So, people are being dumb, it was waaay too hot for the past three days (100+ degrees), and I am seriously wanting interaction with people I know. I mean, it is fun to hang out with my honey and our neighbors, but I miss my friends.
It makes me sad that this will be the last school year, because after that the group is splitting directions and going where they wanna go. I know I am going to P-town, and Alexis is likely going to Japan, but no idea where Annie is going. *sigh* This being the last year, we should really hit up the fun!
In other news, I am just bored at work a lot, since all there is to do is scanning the slides and praying the AC doesn't leak on them. So, during the 25 minutes it takes to scan the slides, I am goofing off online. Prolly not the best idea in the universe because it looks like I am not working but I have not too much to do anyway.
I am really excited for getting off today. Today I go shopping with Atsushi after work and we are gonna buy stuff for Sukiyaki! He is searching a good recipe for the sauce and bringing it with him. Saturday is the sukiyaki dinner, and I am so totally stoked! I have been wanting Sukiyaki for ages. I also randomly crave Japanese food, since I don't get much when I cook for myself. So I wanted miso at midnight-thirty, and we went to safeway at that time to get the green onions we were missing so we could make miso. And we ate it at, like, 1am. What? I was hungry and really really wanted miso.
In other news, the house exploded again. So I gotta clean that up by Saturday. Josh is selling his airsoft stuff. Well, only some of it. And I have been orchestrating plans for the camping trip. We still gotta talk to Josh's mom and dad about maybe getting picked up. The family friends of Josh's are suggesting we leave the car at their house and get picked up from there. That will cut 45 minutes off of the drive to meet up with us. But we are still working on that plan. If interested parties could bring a sleeping bag, that would help. We have at least one tent, maybe a second if Alex brings his. Yay bringing food, too. And maybe a cake!
Nothing else interesting is going on. Update another day.
~N
PS. JUST got my hours confirmed for job#2!! Now I will be working 4 10-hour days M-Th from 9am to 7:30 (half hour for lunch break). But that means my Fridays until school starts will be freeee! And I will have 40hr/wk, which means money!! ^~^
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Oregon Coast and other news
So, we went to the coast. It was a Bruno family thing. It made me sad because it made me think of my family. I usually go with my family, and that made me very sad not to. Especially when going wave-jumping and watching Josh's cousin flying a kite (which, by the way, reminds me that we still cannot get the one dad bought when we last went to the beach to do cool tricks).
Anywho, we slept in a tent, and Josh caught some sea bass when he went nightfishing, and came back at 3am freezing cooooold. So the kiss was annoyingly freezing. Meep! I have never eaten sea bass, which I have never eaten. So this will be interesting trying it. We were given smoked salmon while at the coast, as well as some corn on the cob, which I like and Josh does not. Sadness. I think it is sushi tonight.
We went to the beach on Sunday and I actually burned. Weeeird. At least people are saying they like my new swimsuit. Josh really does like it, I found out. That is enough for me. I made a good friend with my neighbor, who is hilarious. Sad that there is all sorts of shit goin on, and he has gotten stuck in the middle of it. Makes me wonder what nasty lies are going around about me.
As you can tell, my brain is all over the place. I am smeepy and didn't sleep well. I have found that if I drink alcohol near nighttime I cannot sleep. I tried my first sip of wiskey last night. Which Josh and my neighbors though was hilarious to watch. It was fine until I actually tasted it. Eeeeeewwwwww! I hereby hate wiskey.
OH! I found out that Alex and Annie have confirmed they are going on the camping trip the first weekend of school. I am waiting to hear from Alexis for absolute confirmation or refusal for the trip.
The current situation is the four (hopefully five, so hereafter I am planning on five until told otherwise) of us going up ASAP on Friday the 5th, and then coming back on Sunday the 7th. The exact details of the "going" are a bit up in the air. Not sure if Josh is going to drive it the first time (oh god save me!), if we are gonna be met at Gates, if we are hiking in (which sound unfun) or if we are being picked up at WU.
The current sleeping situation is Josh, Alexis, Annie, Alex and me in Josh's tent. We have one, maybe two sleeping bags. We miiight be able to borrow some from the Bruno house. Alex might bring a sleeping bag or two, and maaaaaybe a tent.
Everyone is going to be bringing money for food and/or gas... Sorry to be a bitch, but no exceptions. Hopefully more to food because there will be many, many people. Also, we are thinking of bringing a Birthday cake for a belated Josh birthday party.
