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Happy Mood!

category: life, media | 03/06/2010 | c0mments

Aloha! Yes, I’ve decided to adopt some Hawaiian into my dialogue. Everything Hawaiian is so fun to say, so why not?

Believe it or not, I’m actually in an amazing mood: which is so strange considering how this year has gone so far. Here are just a few of my “misadventures” this year:

1. My very first traffic ticket… ever.
2. Oral surgeon operation… and strange aftermath involving yet another extraction.
3. A pulled tendon/ligament on my right foot due to a horrible toe-stubbing incident (this happened last night)
4. Dare-to-Live being hacked… again.
5. More snow storms and power outages than I can count
6. The online newspaper falling through because of… complications
7. Losing my purse and getting the crap scared out of me for like, an hour
8. Bad bad fights that I don’t want to get into more detail with

Yikes… and the sad thing is, this is only part of what this year has been like for me so far. So you would think I’d be pretty upset? Truth is, I have been… but then when I looked at the list in a different way, it didn’t seem quite so bad. Let me give you an example:

1. The traffic cop gave me a break and was very nice, so the ticket could have been worse. Also, had he not stopped me, I could have probably gotten into an accident.
2. The operation went great, it didn’t hurt like I thought it would. See previous entry for details. It’s really just the time it took to get it all done that’s annoying me.
3. I could have had a broken toe, it’s a miracle I didn’t, to be honest.
4. The hacker didn’t have time to screw up my site before I tore all of his work down.
5. The snow made for some amazing pictures for the paper.
6. The online newspaper would have taken forever anyway… which would have taken away from this site… and possibly my grades.
7. I FOUND the purse because someone honest turned it in at the library.
8. I have friends and a boyfriend who love me no matter how stupid I act.

So see, no matter how bad things get, there’s almost always something positive to look for, usually in the turn-out. So in a way, I’ve actually been lucky this year. Anyway, I’m trying to look at life more like list #2 than list #1. It will be pretty difficult, as I’ve always had a pessimistic nature, but I think I can pull it off. If I’ve learned anything at college, it’s that I can pull off anything if it’s important enough for me to keep trying at. And this is definitely important… for my sanity and the sanity of those who have to live with me.

Soo I saw Wonderland last night!!!!!!!!!!!

I know you were expecting a positive review about this from me, because of my Depp obsession, but surprisingly I was also impressed with the actress they chose for Alice. The fact that she’s an unknown intrigued me, but I expected her to be dry and awkward in her acting ability (think Kristen Stewart circa Twilight film 1) but she actually managed to pull off a strong personality in her role. Alice had a lot more bite to her this go around. She wasn’t the prim little princess who burst into tears at the drop of a hat. She took charge with very little hesitation and showed Wonderland who was boss. And, of course, my favorite character was still the Mad Hatter. Alice may have saved the day, but the Hatter did the flutterwagen… and there’ s no topping that. And a flutterwagen is? Well… go see for yourself.

So, I’ve chosen to adopt a pretty kick-ass quote from the movie into my list of favorites: “I sometimes believe in at least six impossible things before breakfast.” What a nice idea! I definitely need to try that sometime. We all should. That’s my challenge for all of my affiliates (and whomever else wants to try it). Think of six things you believe are impossible to achieve in your life… then believe they can happen. And, of course, post them on your next blog so we can all cheer you on!

Anyway, after the movie Amy and I spent about an hour at the local Wal-Mart mixing and matching some pretty cool bracelets from the bins in the usually crappe jewelry section. They’ve improved that area a lot, and we wound up picking out the most insane bracelet combos imaginable. Here’s mine for example:

Haha, there are so many that I’ll probably just wind up wearing them all the time… much easier than trying to take them off. LOL!  Anyway, this made me realize just how much I miss shopping and “girls night out”, so I definitely need to plan some kind of trip to the city for spring break. That would be great.

So anyway, I need to start revamping some pages, so that’s all for now!

memoirs of a wisdom tooth extraction

category: life | 02/25/2010 | c6mments

Wisdom tooth extraction – guys, it’s NOT scary. In fact, if you can believe it, I actually had a pretty good time. Yeah, I’m a little achy and I can’t eat anything good for another three days or so, but I’m honestly a little shocked that people make such a huge deal out of this procedure!

