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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Subject: life update Time: 3:33 pm.

work is going super well - quieting down, finally. thank goodness for that, because i think i was starting to lose my mind a little. i've been finding myself forgetting conversations i've had, which is bad, and also why i had to put a digital recorder on my work phone. it's no good intimidating a good deal out of someone if you can't remember what they promised you ^_^ fablespinner is getting married on saturday, so i'm heading to kentucky on friday. whooo. it's a theme wedding on a riverboat. i thought it was victorian, but i looked up the boat online and it says it was built in the 1910s, so now i'm confuzzled. not like it really matters, though, because the super awesome amazing dress i had for the wedding? yeah, i lost too much weight to fit into it and i don't have enough time to get it altered. i'm going to have to find someplace else to wear it to, cause it's just too awesome to let it fade into oblivion. finally made an appointment to get my hair cut, after, what, six months of putting it off? its so long now, it looks kind of ridiculous and i don't know what to do with it. my sister got an infection in her sinuses from a rotten tooth. she had dental surgery today. nasty stuff. did you know that, in cases of extreme bacterial growth, they actually pour diluted bleach on it to kill the nasty stuff? i did not know that. makes a fabulous argument for flossing. i just found another dozen boxes of mine that got moved into the garage by mistake. i swear, i'm never going to actually be moved in. i'm really tempted to just throw them all away without looking in them. whatever's inside i haven't needed for six weeks, i might not miss it. debauchery keeps on promising he's going to come visit, but he never does. such a liar, tony. i'm starting to believe that you don't love me. who's going to D's wedding? and is there anybody going who doesn't have a place to stay yet? cause i figured out that the marriott will charge me 113 a night for friday and saturday whether i get a king or two doubles. would love to room with somebody, especially since i haven't seen most of you guys in years. living for inspiration, Ophelia

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Time: 9:54 pm. Music: that's what you get - paramore.

yanked this from a_leprechaun and fyrestar1 and hazy_reflection and... probably somebody else. i was really surprised. usually these things tell me that i'm a morning person. i HATE mornings, unless i'm coming at them from the other end and they mark the time when my 'day' is over. i think it's probably because most of these types of quizzes ask you what you do rather than what you feel. my job kind of demands that i assume a degree of responsibility and professionalism that i probably wouldn't chose for myself. this involves being up at the ass crack of dawn pretty much all the time. major suckage given how much i truly hate starting my day at dawn. and a couple of other ones that i saw in a_leprechaun's journal a while ago- 61 71 let's see, what else? there was a reason i decided to post tonight... and now it's gone. >_< fuck me i hate it when that happens. bah! i'll be back when i remember it. i'm working too damn much. my job is eating my brain. living for inspiration, Ophelia

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Time: 6:44 pm. Mood: hungry. Music: the sink is dripping, but i don't want to get up and turn it off.

ok - first off, random link i'm stealing from sharona because it is just so strange and cool. be patient once it loads, it takes a moment for the fun to begin took rosesfade and her mother out to dinner friday night. i while ago, i stayed at her house for a bit as the halfway point when nell and i went to visit a_leprechaun and my grandmother in illinois. she put up with me, i thought it only fair that she be compensated. we went to the cheesecake factory then walked around the spectrum for a while. it was nice. nell's mom is adorable in a very frank kind of way. minor work crisis successfully avoided, and i'm totally getting a kick ass price break in the future off of this screw up, so i consider it a general win. having some trouble with the car, going to take it in tomorrow missing my grandmother something terrible - think i'm going to go visit her. checking out plane tickets for february. i need the dates of a_leprechaun's theater thingie of amazingness so i can come up and see a show and her - but mostly her. you know, cause she's blowing off california. :P have a house guest from australia. lovely woman, wicked sense of humour, brought some fantastic local candy that i've been trying unsuccessfully to leave alone. she's super nice, and i have an open-ended invitation to come visit her whenever i'd like and check out the surfing and other fun stuff. may take her up on that, her house sounds amazing. oh, and i've decided that the new macbook air is something i must own. finally got to actually try one out today. my friend works at the mac store in my mall and disconnected one from the display to get the teaming masses off of it for a few seconds. he let me try it out in the back room without a dozen other people trying to reach over my shoulder and use it at the same time. that thing is so cool. must own soon. living for inspiration, Ophelia