So, the absolutely confirmed: Josh, Alex, Annie, Myself. Ken and Heidi will be up there. As will Kenny, Forrest, Pai and Kenny's wife (whose name I forget).
The Brunos should be, but that is uncertain only because there might be something Chris has to do. Alexis should be but I am gonna ask her shortly.
Must finish work and get of. Loves!
~N
Anywho, we slept in a tent, and Josh caught some sea bass when he went nightfishing, and came back at 3am freezing cooooold. So the kiss was annoyingly freezing. Meep! I have never eaten sea bass, which I have never eaten. So this will be interesting trying it. We were given smoked salmon while at the coast, as well as some corn on the cob, which I like and Josh does not. Sadness. I think it is sushi tonight.
We went to the beach on Sunday and I actually burned. Weeeird. At least people are saying they like my new swimsuit. Josh really does like it, I found out. That is enough for me. I made a good friend with my neighbor, who is hilarious. Sad that there is all sorts of shit goin on, and he has gotten stuck in the middle of it. Makes me wonder what nasty lies are going around about me.
As you can tell, my brain is all over the place. I am smeepy and didn't sleep well. I have found that if I drink alcohol near nighttime I cannot sleep. I tried my first sip of wiskey last night. Which Josh and my neighbors though was hilarious to watch. It was fine until I actually tasted it. Eeeeeewwwwww! I hereby hate wiskey.
OH! I found out that Alex and Annie have confirmed they are going on the camping trip the first weekend of school. I am waiting to hear from Alexis for absolute confirmation or refusal for the trip.
The current situation is the four (hopefully five, so hereafter I am planning on five until told otherwise) of us going up ASAP on Friday the 5th, and then coming back on Sunday the 7th. The exact details of the "going" are a bit up in the air. Not sure if Josh is going to drive it the first time (oh god save me!), if we are gonna be met at Gates, if we are hiking in (which sound unfun) or if we are being picked up at WU.
The current sleeping situation is Josh, Alexis, Annie, Alex and me in Josh's tent. We have one, maybe two sleeping bags. We miiight be able to borrow some from the Bruno house. Alex might bring a sleeping bag or two, and maaaaaybe a tent.
Everyone is going to be bringing money for food and/or gas... Sorry to be a bitch, but no exceptions. Hopefully more to food because there will be many, many people. Also, we are thinking of bringing a Birthday cake for a belated Josh birthday party.
So, the absolutely confirmed: Josh, Alex, Annie, Myself. Ken and Heidi will be up there. As will Kenny, Forrest, Pai and Kenny's wife (whose name I forget).
The Brunos should be, but that is uncertain only because there might be something Chris has to do. Alexis should be but I am gonna ask her shortly.
Must finish work and get of. Loves!
~N
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Well that sucks
Well,
Yesterday was one of those sarcastically "best days ever." Josh forgot to check the laundry, we ran errands and it was locked when we got back. Then some jackass decided to steal our 2 blankets, pants, tops, panties and underwear and socks. And when I asked about it, another resident gave me a look that says "I dare you to call the cops. Who cares? No one cares at all, dumb shit." Reminded me of a predator, which made me give him one of my "fuck off, asstard" looks. And pretty much no one cares. At all at all. Kind of sucks and I am just waiting to see someone wear my clothes so that I can say "Uhm, can I see the tag on that?" and confront them. Josh plans to do that, too, since he actually puts his name/initials in his clothes from when he lived with his brothers.
Also, Josh was on the end of a sandwich car accident. He stopped, chick behind him was slow on the uptake and stopped short, the asshole behind her didn't stop at all and slammed into her (his car was totalled. Short car vs. SUV), she slammed into Josh. Front of her car was fine. Back of ours was fucked up more and now the license plate doesn't stay on and we really need to fix the damn thing. So now we are taking an unplanned trip to Portland for the weekend. Which will be oh so fun. We have been fighting for two and a half days due to stupid things and my intensely stupid PMS. Made my appt. for the 14th. So I am sleep deprived, agitated, and now sans clothing and two of the blankets I was gifted and love to death. They are the two red microfuzz ones. *cries in frustration* And I blame the laundry on Josh because he should have picked it up sooner. Like when he woke up at 8am and I was still asleep. Or when we got home from him picking me up from work. GARGH!
