10 posts tagged “cool”

I tell you what.  (Yes, I do.)  Numbers are dwindling at work.  Dave was basically fired.  He delivers our cookies/muffins to other places to be sold.  They decided to put him on straight commission.  That's like ten dollars a week.  So he was forced to quit.  Dave was nice.  I'd make him free smoothies and he'd give me a dollar for them, and be like, "You're making nine dollars this hour!" 

And on Tuesday Judge Tim quit.  He's wanted to for a long time.  His wife just got her old job back, making more money, so he flew the coop.  Everybody misses him.  And they're not going to replace him.  Which is a serious sign that this place is going down soon.  If they can't afford to replace Allen.  Fuck. 

But it's cool.  Everyone's waiting for it to happen so we can have some time to recover from our workplace woes while collecting unemployment.  XD  Me and Bryan have such cheap rent we'd still be able to afford good groceries, and I could focus on my sewing and jewelry-making while deciding on a better place to work.  Bryan thinks they'll try to keep the store open through the holidays.  We'll see what happens.

I has the flu.  It kicked in halfway through work yesterday, but I managed to stick it out through the end of the day.  When Halle came in, she looked at me funny.  And then it went like this:

Halle:  How are you feeling?
Me:  Ehhh.  Not so good.
Halle:  Well, I have to tell you.  You look like shit.

I blame Cliff.  He got a flu shot.  So now he's spreading his flu.  I fucking hate vaccines.  Especially when they're being sold at fucking WalMart and Target and every drug store. 

They're just spreading the disease faster to make a profit.  Just strengthen your immune systems, people.  Anyway, that's what I get for eating so much sugar at work.  It weakens your immune system for five hours after eating it.  No wonder America's so sick.

C'est moi!   I went to a kickass bellydance performance.  There were like a million (or maybe closer to thirteen) dancers/troupes.  And one of them (Moria Chappell) is with The Bellydance Superstars, and was trained by Rachel Brice who's my favorite bellydancer ever. 

And there was this twelve year old girl who's been dancing for like seven years who was outstanding.  She was better than a lot of the troupes.  XD  The whole show was great.  My whole class went, and Erin (my first yoga teacher who's also my bellydance teacher's sister) and her husband, their mom, and Young Bryan.  We had a great time.  Even though there was no wine or olive trays like last year.  XD

Todaaaay I went to my first Gnostic Mass, which was wonderful.  It was a beautiful and powerful ritual and I met a lot of cool people.  I'll definitely be meeting with them a lot more, and studying/practicing magick more.  And doing more yoga.  And, of course, bellydance.  XD  And sewing.

Tuesday is the Equinox.  I'm making cider and hopefully doing some sort of outdoor ritual with Bryan at the beach.

Sunday

April 19th

5:45pm

As of late, it's been pretty effin' snazzy.

I decided to go with a Brother, sewing machine-wise, but I still haven't begun learning to use it yet.  I've been very busy.

I've spent a lot of time making good friends since Niki left.  I'll have to introduce her to all of them WHEN SHE VISITS  *AHEM*.  XD

Me and Alison (friend from work who recently quit) have begun a quest to find the best Irish pub's stew, and she's very excited to have a friend who likes the Disney channel.  XD  We're also filming a music video for our (soon to be chart topping) song "I'm on a Goat".

Young Bryan (also from work, but hasn't quit yet XD) is my newest best friend.  Hanging out with him is like being with my sister again.  I really missed that sort of wild freedom.  We romp through the woods, talk about what we think of... pretty much everything, and he's introducing me to the world of hippies.  XD  One of those hippies may in fact provide the very goat for me and Alison's video.  XD!!!!  Oh, and we're writing a story about foxgoose-goosefox.  Details on that will unravel as the tale does, I'm sure.

My great-grandmother (91) died last week, so I spent a week in West Virginia for the funeral.  All my gramma's kids were in the same room for the first time since my mom's wedding (1982).  It was really cool to have them all together like that.  I met a lot of family I'd never seen before.  And I realized just how big my family really is.  I'm one of forty-two great-grandchildren.

It was my first funeral, so I was really nervous and cried a LOT, and this 12 year old kid put suckers in the coffin.

I saw a road.  It was called Road Run Road.  I LOVED IT.