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Subject: seriously? Time: 10:04 pm. Mood: i hate stupid people. Music: law and order: svu.

so my car battery died while i was at dinner. no big, i have AAA, so i give them a call... and talk to the stupidest person i've had to deal with in two weeks (and i've been dealing with vendors for the last two weeks, to give an idea of how low the bar is here) me: hi, my car battery died, i need a jump, please moron: ok, can i have your name and card number? me: **gives it to him** moron: i'm sorry, can you repeat that? (and this goes on for far too long before he finally gets it) moron: what kind of car are you driving? me: black infiniti i30 with texas plates moron: and where are you right now? me: i'm on the third level of the parking garage by the movie theater at the irvine spectrum moron: and where is your car right now? me: ummm... same place... (now this could have been excusable. i mean, maybe i was calling from a pay phone... in a parking garage... but it gets better) moron: and that is where? me: in the parking structure at the irvine spectrum by the movie theater moron: the irvine spectrum... that's not in irvine, is it? me: **silence** moron: irvine spectrum (i can hear keyboard keys tapping) all right. what city is that in? me **twitchtwitch** irvine moron: thank you, and what establishment is the garage closest to? me: **grinding my teeth at this point** the movie theater. moron: where exactly? me: level three, row D moron: (more typing) did your car die after you got to the garage? me: yes. i parked it. moron: and your car is parked and won't start? me: yes (thinking he's actually getting it now) moron: and you're sure it won't start? me: O_O ...yes (is afraid for what might come next) moron: you've already tried the key? me: **dies a little** yes moron: and your car battery died after you parked your car? me: ...yeeeeees... (and the other option, btw, is what exactly? it died on the off ramp so i put it in neutral and PUSHED it into the spectrum garage and up three flights?) moron: well, all right, then. we should get someone out there to jump you, shouldn't we? me: **dies some more** i would appreciate it **dies the rest of the way** moron: ok, someone is on their way. he should arrive within half an hour. me: thank you, and will he be able to speak english? because as you can tell my moron is a little rusty? moron: i'm sorry? me: ...never mind. thank you for your help OH! and when the guy finally showed up, he was looking for a green SUV and he thought i needed my tire changed. so we called AAA just to be sure that two calls didn't come in for the same place. they didn't >_< [EDIT] i just realized that i should probably also mention, this is how every other conversation i've ever had with someone from AAA goes-- me: i need a jump/tow/gallon of gas/spare tire/whatever them: name and card number please me: **give it to them** them: where is your car right now? me: **tell them where the car is, giving more detail if they ask for it** them: all right, someone will be there to assist you in ____ minutes [/EDIT] beginning to end, under two minutes. i spent fifteen minutes on the phone with this guy telling him that the movie theater parking garage was next to the movie theater, the irvine spectrum was in irvine, and yes, i wanted a jump because my battery was dead. ok, i know it doesn't take a college degree to answer a phone, but come on! how has this man not accidentally strangled himself with the cord for his headset already? living for inspiration, Ophelia edited because i actually remembered more stupid questions he asked me.

