying to keep up with the trick or treaters that're coming in. Last year we got only a couple of people but today, once three o'clock hit, there're people here left and right. It's awesome. Not so good for my ability to gather up the eBay stuff, but this is better. Ebay I can do tomorrow.
These kids are so freakin' cute.
And we're so running out of candy. |
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[Oct. 24th, 2006|12:17 am] |
Generally, I love working so closely with so many children.
I have a higher tollerance for them then most people that I know; really enjoy being around them. I've often considered and sought out jobs at day care centers and the like. When I get my psychology degree I'm thinking strongly about being a child psychologist.
But every once in a while, at the end of a very long, frustrating day, I feel something like ( this. )
Just a little. |
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[Sep. 20th, 2006|02:25 pm] |
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Okay, it's been a while since I posted something of substance about my life besides school and unpleasant surprises.
I'll start with my birthday. I love my birthday. My mother took me out to dinner the night before with Chris and I got the nummiest Mango Margarita. She gave me money to put towards Maryland as did my grandmother. On my actual birthday, I worked for much of the day, but Michael picked me up and wisked me home after. He and Genevieve bought me dinner (Thai food :D) and we watched LOST for a bit until my father got there. He was pretty much the last person I wanted to see, but I figured I'd get a gift out of it. No gift, yet he still insisted on staying (no, I'm not bitter - not at all). My mother got me the most amazing chocolate cake I've ever had. I _love_ it. And Genevieve likes it, too! We finally agree on a cake!
After cake with my mom, Chris, Tara, and my dad, the three of us headed upstairs and they gave my my present. It was a martini shaker, with two tickets to Wedding Singer (::squeal::) and reservations to Carmines (::squeal again!::) for October 19th inside!!! I have the best lovers ever! We broke in my new corset afterwards and Michael ended up sleeping over. Very excellent birthday. And I've still got a topping and a couple more presents to look forward to! I = teh spoiled.
On the creative front of my life, burlesque preparation is going well. I have my full costume together, as does Genevieve (and we both look _really_ hot). The choreography is coming along and we're having a really good time with it. I'm looking forward to SalonCon a lot. Both 'cause it'll be fun, and I won't be opposed to my time slowing a bit after it's over. Plus, Timespiral release and topping to follow that same weekend.
Financially, I'm planning ahead. I'm almost completely finished Christmas shopping (I know - I'm crazy, but I had ideas and really needed to plan while I had the money), and have a good bit of money saved up, which I'll be needing for the eventual apartment and possibly for insurance issues. Soon I should be able to just be putting the bulk of my paychecks away and save as best I can. ::crosses fingers:: Things are rocky at the store, but I'm hopeful about some things we're planning and the fall season.
This past weekend, even though I worked on Saturday, we had the PA Faire on Sunday, and I'd called out of Rocky, I went to the show anyway. I was _so_ glad I did. I ended up being able to help quite a bit. The sound drops were more tedious and frequent then we originally thought, and I found myself running around for much of the show. Michael really needed the constant help and I was glad to be there to do so. Also, I got to see an awesome fucking theme night! I'm getting really excited about cast again. I like being in charge of something, and I've got some ideas brewing to change Transieing a bit. I'm also going to be trying a couple of new characters, hopefully, as soon as I can finish getting the costumes together. And now that I won't be working every Saturday, going to the show won't feel so tiring anymore. And if this is any indication of theme shows again, I'm one happy cast member.
The PA Faire was also a great deal of fun. It was somewhat small compared to a Faire like New York or Maryland, but it was so much fun! There was a Norse theme that really rocked. Lots of hot women in great costumes, and it just had a really great atmosphere. Much more provincial then most faires (and I mean that in a very good way). I got some really awesome dice and a pair of gauntlets for if I ever get around to making that Frank costume. Joe was awesome, and it was good to see him perform again. He had the most impressive bit in the chess match where he caught a fucking spear in mid-air! It was amazing.
We also found this neat vendor that makes custom knives, toys, belts, utensils, jewelry, etc. He had the most gorgeous forged chopsticks that I _so_ wanted, but I couldn't really afford to get them. He frequents some really neat events, and may even be coming to the Wicked Faires. Maybe we'll catch up with him some other time and I can pick them up, then. He also has a myspace and I you can order things custom.
