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Hello, Livejournal-land!
Geez I need to remember to log into this more often. XD;; Gaia takes up 95% of my internet time! It's totally sad. Actually, I applied to become a moderator a few months back, and I was accepted into the training program - but I was dropped 'cause I couldn't keep up with the workload. It was fun though so I wanna try again sometime. But geez. I need to spend my internet time on more than just Gaia.
Not that I spend all my free time on the internet. XD I might not have much of a life, but I do have one! It's called work. ... not really, but I actually do spend a lot of time at work. Well, it's like, the days that I'm there, 5 days a week, I basically don't have time for anything else when I get home. D: It's like, a few hours and then I gotta go to bed. I do like working. Maybe that's the saddest of all? ._.
Also, I feel like I'm pretty much obligated to mention this: the Twilight series has been selling like CRAZY. It's insane. We've been getting drop shipments of the books in addition to huge shipments on the truck. And yes, I read them. And I saw the movie (the pirate way!). I have to say that I was definitely entertained by it. I hate that I feel like I have to defend myself when I say that, but the books are definitely not the greatest works of literature.. XD;; But I do have to admit, the heroine is no worse in the Twilight series than in half the manga I read. And I really like Bella in the very last part of the last book. Actually, the last book is probably my favorite. Maybe because you get to escape from Bella's obsessive one-track mind for a few chapters? XD
I think we'll be getting a lot of returns of the series, though. I mean, it's on the wishlist of every teen girl pretty much and so everybody is getting these books for their daughters, nieces, and granddaughters. So some girls are bound to get multiple copies from the different family members. My prediction is that Books-a-Million will discount the titles after Christmas so that returns without a receipt won't get their full credit. That probably won't happen, but it would certainly be a sly move.. xD
Also, and I know I say this all the time (and usually right before I get a boyfriend), but I hate boys. Seriously. Actually, I don't hate them. I like them a lot but anymore I just get the feeling that it's only my hormones telling me to hook up with them. XD; Like, if I didn't have hormones, there probably wouldn't be a difference. I guess that's what hormones are for, though? I don't really know.. but I'm pretty sure that I shouldn't have a boyfriend right now. It turns out I'm very impulsive, though, so I hope I can keep my head and avoid boys for a while longer. Don't let me get a boyfriend. I don't want one. They're too much hassle. ;A;
Oh, oh. I do need to update about this - my Mom's social security thing. We finally got the letter last month telling her when her court date was. It was the 12th. I went with her and we met her attorney there. I couldn't go into the room where they had the hearing, but from what her attorney said afterward, the judge basically said she was approved, but wasn't sure whether to start counting from 2006 (when she slowed down working) or 2007 (when she stopped completely). The benefits are retroactive so the further back they go, the more money we'll get. oAo Also there's a 2-year waiting period for Medicare, and if they counted from 2k6 she'd be eligible right away.
So we're looking at as early as February that we could be seeing some money. I am ecstatic. We might not see anything until March, but we'll be seeing it. I am so, so relieved. =A= It also means that I can realistically look at things like moving out. I mean, I'd need a roommate. But as long as I can afford to send my mom $450 per month she could continue living right here. I just need to make a decision about school.. I'd like to take classes and get some kind of degree, but I don't want to have to pay out-of-state tuition somewhere. I dunno. I'm conflicted. What should I do with my life. ;^;
Last weekend, my goldfish died. I was more upset about that than I expected to be. I've had Master Chief since March of last year. So.. over a year and a half now I've had him, almost two years. What happened? Everybody so far has said "Oh, that's really good for a goldfish, they don't usually live that long!" Uh. I don't mean to sound like an ass, but they don't usually live that long because people are idiots. A well-cared-for goldfish can live for more than ten years, often twenty, and the oldest on record lived more than forty. So yes, I do feel like I killed my goldfish. Not that he would have had a longer or better life if I had never come along, but if I could have taken care of him better, given him a more varied diet, even cleaned his tank in a different way, he wouldn't be in a little box under two feet of dirt out next to our garden right now. ;-; There's nothing I can do now, just.. if I ever get another fish, I'll take better care of him.