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Subject: seriously, people Time: 1:12 am. Mood: depressed.

apparently there aren't enough english words for bush to mispronounce - he's got to go and make up entirely new words, and then... MISPRONOUNCE THE NEW WORD WHICH HE JUST INVENTED! it's a joke, right? the man can not be this stupid. ... ... ...right? ... ... my head hurts. living for inspiration, Ophelia

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Time: 9:11 pm. Mood: tired. Music: the ants go marching one by one. hoorah, hoorah!.

company conference went surprisingly well. good turn out, good response to what was put on for them. a few snags, and the hotel where we held it was incredibly bitchy until i got the BBB on the phone and made sure someone was listening to the conversation i had with the manager. they got so much nicer after that... wonder why? also, one minute hamlet. yeah, that's right, one minute hamlet and i can't find where i was talking with a_leprechaun about RPing with the other trio, but yes, i would be willing to do that with you - of course. we can do it however you want to. either find time to be online together, or you can put something up in your other journal like you suggested. your call. i've been writing more lately, but it's all very disjointed and without much focus, so i've joined fanfic100 to give me a little more direction. yes indeed. i want all the swtories to interlock, though, so i'll probably take a few days jotting down a general plan before i get to it in ernest. just a basic concept and timeline, really. i want to leave room for lateral thinking. not much fun otherwise ^_^ i'm completely exhausted, but i'm also done with the running around for at least a few weeks, which will be nice. almost like a vacation, but without the jet-lag. let's see... what else? job is great, family is great, friends are great (and if any of you are not great, let me know), health is better again, all in all, life is situated comfortably on the brighter side of things. living for inspiration, Ophelia

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Subject: i can hear the bells Time: 11:40 pm. Mood: full. Music: jeff buckley - hallelujah.

my friend fablespinner is getting married on 24 may and i want to go. i mean i really want to go. i love weddings, i love D, i love having an excuse to dress up like ( this ) problems: 1. i already have a commitment that weekend 2. i have a "wait list" commitment that weekend, on the off chance that the first one falls through 3. that date coincides with a company launch of an entirely new product line, which means i would be half way across the country while all this is taking place... potential for big badness 4. no one to watch the dog 5. no one to watch my mother 6. airline rewards miles blackout date **shakes fist at american airlines** here's the biggest problem, though: 7. i've decided i'm going anyway - which means i need a way to make problems 1-6 disappear. yeah, send good vibes my way, people. gonna need it big time. on a side note, company convention this weekend. i really don't want to see these people. it's not that i hate them, exactly. it's more of an anti-love thing. must remember to bring my own booze this time. no more mini bar bills in the triple digits. living for inspiration, Ophelia

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Subject: Writer's Block: Tools of My Trade Time: 10:54 pm. Mood: hungry. Music: ncis episode - the one with the sonar opperator in the tub of acid.

What work tools could you not live without? View other answers assuming that work tools means tools that you need to do your job properly, and considering that only one of my jobs really requires tools, this is kind of a no-brainer. work tools i could not live without: lip brush, disposable gloss and mascara wands ponds makeup removing wipes beautyblender makeup sponge mac lipmix basics blending tray clear lip glass mac pigments twilight eye pencil tarnish eye pencil youngevity foundation sampler kit mac #7 lashes mac #3 lashes (cut into pieces) eyelash glue egyptian khol mac brushes #169, #129, #182, #188, #194, #208, #213, #217, #231, ##188, #184, and four or five #316s youngevity kabuki brush, concealer brush, and a few eye brush sets obviously there's more i'd like to have, but the above is what i really need to do a great job. everything else is just icing on the cake, so to speak ;) and obviously i need a model, but if there's no model, there's really no job, so i guess the question is moot. living for inspiration, Ophelia

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Subject: Writer's Block: Inspiring Time: 12:45 am. Mood: dorky. Music: Alicia Keys - No One.

What inspires you to create? View other answers this is good. i like this one. there is no one answer to that. life is inspiring, i think. people, music, food, art, any kind of outlet for another person's passion. i think what most inspires me is observing the way other people create their world around them. seeing how my friends and family deal with things that are happening to them, listening to their stories and their jokes, even their complaints. an offhanded comment, not meant to mean or start anything, can be the basis for inspiration in someone else. the act of observing changes that which is observed, we all know this, but it also changes the observer. the more i watch, the more i grow and change. i've always said that i am living for inspiration, because inspiration is alive in me. i can't seperate the two - not that i would ever want to try. living for inspiration, Ophelia