*sigh* *deep breath*
Oh, and found out bad stuff about the manager I am not going to put here anymore for my safety. She's been nice to me except not caring that there is theft of laundry. (Seriously? That fucking desperate?) Or fixing the stuff in the house like the garbage disposal, leaky toilet, broken kitchen light of florescent bulbs... *sigh*
Need. Sleep. Need. Happy. Need. People. To. Stop. Being. So. Fucking. Stupid.
Hope your worlds are better and you don' t have to deal with so much crap.
Much love,
~N
Yesterday was one of those sarcastically "best days ever." Josh forgot to check the laundry, we ran errands and it was locked when we got back. Then some jackass decided to steal our 2 blankets, pants, tops, panties and underwear and socks. And when I asked about it, another resident gave me a look that says "I dare you to call the cops. Who cares? No one cares at all, dumb shit." Reminded me of a predator, which made me give him one of my "fuck off, asstard" looks. And pretty much no one cares. At all at all. Kind of sucks and I am just waiting to see someone wear my clothes so that I can say "Uhm, can I see the tag on that?" and confront them. Josh plans to do that, too, since he actually puts his name/initials in his clothes from when he lived with his brothers.
Also, Josh was on the end of a sandwich car accident. He stopped, chick behind him was slow on the uptake and stopped short, the asshole behind her didn't stop at all and slammed into her (his car was totalled. Short car vs. SUV), she slammed into Josh. Front of her car was fine. Back of ours was fucked up more and now the license plate doesn't stay on and we really need to fix the damn thing. So now we are taking an unplanned trip to Portland for the weekend. Which will be oh so fun. We have been fighting for two and a half days due to stupid things and my intensely stupid PMS. Made my appt. for the 14th. So I am sleep deprived, agitated, and now sans clothing and two of the blankets I was gifted and love to death. They are the two red microfuzz ones. *cries in frustration* And I blame the laundry on Josh because he should have picked it up sooner. Like when he woke up at 8am and I was still asleep. Or when we got home from him picking me up from work. GARGH!
*sigh* *deep breath*
Oh, and found out bad stuff about the manager I am not going to put here anymore for my safety. She's been nice to me except not caring that there is theft of laundry. (Seriously? That fucking desperate?) Or fixing the stuff in the house like the garbage disposal, leaky toilet, broken kitchen light of florescent bulbs... *sigh*
Need. Sleep. Need. Happy. Need. People. To. Stop. Being. So. Fucking. Stupid.
Hope your worlds are better and you don' t have to deal with so much crap.
Much love,
~N
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Wheeeeeee!
So,
I had a great 4th. I hung out with Ellie, and my neighbor S, and her silly daughter E. E calls everyone "mister" or "miss". So I am Miss Nikki and my honey is Mister Josh. She funnily told her mother that "Mister Josh is gonna be my teacher"... and threw an absolute fit when she couldn't hold his hand on the way to the event. It is cute.
I have gotten my emultion cleaner, more cans of air, and my microfiber wipes so I can clean my slides properly. So I can actually scan the hundreds of slides that I am behind on (due to lack of cleaning supplies). I am currently on the second set of ten. There are four more in this specific set... so that is forty... plus the four miscellaneous slides in this specific grouping. There are also another 200+ slides in a set waiting for me to do. So that leaves 244+ slides that I am behind on, and I can scan them up to 12 at a time. At the moment, I am scanning the sets of 10 as is and not more than the set of 10. Each scan of the 10 slides take about 20 minutes. And the full 12 takes about 25ish. I am scanning them at 300 dpi and 10.5 inches along the longest side.
yay, on the next set. So now only 234+...
Anywho, living in Salem is not too bad. Went to Northern Lights with my sister on Sunday, and with Josh on Friday before that to scout it out. Sad that Sunday everything in Salem closes early.
Oh, for those of you who don't know. I have a second part time job. I probably already said it, but hey... I am still waiting on the details.
Sleeeeepy. For some reason my sleep schedule is all out of whack. Nyaaaaaaah. Okay, nothing else interesting to add.... Much love!
~N
I had a great 4th. I hung out with Ellie, and my neighbor S, and her silly daughter E. E calls everyone "mister" or "miss". So I am Miss Nikki and my honey is Mister Josh. She funnily told her mother that "Mister Josh is gonna be my teacher"... and threw an absolute fit when she couldn't hold his hand on the way to the event. It is cute.