I think that's all I wanted to update about. The holidays are sneaking up on me, geez. XD I'm not getting done half the stuff I wanted to.. rgh. I made a new LJ icon. Not really holiday themed, but new. That's all. XD
Geez I need to remember to log into this more often. XD;; Gaia takes up 95% of my internet time! It's totally sad. Actually, I applied to become a moderator a few months back, and I was accepted into the training program - but I was dropped 'cause I couldn't keep up with the workload. It was fun though so I wanna try again sometime. But geez. I need to spend my internet time on more than just Gaia.
Not that I spend all my free time on the internet. XD I might not have much of a life, but I do have one! It's called work. ... not really, but I actually do spend a lot of time at work. Well, it's like, the days that I'm there, 5 days a week, I basically don't have time for anything else when I get home. D: It's like, a few hours and then I gotta go to bed. I do like working. Maybe that's the saddest of all? ._.
Also, I feel like I'm pretty much obligated to mention this: the Twilight series has been selling like CRAZY. It's insane. We've been getting drop shipments of the books in addition to huge shipments on the truck. And yes, I read them. And I saw the movie (the pirate way!). I have to say that I was definitely entertained by it. I hate that I feel like I have to defend myself when I say that, but the books are definitely not the greatest works of literature.. XD;; But I do have to admit, the heroine is no worse in the Twilight series than in half the manga I read. And I really like Bella in the very last part of the last book. Actually, the last book is probably my favorite. Maybe because you get to escape from Bella's obsessive one-track mind for a few chapters? XD
I think we'll be getting a lot of returns of the series, though. I mean, it's on the wishlist of every teen girl pretty much and so everybody is getting these books for their daughters, nieces, and granddaughters. So some girls are bound to get multiple copies from the different family members. My prediction is that Books-a-Million will discount the titles after Christmas so that returns without a receipt won't get their full credit. That probably won't happen, but it would certainly be a sly move.. xD
Also, and I know I say this all the time (and usually right before I get a boyfriend), but I hate boys. Seriously. Actually, I don't hate them. I like them a lot but anymore I just get the feeling that it's only my hormones telling me to hook up with them. XD; Like, if I didn't have hormones, there probably wouldn't be a difference. I guess that's what hormones are for, though? I don't really know.. but I'm pretty sure that I shouldn't have a boyfriend right now. It turns out I'm very impulsive, though, so I hope I can keep my head and avoid boys for a while longer. Don't let me get a boyfriend. I don't want one. They're too much hassle. ;A;
Oh, oh. I do need to update about this - my Mom's social security thing. We finally got the letter last month telling her when her court date was. It was the 12th. I went with her and we met her attorney there. I couldn't go into the room where they had the hearing, but from what her attorney said afterward, the judge basically said she was approved, but wasn't sure whether to start counting from 2006 (when she slowed down working) or 2007 (when she stopped completely). The benefits are retroactive so the further back they go, the more money we'll get. oAo Also there's a 2-year waiting period for Medicare, and if they counted from 2k6 she'd be eligible right away.
So we're looking at as early as February that we could be seeing some money. I am ecstatic. We might not see anything until March, but we'll be seeing it. I am so, so relieved. =A= It also means that I can realistically look at things like moving out. I mean, I'd need a roommate. But as long as I can afford to send my mom $450 per month she could continue living right here. I just need to make a decision about school.. I'd like to take classes and get some kind of degree, but I don't want to have to pay out-of-state tuition somewhere. I dunno. I'm conflicted. What should I do with my life. ;^;
Last weekend, my goldfish died. I was more upset about that than I expected to be. I've had Master Chief since March of last year. So.. over a year and a half now I've had him, almost two years. What happened? Everybody so far has said "Oh, that's really good for a goldfish, they don't usually live that long!" Uh. I don't mean to sound like an ass, but they don't usually live that long because people are idiots. A well-cared-for goldfish can live for more than ten years, often twenty, and the oldest on record lived more than forty. So yes, I do feel like I killed my goldfish. Not that he would have had a longer or better life if I had never come along, but if I could have taken care of him better, given him a more varied diet, even cleaned his tank in a different way, he wouldn't be in a little box under two feet of dirt out next to our garden right now. ;-; There's nothing I can do now, just.. if I ever get another fish, I'll take better care of him.
I think that's all I wanted to update about. The holidays are sneaking up on me, geez. XD I'm not getting done half the stuff I wanted to.. rgh. I made a new LJ icon. Not really holiday themed, but new. That's all. XD