After Faire we got some really nummy food at a really fancy diner (bloodiest burger I've ever gotten at a diner - and the pickles!), and then went home and watched Refer Madness (the musical) which I've been obsessed with and have had on loop for over a week in my head.
On the school front, I have almost all the rest of my work finished for these two classes, and as of next Sunday, I'm finished with session two of classes and start on the third set. Feels so slow going, but it's nice to finally be working towards a degree and feel like I'm accomplishing something in that regard. I'm also pretty proud of my final paper.
Tonight I'm looking forward to Lost and burlesque practicing followed by restful sleep (hopefully). The dreams I've been having lately have had me sleeping anxiously and waking up panicked. I'm ready for that to go away, now. Hopefully tonight will yield better dreams. |
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[Sep. 13th, 2006|12:49 pm] |
There's a deer outside the store!
Poor little thing. I dunno how he got here, but I'm worried about where he's going to go in a heavily populated area with many major roads intersecting near by. :/
Still, for now, he's adorable. |
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[Sep. 11th, 2006|09:51 am] |
So, I am _not_ in Maryland right now.
See, several months ago, Lionel asked if I'd like to go to a Retailers Summit with him in Baltimore. I jumped at the chance. Unfortunately, my immune system was not on my side. As I mentioned before, I got sick on Thursday night, but went to work on Friday. Well, as the day went on, I got progressively worse. I barely managed to get through the day, and it was mostly due to the fact that Michael was there from 5:00 on to help and support me. So I went home, took a shower, and crawled into bed. We watched Dr. Who while waiting for Genevieve to get home, and soon after I went to sleep.
Saturday morning brought more deciet from my body of betterness. My stomach still felt a little sour and my body was a teensy bit achy, but I felt well enough to try the day. Michael brought me to work and decided to hang out for a little while. We bought a could packs of Pirates and played. Having the distraction helped quite a bit. The day was already going at at least twice the speed of Friday. Michael left to go get lunch, but said he'd come back after and maybe watch an episode of Dr. Who with me before going out 'til later. While he was gone I tried doing some smaller things around the store. I was doing my best over those couple days to keep the store as in shape as possible and keep up with things without over doing it. I was doing okay. I tired myself out, but that was something I figured I could solve by sitting a while.
Then, I ate something. To be fair, I ate something a little heavier then maybe I should have, but that's all it took.
Michael came back and we did watch some TV, but soon after I started getting a fever.
And, long story short, eventually I got a hold of Bevan and she came to cover the last couple of hours for me while Michael took me home. I don't know what I would have done without him that day.
Actually, I don't know what I would have done without Genevieve and Michael this whole weekend. Then took such great care of me. They snuggled me, Genevieve kept me hydrated and nourished, Michael stayed with me at work. I love my family.
I ended up reluctantly calling out of the show. I was supposed to review Rob, but I could barely get out of bed and didn't think it was necessary to inflict an audience of people with stomach plague. I had a small bit to eat and went to sleep. Oreo had come in right after Genevieve and Michael left for the show and he slept with me up until they got home. Then I slept for another eight hours.
Yesterday was spent mostly relaxing and in bed. We went out just for a bit for food. I had a bland sandwhich for lunch and we stopped at the supermarket and I got a bunch of soup and some ice pops. Unfortunately, hard as I tried, I couldn't miraculously get myself better in time to leave last night for Baltimore. I was really disappointed, but it was definately the best idea. I was still getting horrible stomach pains and emergeny bathroom visits. And my energy is shot.
So, we had a mini Lost marathon. We got through five episodes!
Unfortunately I've yet to actually be able to enjoy my new corset or any extra curricular activities I was hoping it would encourage (including practicing for the burlesque show). But I'm sure when I'm better, that'll change. (Possibly on my birthday. :D And even if not, fortunately I was actually able to purchase the corset, so I've got plenty of time.)
Anyway, I got to sleep early last night and by around nine or so this morning I couldn't fall back asleep. I'd spend so much time in bed I couldn't get comfortable anymore. So here I am, in my living room, on the couch in front of the windows. Me on one side with my laptop, Genevieve across with hers. It's nice.