So yeah, I asked my friends, and I looked up this whole ordeal on the internet. I will admit right now without shame that I was absolutely terrified. I’d heard everything from “You’re gonna be out cold for days!” to “You’ll be in the worse pain imaginable!” Gee, what a great way to go into something, huh? Yeah, I did have the comfort of knowing I’d be unconscious through the entire thing, but I kept having this nagging worry that I was going to wake up right in the middle of them cutting into my jaw. Not a pretty thought, mind you.

What worried me more than the physical aspect of the surgery was my homework. This week I had a ton of assignments to get done, and I managed to finish most of them before this morning. With luck, all of my teachers understood my worry when I emailed them about the issue. Some even offered to extend deadlines, which I happily will not need, unless some kind of complication happens later on.

Anyway, on to the procedure. I just know all of you have been dying to hear this part. So, we get to the office and I wait for about… thirty minutes. They take another x-ray to determine exactly where my bottom wisdom teeth were in position to the major nerve that they did NOT want to go near. They gave me about a 2% risk of nerve damage, which didn’t worry me at all. They all had a professional attitude about them, and I didn’t have much choice but to trust them at this point.

So, after I signed the consent forms, hugged my mother and considered ducking into the restroom to throw up, I grew some guts and followed the nurse into the operating room. Guys, it looked like a scene from a horror movie. O_O The chair was nice and comfortable, but the table behind the chair had all of the drills, the prods, the… ugh, I don’t even stare long enough to see what else. So I sit down and focus my attention on the wall, thinking “Okay, one little prick from the needle and this will be all over.” which isn’t too much comfort because I’m not a big fan of needles. Then the nurse put a mask over my face with had a mixture of oxygen and laughing gas. LAUGHING GAS!

She is now officially on my hero list. I’m sending her a Christmas card.

I love that stuff so much, and had I known the procedure included this wonderful, wonderful drug, I probably would have volunteered every single tooth in my head. I started breathing in, and everything got all nice and tingly. Then I felt the IV go into my hand, which I could care less about at that point, and then things got all fuzzy and fast-forwarded.

Here’s something cool that might freak some of you out but remember, I may have imagined all of this. So I was in lala land with King Jareth in the labyrinth somewhere, and I heard the sound of a drill. I remember opening my eyes and seeing… well, the mask, and murmering to let them know I was waking up. I heard the nurse say “You’re doing great, almost done” or something to that effect, and then I felt my arm get colder. That’s right, I think I actually remember a little bit of the surgery! Yet another reason I was so happy about the nitrus oxide, so I could enjoy the moment instead of freaking out and flailing about on the chair.

Next thing I know, I’m packed with gauze and drifting in and out of consciousness in the backseat of my parent’s Chevy Tahoe. By the time I got home, the nitrus had worn off and I was able to walk to my bed, where I immediately passed out. Hours passed, I woke up, moaned a bit, took a pain pill, and tah-dah!

So there you have it. Those of you who have to have wisdom teeth extracted, fear not. A. You’ll be out of it (hopefully) through the entire procedure, B. You’ll be high as a kite, which is always a good thing so long as it’s medically condoned, and C. The pain afterwards is seriously not that bad. It’s sort of a sharp ache that dulls a LOT after taking the meds. To be honest, this doesn’t feel much different than getting a tooth pulled. After all, you’re left with about the same result, right?

I do have one complaint though… I’m SO hungry! I think I’m going to attempt a bowl of chicken noodle soup, then relax for the rest of the day. I’ll worry about the school work tomorrow.

YAY SUN!

category: childhood, life | 02/21/2010 | c1mments

The snow is finally melting!!!! I’m so happy I can hardly stand it. As the snow melts more and more, my smile gets bigger and bigger!

