*bad bad girl*
Alright, so I'm starting to be embarrassed by how long it's been since I've posted. Especially because it's gotten to the point that I start talking in my head about stuff that I'm doing, prepping myself for the LJ post that I know I will never write.
So that's no good.
So here's my little update.
Health: generally good. I am not getting quite enough sleep, but almost. My skin is, as always, freakin' out, but c'est la vie. I have been slacking on the exercise front, but I have a work-out date with Lou this morning, and the weather is still nice enough for me to bike to the Esselon Cafe on my days off, so that's all good.
Job: I still love my new job. It exhausts me, and I've been there a month, but am still asking people all sorts of stupid n00b questions, but they don't seem to mind. Hopefully this is because they find me charming, and not because they've just accepted that I'm a moron. There was a big company picnic thing this past Sunday, and I got to run the 3-legged race with my main coworker crush, Melea. I cannot even begin to express how exciting that was. Alas, we didn't win, but I think we came in second. I don't know. I was distracted. My other main coworker crush, Pete, is married, but I got to meet his wife, and I adored her (because she is 1) hot, 2) funny, and 3) told me I was really cool for making sushi to bring to the picnic), and so it's ok that he's married, because at least he's well taken care of.
Japanese: for those of you not in the know, I'm planning on taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test in December. Have I studied at all in the past month? Unless you count the eavesdropping I did on the cute Japanese couple while I was nursing a latte at Haymarket... um... no. I suck.
Romance: I am the luckiest girl alive. I don't really know what else to say. I have not one, but two (two! ah-ah-ah!) requited love situations. Lou and I are coming up on 1 year (which is funny, because he still says to his friends things like, "Yeah, Megan and I have only been going out for a couple months, but it feels like forever!" Ha! Joke's on you, Lou! *grin*) Raymond says he loves me, and although I have huge insecurity issues and go through the 'There's no way he could possibly be really interested in me!' panic on a regular basis, so far so good. So yeah. Neither relationship is perfect (Lou and I in particular had a nasty fight about a week ago), but things are definitely 1000 times better on the love front than they were a year ago. *me gusta mucho*
Knitting: I have finally made progress on JJ's hat (which I promised him last winter, of course)! I rule! It's about halfway finished, and I'm holding off on finishing it because I want to get him to try it on and pick out a cable pattern for the brim. But I am awesome! He might even get it before it starts to snow!
I am also making quick progress on a scarf for Lou (which I also promised him last winter). The tabi socks I made for him are languishing in my bag, however-- all I need to do is embroider a little bit more of the kanji on them, but I just can't seem to find the wherewithall to do it. I am lame.
My book-culling project: despite my efforts (I even took a bunch of old textbooks to the Smith bookstore and got --whee!-- totally ripped off to the tune of $30 dollars for 10-15 books, one of which was a big, thick Chinese textbook STILL IN THE SHRINKWRAP that I guarantee cost me more than $70 new-- yes, I know I probably should've half.commed 'em, but I just couldn't bear the thought of having them lie around anymore while I waited for them to sell), I still have way too many books. I don't really even have time to put them all up on bookmooch.com, and even if I do, I don't think I have much that people want. It's very sad. I don't want to just throw them away. If you asked for books from me and still haven't gotten them, be patient-- I know I still have at least one box o' books sitting on my bedroom floor waiting for me to have time and energy to go to take it to the post office.
Horticulture: All the plants on my windowsill are doing fine (1- the awesome, incredibly resiliant ivy I got at a yard sale back when I was dating Eli and have almost killed, like, 40 bajillion times now; 2 & 3- the two succulents I got at the Smith plant sale a few years back, one of which looks like short, fat grass, the other of which is luna-moth-colored and has big, fat lobes growing out of its central stem; and the most recent addition, the tiny red rose plant that Lou got me out of the blue one day. It bloomed a few weeks back, and they smelled AWESOME and lasted for a really long time. I am very happy that I haven't killed it yet, because of the 4 of them, it needs the most regular watering.) The amaryllis downstairs, however, has one big leaf that is slowly turning yellow, and since it's not like it has more than 4 leaves at a time, I am a bit worried about it. I can't tell if I'm watering it too much or too little, though. I'm positive it doesn't need more sun, though. Sigh. I am such a bad plant-lover.
In other news: I cannot for the life of me get my computer to play the subtitles when I try to watch DVDs. I've done everything you're supposed to do (turned them on in the DVD's subtitle menu screen, used the DVD player program's settings to turn them on, fiddled with the security settings even...) but no go. Any advice?