I am so grateful for everything Genevieve and Michael did for me this weekend. Hopefully I'll be feeling even better tomorrow. And my birthday is on Wednesday. I'm-a be so spoiled. :D Even if all we do is watch Lost or something.
Okay, I should try to do something productive while I'm home-ridden and go to school and see what this week looks like. |
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[Aug. 20th, 2006|11:29 pm] |
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I'm currently online in the hot tv room on my desktop computer.
Why?
Because the wireless is not working.
I don't know why it isn't working. It was when I'd first turned my laptop on. Then it kept disconnecting and at this point doesn't recognize that there even us one. The router seems to be working perfectly fine. I can obviously get online through the modem since I am now. The cable is fine. Everything is fine except the wireless part isn't working.
This makes me sad.
I will probably call tech support tomorrow and all will be well. But for now, it's really bugging me and I've got this anxious gnawy feeling in my tummy 'cause of it.
However, besides this one little thing, I had a really nice weekend, all thigs considered. Tara's party on Friday where I got to see Katie (who I so rarely get to see) and hang out with people I rarely get to hang out with. Saturday during the day was stressful (and I had to miss Angelo's party :(), but Genevieve and Michael surprised me with dinner and company for the last hour or so and the show was pretty okay. I felt kinda icky for much of it and I've lost my taste for playing Janet. I may feel better once my new costumes are ready (which I really am in desperate need of; fortunately I should have them soon), but I just don't have very much fun in the role anymore. Having George as my Brad was a big help, but much of that fun was when we were goofing off and being hyper.
Today was very nice. Loungey, chinese food, Cthulhu talk, sex-full, and relaxing. I had a very, very good day with my lovers.
And tomorrow, George is coming over and we're setting up a Spycrafty game, which's awesome. :D
Now, if I could only fix my internet problem (and get rid of all bugs in my house), I'd be one completely satisfied Danielle. Even so, I'm pretty happy right now. |
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[Jun. 12th, 2006|10:43 am] |
I am very grateful for lazy days.
Yesterday was, fortunately, able to be and executed as one. Isadora being born proveded me witha longer work week then I was expecting, and stuff that I'd already had to do forced around it. Which was ultimately fine and satisfying, but I was exhausted by Friday night, and still had work on Saturday and Rocky after. But work was work, and thanks to Garret, I was able to get everyone out promptly at 8:45, close out and straighten up as much as I was able with fifteen minutes to do it, get changed into prom attire, and be out by 9:05. Then we headed to the theatre for the cast meeting.
I have never blown up so many balloons in my life. Cast meeting was mostly about upcoming special shows, and about all of us blowing up enough ballons to make it next to impossible to walk. Then, bringing them upstairs. George, Sandy, Richy, and I "decorated" the theatre for prom night (I wish I'd had time to plan more, but I think it looked decent), and then hustled to get ready.
Even with how tired I was (which very probably may have helped), I had an amazing time. I was worried about how short my hair is being a detraction from my Magenta, but I ended up really liking it. I had such a good time with George. We match really well as Riff Raff and Magenta. And take-over scene was definately one to remember. George doused himself if corn syrup and food colouring over a pre-bloodied wig and dress to create a terrifying Carrie. He was very sticky, but it went off beautifully. The audience errupted when they saw him, and they don't usually even bother looking up at take-over. It was great.
We ended up hanging out at the theatre for like, half an hour after the show (the fire alarm went off, not sure why, slowed everything down), and still left at 3:00. So we were able to get back home to Genevieve (who's gone home sick right after the show started), I took a long shower, and was still in bed and unconscious by 4:30.
I woke up, however, feeling like I'd falled off the bed repeatedly while I slept. Stress, over-tiredness, and phsyical strain made me feel like crap for most of the day. But I have the best lovers in the world who spent the entire day snuggling me while we finished watching season one of LOST.
I so forgot how much doesn't happen until season two. We all want it right now. I hate that it's not coming out 'til October. None of us want to wait that long.
Anyway, eight hours of snuggling yesterday and eleven hours of sleep last night has helped me feel much better. I still feel a little sluggish and achy, but much better.
Now I will shower and try to be productive until Genevieve's recital tonight. |
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[Jun. 10th, 2006|05:01 pm] |
Finally...
I finished sorting the baseball cards.
No more sorting baseball cards...
Sorting = teh over.
::sigh of relief:: |
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