Bucket list update: I got back in touch with Lucy, Maggie and Jess!!! Who are they? Well, they were my first friends, to put it bluntly. When I was a baby, they lived next door and babysat me all the time. We spent a LOT of time together and they unfortunately moved away when I was about five or six years old. I haven’t seen them in over ten years, and now thanks to the magic of facebook, we’re back in touch! That’s one item I’m so happy to be able to strike off of my list. I missed them so much. Now all we need to do is get together and break out the Donkey Kong SNES game, and it will be just like old times.

Bad news for the site… I deleted the new layout. *gasp* *shock* *horror* Yes, I know. But today I was looking at it in all it’s… well, that was the problem. It didn’t really have anything to it. It was pathetic, actually. So I trashed it and now I’m starting over. Problem is, I’m not quite sure what direction I want to take the new look in. And honestly, with all of my assignments piling up, I’m not sure if I have the time. It may have to wait until spring break. I dunno…

What I would like to ask all of you (especially my lovely affiliates) is what you use for inspiration? Any photos, websites, movies, books, stores? Honestly, anything cool that has started your creative juicies flowing in the past, please forward it to me. My muse could use a hit… she’s tired. LOL!

Anyway, I have to go study for my “Information Celebration”… that’s my teacher’s code word for “Exam”.

Cant… stop… writing!!!

category: projects | 02/13/2010 | c3mments

Haha, this has been so crazy. I promise to get a bunch of stuff done, and then the damn power goes out like, three different times for a minimum of 6 hours each time.

But that sure as hell didn’t stop me from writing!

Basically, I did all of my homework, and all of my leftover muse energy went into something I thought was long dead: my fanfiction!

In a two-day span, I added three chapters to Labyrinth Revisited and drafted a possible ending for the story. I’m so excited… it’ll be the first story I actually finish (one-shots don’t count) and if I can finish my fanfiction, I know I can finish a real fiction.

So please head over and read if you’re a Labyrinth fan! The link to my fanfiction portal is http://fanfiction.net/~vampirateloyal

A layout for this site is also being worked on. I was planning to do some webwork for the college paper, but yet ANOTHER delay has settled in, so I have plenty of time for DTL now… provided the power stays on.

Later guys!

Soo… since I won’t be going anywhere…

category: projects | 02/05/2010 | c5mments

Seriously, I think I might as well build myself an igloo, maybe sled down the hill a few hundred times. If it’s gonna snow and I’m going to be here the rest of the semester, might as well have some fun with it, right?

So yes, it’s about a foot deep outside and probably still going. I must take some pictures since this hasn’t happened in Virginia since I was about 8 or 9 years old! Heh, if I were that old again, I would so be in heaven right now…

But those days have passed, I’ve played through just about every adventure game I have, I’ve done almost all of my homework and then some, and I’ve written down ideas and toyed with Photoshop until FINALLY awaking my hibernating muse. She’s not happy, but when I get a few more cups of caffeinated beverage into her, we’ll be ready to go.

I’m tired of this layout. I want another one. A better one! One that has a more organized look and a simpler color palatte. I’ve finished with one idea, but I’m not sure how I feel about it just yet. I’ll have to style it up and turn it into a header before knowing for sure.

Another thing I’d like to accomplish: CONTENT! Buttons, sprites, icons, something! I wanna CREATE! *crazy, artistic maniacal laughter*

And finally, I want to create an honest-to-blog wordpress site. I want EVERYTHING to be wordpressed. It’s just so much easier that way, don’t you think?

Soo if anyone needs me, I’ll be at the helm! Show me that horizon…

Doppelganger Week

category: media, memes | 02/02/2010 | c4mments

Heh, so I promised myself that I wouldn’t be a slave to trends, but FB is actually churning out some fun little theme posts these days! First bra colors, now this. I’m so glad I ditched Myspace.

Anyway, for those who are not familiar, people on Facebook are uploading images of celebrities who look like them. Perhaps you have been told over and over that you’re the spitting image of Angelina Jolie… or an online face matcher has has paired you up with Conan O’Brien three straight tries in a row. If you’ve found your doppelganger, now is the perfect time to show ‘em off!

Great face match application: http://myheritage.com

And for those of you who are curious, here’s mine. I’ve been compared to her a lot, especially since I dyed my hair black:

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