I have gotten my emultion cleaner, more cans of air, and my microfiber wipes so I can clean my slides properly. So I can actually scan the hundreds of slides that I am behind on (due to lack of cleaning supplies). I am currently on the second set of ten. There are four more in this specific set... so that is forty... plus the four miscellaneous slides in this specific grouping. There are also another 200+ slides in a set waiting for me to do. So that leaves 244+ slides that I am behind on, and I can scan them up to 12 at a time. At the moment, I am scanning the sets of 10 as is and not more than the set of 10. Each scan of the 10 slides take about 20 minutes. And the full 12 takes about 25ish. I am scanning them at 300 dpi and 10.5 inches along the longest side.
yay, on the next set. So now only 234+...
Anywho, living in Salem is not too bad. Went to Northern Lights with my sister on Sunday, and with Josh on Friday before that to scout it out. Sad that Sunday everything in Salem closes early.
Oh, for those of you who don't know. I have a second part time job. I probably already said it, but hey... I am still waiting on the details.
Sleeeeepy. For some reason my sleep schedule is all out of whack. Nyaaaaaaah. Okay, nothing else interesting to add.... Much love!
~N
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Bored
Sorry for no update recently. There has actually been work to do at work. There is a brief respite at the moment, where I am just scanning some images again. I should be doing metadata, but I am leaving it till later so I will continue to have something to do.
I have found that transparencies, despite being printed material, they scan like slides. So they can be blown up a lot and still look good. Yay!
I have also found that my life plans for the future do not constitute as a legitimate history for a character. At least by the way I wrote it. I need to add major detail to tie up the loose ends. Apparently the most implausible points are that a) two Native Americans would move from the res to Japan, where there is the whole xenophobia and anti-gaijin phenomena running amok and 2) that the child of said Natives would retain any of his native culture. Apparently this was on high authority from a 'friend who has studied in Japan for a while' and living in an 'immigration-heavy part of America'. Apparently this woman has never met Natives in real life and, when I explained that it would be research and personal interest, she was all "it is not plausible for them to go".... yeah... So I pulled the characters to write a more detail-oriented profile for my character that shows all the steps to the plan. *Sigh*
Apparently she doesn't know that Japanese people have an odd, extreme fondness for Native Americans, their culture, their art, and their jewelry. And that any Japanese person that meets one is instantly amourous.
I also love how I also "checked the facts" and a number of Americans have made the move and are relatively accepted. Like the professor of mine who even married a Japanese woman and went through Japanese ceremonies. And had a son that was pretty much accepted into the community. I mean, there was some teasing, but that isn't unusual when you are in a different country. Yeah....
Oh well. I pulled the character for now until I can write a more acceptable version of the same damn thing. And though I am frustrated that a woman who is a moderator for a site that features an ISLAND OF JUST MEN WITH PRECIOUS METALS FOR CURRENCY cannot find it acceptable, I will bow out for the moment.
So I am kinna bored. Yeaaaaah.... *sigh* Gotta log off and go.
I have found that transparencies, despite being printed material, they scan like slides. So they can be blown up a lot and still look good. Yay!
I have also found that my life plans for the future do not constitute as a legitimate history for a character. At least by the way I wrote it. I need to add major detail to tie up the loose ends. Apparently the most implausible points are that a) two Native Americans would move from the res to Japan, where there is the whole xenophobia and anti-gaijin phenomena running amok and 2) that the child of said Natives would retain any of his native culture. Apparently this was on high authority from a 'friend who has studied in Japan for a while' and living in an 'immigration-heavy part of America'. Apparently this woman has never met Natives in real life and, when I explained that it would be research and personal interest, she was all "it is not plausible for them to go".... yeah... So I pulled the characters to write a more detail-oriented profile for my character that shows all the steps to the plan. *Sigh*
Apparently she doesn't know that Japanese people have an odd, extreme fondness for Native Americans, their culture, their art, and their jewelry. And that any Japanese person that meets one is instantly amourous.
I also love how I also "checked the facts" and a number of Americans have made the move and are relatively accepted. Like the professor of mine who even married a Japanese woman and went through Japanese ceremonies. And had a son that was pretty much accepted into the community. I mean, there was some teasing, but that isn't unusual when you are in a different country. Yeah....
Oh well. I pulled the character for now until I can write a more acceptable version of the same damn thing. And though I am frustrated that a woman who is a moderator for a site that features an ISLAND OF JUST MEN WITH PRECIOUS METALS FOR CURRENCY cannot find it acceptable, I will bow out for the moment.
So I am kinna bored. Yeaaaaah.... *sigh* Gotta log off and go.
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