Cameron met a French Canadian.  From Russia.  He's offered him a hundred thousand dollar Jaguar and two thousand bucks a month to run this recording studio he's building in Montreal, watch his house there, something about importing alcohol in Florida, and maybe managing a hobby store.  Hopefully just not all at once.  XD  The place isn't quite built yet, and I think Cameron's getting his erm... audio degree or whatever you call it before this happens... but it's a pretty amazing opportunity.  I'm really excited for him.  ^-^

The band he's managing is sounding pretty damn good on their new record (I've been going to the studio while they recorded a bit) and they're in a battle of the bands at a local festival coming up.

I'm going on a camping trip this weekend that's going to be SUCH a blast.  There's like, a million concerts going on all night, tons of people will be there, and classes!  Young Bryan's teaching yoga, Mike (one of the six fired from work FOR NO REASON AUGH) is teaching jujitsu, so who knows what other cool stuff'll be there?  I can't wait!

Niki's online!  Yay!

9:30pm

The new health food shop is going to be right near my work.  It will be four times the size of the original store, and have a juice bar in it.  There's still no official opening date yet.  I could DIE of joy.

Right down the street from the original health food shop there's also a CPS shop, a fairy/nature(/CPS?) shop, and an Irish pub (which I got stew from with Cameron today.  IT WAS SO GOOD.).  My next day off I want to walk around that area and check out all the places.  And the other health food shop across the street from the one I go to that I still haven't been to yet.  There are apartments in that area too.  And it's all in like a half hour walking distance, in a nice neighborhood.  That's where I want to live as soon as I have my degree paid for and own a car.  If I moved there right after getting my degree, I'd be paying rent out the ass and wouldn't be able to afford a car.  So even though I'll be mostly walking, I still need to get a car first.

They have mint chocolate swirl ice cream (at the original health food shop XD) that's made from rice milk.  It's AMAZING.  I think I like it better than Bryers.  No milk after-taste.  Excellent texture and flavor.  Not so good once it's melted, but it melts very slowly.  The chocolate swirls are fudgey and minty.  Not sure if I like that so much.  The new store should have more flavors.  I think they have it at Giant Beagle too.  Maybe they have more flavors.  Unless they only have the rice milk, and not the ice cream.  Anyway, it's called Good Karma (Rice Divine).  Let's check it oooout!

I want to make a work people list too.  Yes.

Cindy (aka: Hitler/Christine2):  Self explanatory.

Anne:  HILARIOUS.  25.  Has a 5 year old daughter.  I thought she was like eighteen and was so shocked about the kid.  LOL   We take the (breaded) soooole train to Clam Town whenever one (or one hundred) opens up, and we mimic Hitler when she's off.  We salute each other when it's time for our lunch breaks.

Justin (aka: Daddy/Captain/Squirrelaroo):  Jealous because he was off the day me and Anne formed 67687963123 inside jokes.  Slacker.  Dave the Laugh.  Drinks and parties a lot.  Squirrelaroo is his species, because stores cheese for winter in his apron pouch.  (Me and Anne are GENIUSES.).  Went to L.A. to try to become a DJ right before I started working there, came back a week later.  Currently trying to figure out if he's capable of developing musical taste.  I'll determine that after he plays some music from the band he was raving about yesterday.  Calls me Meat Man. Smoker (ick, elch, eltche).  We talk about cartoons.  Cameron hates him with a passion.

Jenn:  Went to our "rival school" and does a lot of black head motions when she's got an attitude.  Round, with glasses, same age as me.  I steal her customers and she tries to crush my arms when I try to get meat out of the case.  XD  She tells me about how her old boyfriend cheated on her and how she thought she might have been pregnant a while back.  I sit there and nod, trying not to hurl at the idea of someone touching a person that physically terrifying.  She constantly tells me I'm weird.  I tell her I know.  Anne can't stand her.  Justin asked if I'd stab her with a poison dart in the break room if he gave me one.  I said I'd think about it.

Pam:  Tiny, cute grandma type.  From England, and therefore so much fun to hear talk.  All of our customers from the UK talk to her, and bring her newspapers from London, etc.  Really cool.

Ed:  Best person to close with 'cause he's so laid back.  Probably in like his sixties.  From New York.  Light-hearted.  Hates Cindy's bullshit.  Starts chats when it's not busy instead of making us clean the world in silence.

