Regretted not buying yet more things after my second trip to the mall (those belts are so cheap, especially since they look expensive). I really wish the world didn't have such high standards for women's outfits ( Read more... )

PMS crankiness is to the fore, I hardly slept last night, my stomach has been hurting for most of the day, I have had to force myself to write for the past week because for some depression-related reason, I don't feel like it, my grandfather's car won't start, my cousin's car is also acting up, I need to buy new tank tops because all of the ones I ( Read more... )

He's a Siberian Husky named Azure. My cousin just posted a picture of him. He's so cute! I can't wait to meet him.

I was watching a cute show about cats and shows to cheer myself up and going "aww" a lot, when suddenly one of the sweet dogs died of cancer. Oh c'mon! That's too sad. Then I remembered my dog nephew dying of cancer and it all went downhill. Needless to say, I'm currently watching The Big Bang Theory. So much better ( Read more... )

Food-wise, at least. My grandmother made arroz con leche last night, which is sweet rice goodness with cinnamon on top. Then today, she made turkey and potato tacos, rice with tomato sauce, lentils, and now she's making fish. Mmm. I shall try not to inhale all the arrow con leche and the lentils like last time, but it might be a close call ( Read more... )

It turns out that a girl I've known for two years, though so far she's basically been a friend of a friend, is my cousin. I mentioned how I went to see my family in the center of the island this week, and she said, "My family is from there." Then I told her my mother's surname and it turns out that's her mother's surname. So we called our families ( Read more... )

1. I went to bed at 4am for the first time since forever.

2. I managed not to collapse throughout the day despite only getting 4 1/2 hours of sleep.

3. I cut two branches that were hanging really low over the street.

4. I wrote a ficlet, again, for the first time since forever. And it's a happy ficlet. No angst anywhere.