...Ignore the potential fire hazard.
I hope your last Christmas of this decade isn't too shocking (heh, heh).
Roll on 2010!
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Moonmallow (the adorable plushie above) and I hope you and your loved ones have some very happy hollydays this year. ^___^ I've been busy with buying pressies for my friends and family, wrapping the pressies, and sending out cards to people over the past few weeks. Everything seems like a blur-- but a very happy blur!
I'm sending many warm thoughts your way. <3
I find having tonsillitis strange. Despite the constant coughing and the occasional phlegm, nothing else seems to happen. Sure, my breathing does seem a bit more restricted than when I'm healthy and not having a panic attack, but most of the time, it's a minor discomfort a few times every year. Also, it's easily fixed with luminous pink erythromycin tablets (henceforth known as the pink pills, because I have troubles spelling that word).
In late November, after being given the pink pills once again, my doctor told me to come back in two weeks (after the pills ran out) so he could assess whether or not I needed to have them removed or not.
Two weeks passed, the pink pills depleted, and I forgot about the bits of tissue in the back of my throat for another week.
These tissues appeared to be unhappy about being forgotten, and decided to remind me of their presence by becoming inflamed again the week after.
You know what that means? MOAR PINK PILLS.
Now, I have to wait for another two weeks to find out if I will join the ranks of my living family members, each of whom no longer have their tonsils. >.>
Lesson learned: When the doctor tells you to go back within two weeks, GO BACK IN TWO WEEKS. Your tonsils seem to have feelings. They do not like being forgotten about, and will get angry at you if you decide to go back on the third week instead.
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Yesterday we awoke to snow, falling, sticking. It snowed enough that Ben, Aaron and I went out to play in it.
We found bunny tracks across the snow in our front yard. I put food for the bunnies to find today. Birds and squirrels are finding their food. I've seen a few bright red cardinals.
Yesterday we had a family gathering with Ben's family and mine - Aaron and I cooked for everyone. He made an AMAZING chocolate/carmel/salted cake to celebrate Ben's mom's birthday. Everyone left full and happy to have spent the afternoon with us in our home.
I surprised my sis by bringing out a huge basket of our childhood comics. We are spending Friday night together with our old comics and toys and having a slumber party! I'm thinking cherry kool-aid and popcorn with BUTTER! It was wonderful to see the look on her face when she realized I'd saved them for us and knew she would love them.
Jess came by today and we hung out together. Love my niece - she is a great person, just like my kids and her brother. We are having family christmas tomorrow to accommodate the kids being here. Cassie will be missed!
All in all - I am loving it here. Course being back in CA last weekend with my friends was awesome too!
It's all wonderful.
I am labeling this as a birthday gift because my hair was driving me insane! Went with the same haircut but no bangs! I think it makes me look grown up.
パスタが食べたくて…ファーストキッチン！会社の子がクーポン持ってたので一枚もらいました。なんか店員元気だね〜
Today, I got a friend request on Last.fm from a user named Socratesv1. I've been using the website since 2006 to keep up with my changing music taste, and occasionally get friend requests from friends and/or people who have a similar music taste to me. The username didn't seem familiar to me, but we did share a "very high music compatibility". The music we had in common was Imogen Heap, S Club 7, ABBA, Owl City and OK Go.
@Synoiz sent me a CD of ABBA's greatest hits for my birthday yesterday (because I realised I owned no ABBA music ;_;), and this means that all I've been listening to today is that. This probably explains why we're "very high" on music compatibility.
[I tend to listen to "new" music obsessively until I get sick of the sound of it.]
Anyway, I soon realised that I *did* know the mysterious Socratesv1, and that he was a friend of a friend of mine who I had spoken to on Skype before. So I logged on, and we talked about the music we had in common (quickly skipping over the S Club 7). Soon, conversation turned to my obsessive listening habits of the day... Which I quickly diverted by picking a random song I liked, to try and make it seem like I listen to other music too.
This song just happened to be You Will Love This Song, which I promptly sent him a link to. He seemed to like it, despite my annoyance at not being able to sing the phrase "You said you love it when all the words in a song move really fast and your ears have to choose just one little phrase to hold on to" in the song fast enough.
He swore that he could, and that he could actually record a new version of the song for me just to prove it.
I called his bluff (because I like this song a lot).
And so, this "challenge" of sorts began.
Alex (this friend of a friend) says that he'll record me a version of the song by the new year, in the same style, playing multiple instruments (as a one-man band).
This is going to be awesome.
[I wrote this blog post to remind myself to get around to meeting him in January and glare at/glomp him for failing/finishing the song.]
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I put up my Christmas tree last night but I wanted to use my camera more so this is my attempt at being artsy around the house. I'm obsessed with light and how it reflects. Enjoy it. It's been a gloomy week so got no good lighting! I took the night ones at 5 AM and the stairs around 4 PM today. Yes, I put my christmas tree in my room. It's nice to look at!
I needed some things urgently and it was plates and drinking glasses and some storage tins. Obviously I tend to go for old time looking things. I was so happy when I found a good dinner set that is supposed to be very durable. I went to Goodwill in downtown. Very nice people working there. I got some spatulas and measuring spoons but no need to picture those! Just wanted to share excitement.
So I guess I should announce Tom and I are no longer a couple. I'm still working at our work place and everything is fine between us. So we're cool.
I got a studio apartment right where I wanna be in downtown for a good price. Its a loft and I would show you the bed room but I haven't got that straightened out yet. I have never lived by myself so I'm excited about it! I park my scooter inside and so its real cozy in here. Haha but enjoy the small photos of a apartment not quite pulled together. I didn't show the bathroom because well, not much to see! Enjoy!