Mary:  Greatest demo person ever.  Me and Anne always hope she's going to give out samples.  Speaks kind of slowly.  Really nice.  "Come on over here and get a sample.  I have breaded soooole.  I have clams here ready for sampling.  One just opened up."   Good times, good times.  When I brought Cameron in to introduce him to everyone, she said we were so cute walking around the... stooore together.  ^-^

Maryanne:  Usually nice, but snapped at us for talking the other day (bizarre).  She's the one who sneakily threw away chicken because she was annoyed by Cindy being Cindy.  She shakes.  Like a chihuahua.

Myra:  Nice.  In her forties or fifties.  Good to close with.  She said she likes closing with me.  ^-^  Her and Justin joking around together is REALLY hilarious.  She laughs really hard at a lot of the "that's what she said" type of jokes.  Only they're usually worse.  XD  She'd make a much better manager than Cindy.

The Sushi Chef (whose name I still don't know):  Really nice.  Cute.  Thick Japanese accent.  Should let Niki live with her.  LOL

That's everyone in the deli (I hope I didn't forget anyone  LOL).  Unless you count a couple people from the seafood department who come over to help when we're short-handed.  Outside of the deli there's my friends from school, Mary who trained me (I'm her unofficial dietician XD), John from the kitchen, and Cathy and Corrine up front who I talk to the most in the breakroom.

I got my first five-day-week paycheck yesterday. 

$240

I deserve a juicer.

6:13pm

I'm really stressed about this.  I have been for a while.  Morgan is my boyfriend's sister, the sister he's closest to out of all four of them.  She's a doctor, and she lives out of state.  She's getting married in October, and for SOME reason, their mom seems to think that I'm not going to be attending the ceremony.  Cameron talked to Morgan about it and she said that she was sending two separate invitations: one for their parents, and one for the two of us.  Before the invitations got here, their mom even went so far as to ask me if I could take care of the dogs while they were out of town for the wedding.  I tried to brush it off by saying I didn't know if I'd be able to take off work then or not, seeing as I don't even know where I'll be working yet. 

Well.  There's a bit of a problem.  The invitations came, but my name is nowhere in sight.  And I don't know how easy it will be to convince their mom that "Guest" can only possibly mean "Jen".  So, unless Morgan calls her up and specifically says,"Mom, I want you to bring Jen to the wedding," there's no way in hell I can go.

You have no idea how badly I want to be there.  Morgan is so cool.  I really hate that I haven't gotten a chance to get to know her better.  I really only got to see her like, five to seven times total.  She lived an hour or so away while she was in medical school, and she would come home about every other weekend.  But, when she came home it was strict family bonding time, so I wasn't allowed over.  Plus, it was the first year me and Cameron were dating, so his mom was doing everything she could to keep me away from him.  But yeah, she was at the house a few times when me and Cameron were hanging out, and we went to a car show and out to Subway afterwards once.  But after she graduated, she moved really far away for her job (a few times, actually), and I haven't seen her since. 

The way Cameron talks about her, it's like he worships her.  They were best friends untill she moved away.  Dealing with war victims has taken a lot out of her, changed her.  But the stories he tells me about when they were younger make me wish I could have been there too.  They'd play all sorts of silly little games.  Mostly involving heavy swearing and throwing things at each other.  Almost like they'd mock the stereotype of how brothers and sisters should behave.

I was actually really jealous of her when she still lived nearby.  I wanted to be able to see him when she was there, instead of going weeks out of the summer without so much as a three minute phone call.  I wanted to be the one his mother encouraged to spend time with him, rather than slamming her door in my face.  I wanted to have known Cameron when he was a child.  I wanted to be able to have those silly faggot-filled name calling competitions.  I wanted to be as close to someone as they were.  I wanted him to love me as much as he loved her. 

But things are different now.  They're not quite as close.  I'm not quite as insecure.  I'm stronger, and respect her rather than envy her.  Now, I just wish we could have been friends.  Maybe someday we still can.

I know she likes to bake.

 

 

I want to see her get married.

