and I want you now, I want you now.
WHOOOOOOOOOOO HEAD THRASHHHHHHHHHH.
HAPPY BELATED THANKSGIVING. I was going to make an update to say that, but I had nothing else to say and it would have been kind of pointless, especially since I know so many non-Americans. It is a day upon which people get together and eat delicious home-cooked food. Until they are so full they fall asleep at 4 PM. My holiday was pleasant - Smeg and Dad went off to bed and so I hung out with Mom until she went to sleep at 10 PM. I've been really close to her lately and it's nice; I don't think we've been as close for years. I love her.
Tonight I attended Vegan Thanksgiving at Nikki's house and that was a good time. I had a lot of pie and my mashed potatoes (made largely by Mom <3 - I'm still learning the craft) disappeared very quickly. Omnomnom! :[]
This entry will be sadly disjointed!
I dyed my hair permanently red on Wednesday afternoon. It looks amazing and I love it beyond reason. I make a hot redhead! I have to pencil in some lighter browns on my eyebrows, but it just makes them look fashionably fuller - I finally let them grow out rather than plucking my brow bare and they look nice! Well, they're not as full as they are naturally, because that's way too much brow for my face, but they're distinct now and are a good shape. I also love my double-pierced ears a whole lot, even though I'm keeping the 16g surgical steel horseshoes in the second holes for the time being. All the metal is shiny and feminine somehow. Even though I've gained 26 pounds over the last 11 months rather than lost 40, I'm okay with how I look for now and I'm not beating myself up. I'm in a really good, stable place mentally (most of the time - I know I've flared up several times over the past few weeks, but bear in mind I was coming off birth control and haven't been as regular with the Depakote as I should and have too much homework and too many doctor's appointments! Stress = pissy Jess), and I feel cheerful and optimistic. I can't really complain about much since I'm well-fed and loved and taken care of and I know I won't do badly in my classes, no matter what worries might surface. I'm really looking forward to Smeg's birthday next Saturday, my birthday on the 18th of December, and Dad's birthday/Christmas. December will be lovely and I can end the year knowing I'm a lot different than I was last year; I've definitely changed for the better. And while the changes aren't as visible as pounds lost, they're there and that's good.
I said 'pwn3d' tonight and Megan had NO IDEA what it meant. I thought that was funny. Oh, interwebz.
Mom and I did our first stint of official Christmas shopping today. I'm excited! I love to make people happy and get them stuffs. I have good stuffs for lots of people so far. I'm way backed up on knitting and crocheting projects due to school/therapy/sleep/whatever, but soon I'll get a chance to work on them all. :) I have a ton of yarn I haven't even touched yet and I need to figure out what to do with it all!
Speaking of health, I got a call from my gastrointerologist on Wednesday evening and he said my biopsies and the scan came back normal, so he thinks it's ... wait for it ... IBS! I went through all that to get the same answer as my GP gave me 3 years ago. Bugger all. At least I'm official now - most IBS books/articles I've read have said that a colonoscopy is a must to rule out other causes. My digestive system is officially ... confused! And a little bit of a sadist, too. The nurse who called said I need to get my colon examined again when I'm 50, and Mom and I laughed about that, since I've got a good 30 years before I have to worry about that. Also, I'm getting a new medicine to take before meals and at bedtime so hopefully that will help out, and I'm going to wait to see what the endocrinologist says. If there's nothing they can do for me, I guess I'll keep being careful with what I eat and do an elimination diet through January to see if I have an intolerance or an allergy to something. I am glad nothing really awful is wrong with me, but it's also slightly disheartening to be sick so much and NOT know what the cause is. :\ Woe. I don't know what else to say or do about it right now.
I'm very tired from eating and shopping (such a hard life!) so I'll likely go to bedz0r soon. Nothing more to report, really! <3 Love to you all!! Have a good weekend. :D
J.
HAPPY BELATED THANKSGIVING. I was going to make an update to say that, but I had nothing else to say and it would have been kind of pointless, especially since I know so many non-Americans. It is a day upon which people get together and eat delicious home-cooked food. Until they are so full they fall asleep at 4 PM. My holiday was pleasant - Smeg and Dad went off to bed and so I hung out with Mom until she went to sleep at 10 PM. I've been really close to her lately and it's nice; I don't think we've been as close for years. I love her.
Tonight I attended Vegan Thanksgiving at Nikki's house and that was a good time. I had a lot of pie and my mashed potatoes (made largely by Mom <3 - I'm still learning the craft) disappeared very quickly. Omnomnom! :[]
This entry will be sadly disjointed!
I dyed my hair permanently red on Wednesday afternoon. It looks amazing and I love it beyond reason. I make a hot redhead! I have to pencil in some lighter browns on my eyebrows, but it just makes them look fashionably fuller - I finally let them grow out rather than plucking my brow bare and they look nice! Well, they're not as full as they are naturally, because that's way too much brow for my face, but they're distinct now and are a good shape. I also love my double-pierced ears a whole lot, even though I'm keeping the 16g surgical steel horseshoes in the second holes for the time being. All the metal is shiny and feminine somehow. Even though I've gained 26 pounds over the last 11 months rather than lost 40, I'm okay with how I look for now and I'm not beating myself up. I'm in a really good, stable place mentally (most of the time - I know I've flared up several times over the past few weeks, but bear in mind I was coming off birth control and haven't been as regular with the Depakote as I should and have too much homework and too many doctor's appointments! Stress = pissy Jess), and I feel cheerful and optimistic. I can't really complain about much since I'm well-fed and loved and taken care of and I know I won't do badly in my classes, no matter what worries might surface. I'm really looking forward to Smeg's birthday next Saturday, my birthday on the 18th of December, and Dad's birthday/Christmas. December will be lovely and I can end the year knowing I'm a lot different than I was last year; I've definitely changed for the better. And while the changes aren't as visible as pounds lost, they're there and that's good.
I said 'pwn3d' tonight and Megan had NO IDEA what it meant. I thought that was funny. Oh, interwebz.
Mom and I did our first stint of official Christmas shopping today. I'm excited! I love to make people happy and get them stuffs. I have good stuffs for lots of people so far. I'm way backed up on knitting and crocheting projects due to school/therapy/sleep/whatever, but soon I'll get a chance to work on them all. :) I have a ton of yarn I haven't even touched yet and I need to figure out what to do with it all!
Speaking of health, I got a call from my gastrointerologist on Wednesday evening and he said my biopsies and the scan came back normal, so he thinks it's ... wait for it ... IBS! I went through all that to get the same answer as my GP gave me 3 years ago. Bugger all. At least I'm official now - most IBS books/articles I've read have said that a colonoscopy is a must to rule out other causes. My digestive system is officially ... confused! And a little bit of a sadist, too. The nurse who called said I need to get my colon examined again when I'm 50, and Mom and I laughed about that, since I've got a good 30 years before I have to worry about that. Also, I'm getting a new medicine to take before meals and at bedtime so hopefully that will help out, and I'm going to wait to see what the endocrinologist says. If there's nothing they can do for me, I guess I'll keep being careful with what I eat and do an elimination diet through January to see if I have an intolerance or an allergy to something. I am glad nothing really awful is wrong with me, but it's also slightly disheartening to be sick so much and NOT know what the cause is. :\ Woe. I don't know what else to say or do about it right now.
I'm very tired from eating and shopping (such a hard life!) so I'll likely go to bedz0r soon. Nothing more to report, really! <3 Love to you all!! Have a good weekend. :D
J.