Love you all!
So that's no good.
So here's my little update.
Health: generally good. I am not getting quite enough sleep, but almost. My skin is, as always, freakin' out, but c'est la vie. I have been slacking on the exercise front, but I have a work-out date with Lou this morning, and the weather is still nice enough for me to bike to the Esselon Cafe on my days off, so that's all good.
Job: I still love my new job. It exhausts me, and I've been there a month, but am still asking people all sorts of stupid n00b questions, but they don't seem to mind. Hopefully this is because they find me charming, and not because they've just accepted that I'm a moron. There was a big company picnic thing this past Sunday, and I got to run the 3-legged race with my main coworker crush, Melea. I cannot even begin to express how exciting that was. Alas, we didn't win, but I think we came in second. I don't know. I was distracted. My other main coworker crush, Pete, is married, but I got to meet his wife, and I adored her (because she is 1) hot, 2) funny, and 3) told me I was really cool for making sushi to bring to the picnic), and so it's ok that he's married, because at least he's well taken care of.
Japanese: for those of you not in the know, I'm planning on taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test in December. Have I studied at all in the past month? Unless you count the eavesdropping I did on the cute Japanese couple while I was nursing a latte at Haymarket... um... no. I suck.
Romance: I am the luckiest girl alive. I don't really know what else to say. I have not one, but two (two! ah-ah-ah!) requited love situations. Lou and I are coming up on 1 year (which is funny, because he still says to his friends things like, "Yeah, Megan and I have only been going out for a couple months, but it feels like forever!" Ha! Joke's on you, Lou! *grin*) Raymond says he loves me, and although I have huge insecurity issues and go through the 'There's no way he could possibly be really interested in me!' panic on a regular basis, so far so good. So yeah. Neither relationship is perfect (Lou and I in particular had a nasty fight about a week ago), but things are definitely 1000 times better on the love front than they were a year ago. *me gusta mucho*
Knitting: I have finally made progress on JJ's hat (which I promised him last winter, of course)! I rule! It's about halfway finished, and I'm holding off on finishing it because I want to get him to try it on and pick out a cable pattern for the brim. But I am awesome! He might even get it before it starts to snow!
I am also making quick progress on a scarf for Lou (which I also promised him last winter). The tabi socks I made for him are languishing in my bag, however-- all I need to do is embroider a little bit more of the kanji on them, but I just can't seem to find the wherewithall to do it. I am lame.
My book-culling project: despite my efforts (I even took a bunch of old textbooks to the Smith bookstore and got --whee!-- totally ripped off to the tune of $30 dollars for 10-15 books, one of which was a big, thick Chinese textbook STILL IN THE SHRINKWRAP that I guarantee cost me more than $70 new-- yes, I know I probably should've half.commed 'em, but I just couldn't bear the thought of having them lie around anymore while I waited for them to sell), I still have way too many books. I don't really even have time to put them all up on bookmooch.com, and even if I do, I don't think I have much that people want. It's very sad. I don't want to just throw them away. If you asked for books from me and still haven't gotten them, be patient-- I know I still have at least one box o' books sitting on my bedroom floor waiting for me to have time and energy to go to take it to the post office.
Horticulture: All the plants on my windowsill are doing fine (1- the awesome, incredibly resiliant ivy I got at a yard sale back when I was dating Eli and have almost killed, like, 40 bajillion times now; 2 & 3- the two succulents I got at the Smith plant sale a few years back, one of which looks like short, fat grass, the other of which is luna-moth-colored and has big, fat lobes growing out of its central stem; and the most recent addition, the tiny red rose plant that Lou got me out of the blue one day. It bloomed a few weeks back, and they smelled AWESOME and lasted for a really long time. I am very happy that I haven't killed it yet, because of the 4 of them, it needs the most regular watering.) The amaryllis downstairs, however, has one big leaf that is slowly turning yellow, and since it's not like it has more than 4 leaves at a time, I am a bit worried about it. I can't tell if I'm watering it too much or too little, though. I'm positive it doesn't need more sun, though. Sigh. I am such a bad plant-lover.
In other news: I cannot for the life of me get my computer to play the subtitles when I try to watch DVDs. I've done everything you're supposed to do (turned them on in the DVD's subtitle menu screen, used the DVD player program's settings to turn them on, fiddled with the security settings even...) but no go. Any advice?
Love you all!