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Subject: the joys of meme-ing Time: 6:25 pm. Mood: contemplative. Music: sean kingston - beautiful girls.

pilfered from oh so many people on my friends list. Describe me with... ...just one single word... Leave it in my comments section. Then post this original message on your journal and see how many strange and interesting things people say about you. ... should be fun and just the thing to begin my distraction from the craziness going on right now. you know - the sooner human beings evolve to the point of asexuality, the better. living for inspiration, Ophelia

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Subject: complications and sex go hand in hand Time: 5:33 pm. Mood: conflicted. Music: paramore - that's what you get.

it's true, though not pleasant. sex complicates EVERYTHING. any and all things having to do with sex - even not having sex. sex most complicates things when you don't have it. the non-having makes things complicated. it's not the end all, be all. true intimacy has nothing to do with sex, and sex often takes place so people can avoid intimacy. that right there should tell you that sex is not as crucial as perfume ads and primetime television would like you to believe. all we did was kiss. it wasn't supposed to make things so complicated. i'm not saying any of this right. i am so completely inarticulate when it comes to my own life, it's not even funny. i need to write. someone give me a jumping off point. i can't keep an idea in my head long enough to come up with one on my own. living for inspiration, Ophelia

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Subject: i know, i've been gone for forever Time: 8:12 pm. Mood: so freaking hungry. Music: tyler's ultimate... i want chocolate pudding like whoa.

and i'm not really even back now, still waiting for two more parts for my computer. anyway, i just wanted to know who was planning to go to y-con this year. i totally forgot about it until last week and now i realized that being off LJ for so long means i have no idea what everyone else is planning with regards to that weekend. so, yeah, anyway... who's san francisco bound out there? living for inspiration, Ophelia

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Subject: i hate moving Time: 11:37 pm. Mood: homicidal. Music: "move along" is stuck in my head.

seriously, i never want to move again for the rest of my life. i'm sick of bubble wrap and packing tape and not knowing which box my hair straightener and date book and phone charger and clean underwear are in. ok, so the underwear bit is an exaggeration, but still... moving sucks. and you know the real kicker? there was nothing WRONG with the house we were in! i swear, if that woman doesn't pick herself a winner this time she can find a new bloody room mate, cause i've seriously had it. on a more pleasant note, good job on the horizon, concert in february with tony and cherry and everyone else in arizona who is cool and my friend, and drinking with lita this friday. oh yes, lots of booze is in order. also, i get to give her her holiday gift, which i've had to stop myself from unwrapping twice. yes, i am so bored that i'm almost willing to use a gift bought for a friend rather than listen to myself think for one more instant. have i mentioned that i need a drink? come on, world, what else can you throw at me? now is the perfect fucking time. brit boy is in new zealand. if it didn't ring true as an incredibly stupid idea, i'd head over there myself. i need a vacation from my life. how many times have i said that in the past year? also, i have - once again - read every book i own. suggestions anyone? a borders run is in order, and i have a coupon and holiday bucks that are going to expire soon. living for inspiration, Ophelia

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Subject: because he's disabled comments on his latest entry Time: 1:38 pm. Mood: groggy. Music: Pour Que Tu Maimes Encore - Il Divo - Ancora.

tony, i love you, but STOP BEING EMO!!!1one!! you know there are more people who love you than people who hate you. that's as much as anyone can ask for. let the rest of it go. in other news. i worked a 13 hour shift yesterday... yeah, i don't know why i did it, either. i owe myself a nice pair of shoes or a massage or something. i DID get some serious overtime, it can't all go to savings. that's just not the ophelia way. maybe i'll get those brown suede boots i saw at nordstrom's i don't have enough pairs of suede boots. living for inspiration, Ophelia

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Subject: i'd kill for a burger right now Time: 3:56 pm. Mood: hungry. Music: My List - The Killers - Sam's Town [Advance].