 

Tuesday, August 19th

3:33am

On Saturday I went to a party.  Aunt Donna ordered two pepperoni pizzas and a bucket of mild wings.  Cameron taught everyone to play "Bud" and made a keytar out of Niki's keyboard and Christian's Guitar Hero... guitar handle thing.  I danced until 8am with Aunt Donna while she told me about how fucked up she was, and was amazed (about ten times) at how we're both first sopranos.  Chris, Devin, and Nick headbanged like the whole time.  Christian went to bed before like 3am.  Niki made tacos forever.  Brandon passed out inside the house and was curled in a ball and laughing hysterically.  He was the only one in the room.  Everyone took pictures.  Aunt Donna nearly fell in the fire, but was caught by Uncle Ray (while sticking her arm out and shouting,"Save my beer!"  Devin threw up Chinese food and made sure everyone knew that it was because of how drunk he was.  He also gave me a pretty stone (tiger's eye).  I fell asleep on a really cool Tempurpedic imitation thing on the floor around 8:30am and woke up around 3pm.

I like parties. 

Sunday, I saw Pirates of the Caribbean for the first time (yes, the first time).  Aunt Donna ordered two pepperoni pizzas and a bucket of mild wings.  Again.  I cleaned up Aunt Donna's yard and made an art project out of the bottles.  Me, Devin, and Chris played with bamboo.  Devin smiled into a bucket of chicken.  Aunt Sandy gave me a ride home, I took a shower, and slept like a rock.

Today, I played a bit of SyrupTales, found a really fascinating (and sad) journal that's quite nearly a novel, and "played legos" with Cameron.  We did actually play with pink legos, that's just not ALL we did.  *wink wink*  We are so talented.  I love us.  Mostly him.  XD  And he drove me to the store to get green smoothie supplies, and they were OOOOUT, so I had to get romaine.  I got an orange to try to make up for my lack-of-spinach sadness.  And I got Cameron to eat blueberries and he liked them!  ^-^  Well.  The big, sweet ones at least.  But it's a start!  I nearly cried with joy!  BLUBURRIES!

My mom came out here a half hour ago, all sleepy and looking utterly confused.

"What are you doing?  Go to bed."

 

I think I shall.

Thursday, August 14th

3:24am

I've got goodies from Cameron's Connecticut trip.  Including Swedish cookies.  That were made in Canada.  XD

And some activities I'm sure he'd prefer I not mention.   

Now...!

>;D 

All our lives we chase the night like it's never-ending, you the sun and I the moon.

I'm so glad he's back.  He really is my soulmate.  He actually said to me today,"I feel like I've loved you for thousands of years."  It moved me to tears.  I'm not afraid of losing him anymore because I now realize that there is nothing stronger than what holds us together.  I feel safe now, knowing that if I ever lose him, we'll soon find each other again.  Whether in this life, or what lies after.  Just as we have before.

But I'm sure you're not interested in my mush.  XD

I have an appointment with my dentist tomorrow at five.  Before then, I'm probably going to be putting away lots of laundry, and making my ripped-knee pants really cute.  And making another green smoothie.

Me and Niki made our very first green smoothie two days ago!  ^-^  And it was DELICIOUS!  We're amazing.  And Chris is insane for not liking berries.  But he likes other fruit, so I won't get angry.  XD

The one I made today had:

• 1 apple
• 1 nectarine
• 1 handful of blueberries
• 1 tbs coconut oil
• 1 metric shit-ton greens

It wasn't as sweet as I was hoping, but that's because I saved half of my blueberries for today, so it's easily fixable.  And my blender can get rid of all the colorful bits.  But since it's old, it gets hot easily and makes my smoothie kind of warm, which I dislike.  But, overall, it was good.  Definitely like the coconut oil in there.  But I wouldn't add more than a tablespoon because it overpowers the other fruit flavors a bit.  I missed the banana.  But it still had a nice, creamy texture without it.  I was concerned about that.