so, sarvy, padina and viki had a little housewarming party the other night. much alcohol was consumed, cops showed up a few times, most people either left or passed out at around three or four. all around a general success, i think. on a related note - i don't know if it's me just finding everyone more attractive when i've had a few drinks, or the fact that no one with pale skin looks as good in photos as they do in real life because of the flash. i really hope it's the latter, cause i like the guy i met at the party... and not just because he's english, either. actually, if i remember correctly, i don't think i thought he was all that cute to begin with. he was really nice, though. well, i suppose it wouldn't be the first time in my life that someone got better looking the longer i spent talking to them. should probably find someone who stayed marginally sober that night and get an outside opinion. sarvy's birthday is coming up, which means i'm hosting a little get together. partly because no one should deal with the organizing and throwing of their own birthday party, but mostly because the lack of any carpeting in my house makes it infinitely easier to clean up. of course, that does not man that i won't be enlisting everyone ELSE'S help in the setting up of the party and cleaning of the aftermath. and, of course, this means that my sister wants to throw a party now because i'm planning one. a house full of under-aged kids expecting me to buy the alcohol and then turn them loose to make bad decisions. oh joy and rapture. i told her, if anyone drinks, they have to stay at the house that night and then get out the next morning. either that or i'm just going to make myself scarce that particular weekend. we'll see. anyway, i've been checking and updating everything i can think of, mostly to distract me from the fact that it's yom kipur and i'm not allowed to eat today, which of course means i woke up starving and it's all been downhill from there. maybe i'll go alphabetize my DVDs or something. that should keep me busy for a while. everyone should feel free to call and offer yourself as the next distraction... please? living for inspiration, Ophelia

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Subject: OMGWTF!?! Time: 2:20 am. Mood: shocked. Music: Not Anymore/Ain't Nothin' To Do - Dead Boys.

DUDE! i just got in a car accident. (all right, so it was a baby car accident, but still.) i was coming home and one of our security guards totally plowed into me! and you know it must be serious cause i've already got two exclamation points in this entry! (make that three) it was so crazy, you know how you see things slow motion in the movies? that's how this was. no one was hurt too badly, which is always the most important thing. my left wrist isn't feeling so great, and my neck is a little tight, but no broken bones or stitches or anything. the other driver admitted it was entirely his fault, which is the second most important thing. it's minimal damage at low speeds, but still, a pain in the butt. i'm going to have to take my car in to be fixed, which eats some time out of my schedule. on the other hand, maybe i'll get a free car wash out of the deal. ( pictures of damage under the cut ) before the accident, it was actually a pretty good night. i saw sarvy-sarv, who i haven't seen in forever. we had some all-you-can-eat sushi for twenty bucks, and i met a bunch of new people. i also got two new pets, but more on them later. all in all, car accident and everything, it was a pretty enjoyable night. living for inspiration, Ophelia

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Subject: texas is the WORST state to drive through Time: 9:28 pm. Mood: tired. Music: Lower Your Head And Take It In The Body - AFI.

my puppy is getting fat again, which is a good thing. he weighs five pounds now. not exactly a substantial canine, but probably as big as he's going to get. i've been getting the worst headaches lately, and i don't know why. none of my pain stuff is working. of course, i'm due for another checkup, i suppose i could bring it up. planning for expo has begun, which just reminds me that it's sneaking up, but sio's birthday is sooner, and i still need to get her a present - totally at a loss with that one. and then there's kev's missed-cause-i-was-in-texas belated birthday gift thing, which involves revolving sushi. i read all my books, inculding the ones i bought with sio when we went shopping and the ones i got for my birthday nd all the novels my aunt sent us home with. i didn't realize until i piled them all on my night stand just how much reading it actually was. i read 16 books this month. granted, three of them were tiny, but still. reminds me of high school, actually. and i still need to go to the bank... and the post office, and u-line, and office max, and costco. shit. tomorrow is going to suck so much ass. but i'm home, in my own bed, which is free of cat hair. it's the little things in life. on the drive home from texas i took about a million pictures of my dog. a deluge of cuteness is slated to follow this post... probably tomorrow. living for inspiration, Ophelia

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