I'm also going to apply at Giant Beagle, since I go there so much.  And maybe that one Azn Fewd place by the nail place where the azns work.  XD  A place within walking distance to Niki's would be neat 'cause I wouldn't have to avoid scheduling peep hangs on days I have to work.  Plus I could probably get me and Niki discounts on organic numnums and pokeymanz.  I'm getting Niki a booster pack when I get my first paycheck.  She's bought me way too much stuff.  All those candy bars.  XD

I also had a surprisingly long conversation with Nick (Niki's boyfriend) after she fell asleep.  It was funny, because I've never really talked to him before, but we discussed at length the two taboo conversation topics... religion and politics, and really nothing else.  Besides a bit about smoking, careers, and his mom, and Uncle Joe.  Niki fell asleep around 6am, and we didn't finish talking until after 8am.  About religion and politics.  LMFAO  It's funny how the most controversial things are anything but when open-minded people discuss them, even if they've never talked before.  He taught me about how the new world order is gonna kick our asses, and I taught him about how cool and not evil paganism is.  XD  CPS FTW! 

Also.  Niki, are you working Saturday?  During the party?  Pliss let me know.

3am

I want high quality dark chocolate truffles.

And fresh squeezed lemonade.

 

 

 

And Camcam snuggles in soft, cool blankets.

 

So I can fall asleep.

Sigh.

 

 

Someday.

Friday, June 20th

12:45am

 

Nikki: I was reading about your damselindistressfly.

Nikki: http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/macro_nature/damselfly05.jpg
Nikki: This is she?
Jenjen: Close, but no cigarre.  XD
Jenjen: Her blue was softer, and she was more grey.  And the stripe was along the side.
Jenjen: But that is her shape.
Jenjen: That one's probably a male because it's so bright.
Nikki: His butt is very erect.
Jenjen: LOL
Jenjen: They can actually make them bend and wiggle like a snake.  It's really cool to see.
Nikki: Woah.
Nikki: Weird.
Jenjen: Yeah!
Nikki: *pictures your girl tickle your wrist with her longbutt*
Jenjen: Totally shocked me when I LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! shocked me when I first saw it happen.
Jenjen: But no, she didn't.  XD
Nikki: XD!!!
Nikki: Did she have really long eyelashes?
Jenjen: LOL
Nikki: Is that how you can tell she was a girl?
Jenjen: I guessed by her less bright colors and... a hunch.
Nikki: B00BZ0RZ!!!!!!!!
Jenjen: SHE didn't have a hunch.
Jenjen: LMFAO NO
Nikki: LMFAO.

 

(Intermission.  Go ahead, get yourself a snack.)

 

Jenjen: http://www.flickr.com/photos/overton_cat/2303056506/  Longbutts in action.  XD
Nikki: Bowchikabowwow!
Jenjen: LOL I KNOW!
Nikki: LMFAO!!!!
Nikki: You and Cameron should try it like that.
Jenjen: But we don't have long enough butts.
Nikki: You'll slip your longbutt under his legs and touch his back, and he'll twist at the waist and touch your back.
Nikki: With his long butt.
Jenjen: This is going in my vox for sure.
Nikki: INSECT PORN LMFAO!!!
Jenjen: >;D

9:30pm

I am quite exhausted.  I've just settled down with a lovely cup of organic Japanese twig tea to calm myself down.  I can't even imagine-- one moment, please.  I have to get the towels out of the dryer and put the light colored shirts in.

Five minutes later:

Now then.  As I was saying, I can't even imagine how nice it would have been to drink my tea when it was still hot.  Two hours ago. 

Let me take you back...  (cue harp)

It was hot, the air was thick with moisture, my head was throbbing from a myspace overdose, and my only possible cure was beginning to boil before me.  But then!  I heard a sound so familiar, so well associated with my past.  It was the first sound ever to be heard by dear, dear Mario as he fell from the sky into a world we know so well.  It was my ringtone.  It was my mother.

She said she'd be home in a half hour and that I had to mow the front yard.

Fifteen minutes later, just before my tea was cool enough to sip, she pulled in.

After serious struggle in the damp grass I managed to finish.  I was itching all over from the ten thousand mosquitos who could simply not resist my sweat.  The sun had set, and dusk was quickly turning to night.  That, of course, meant that it was the PERFECT time to clean the gutters.  I, however, STRONGLY DISAGREE with that notion!

I had to stand on the ground holding a bag while my mom dropped handfulls of wet decayed leaves and baby maple trees all over my arms and face.  While being attacked by EVEN MORE MOSQUITOS.

Woman, give me a break.  I told her to give me a break.  That's what I said.

"Mom!  Give me a break!"

"Which arm or leg?"

"YOURS!"

I think she scared away the bunny in the backyard just to spite me.

Bitch.