And this is my Magic Murder Bag
[Current Mood: Toasty~ ]
[Weapon of the day: M a g i c M u r d e r B a g ]
[Current game of fancy: Suiko5 offline, FFXI online, Guitar Hero III when the chance arises ]
Where to start since the last one...
I'm mostly just doing this in hopes that typing an obscene amount of text in the dark may tire myself out enough to catch some sleep. For some reason or another, I'm finding it to be quite toasty here tonight. It's probably just me, but it's annoying all the same. Currently sitting in the living room with the windows open, but I don't think much air flow is occuring around here (though it is cool outside).
It's <3 day! Make sure you pass that stuff around. It's good for you. And once you get them hooked, you can charge them whatever you want and they won't complain.
I'm sure some of you have read in Missa's LJ that I've been approved for my permanent residence card and such. Hurrah, after many years of waiting. Mostly for other people I guess, and maybe some of the funding for filing the paperwork. It's a combination of nervousness and excitement running through me right now. Well, at least it would be if they hadn't messed up sending the thing. Now there's a 45 day wait before they can send it again, and I'm supposedly going to be contacted within the 45 days about. That was actually about 35 days ago so hopefully it'll be soon. Tried to follow it up, but was told to wait, and checking the online case status thing isn't useful either, as it has been the same since the notice was proclaimed undeliverable.
My amazingly fantastic, stunningly gorgeous, brilliantly witty, outrageously sexy other half has decided to get me a new computer (and really, those adjectives apply even without the prospect of a new gadget to play with). It'll shoot lazers, abolish slavery, teach Aya jujitsu and still take out the trash every day. Or something like that. Really, this paragraph is more of a "I <3 MISSA MORE THAN ANYTHING" deal. We're quickly approaching our 6 year anniversary, with a 5 year old monkey in tow. Life may not be perfect, but it never fails to put a smile on my face thinking of the two most important ladies in my life.
Sometime within the past...*eyes last entry*...uh, 9 months, Jeff came to visit us again. Same old deal. We hang out. Act like idiots. Laugh, eat, catch up, quote random hilarity, and hit each other until the bruises start going rainbow. Always awesome to have him visit, and I can't wait to be able to actually switch it around for a change.
Oh, Missa also purchased a new LCD tv for the room today. Snazzy, plus I got the steal the room tv for my PS2 in the living room (the one I play the evil game on). The clarity compared to the tv I used is astounding. In fact, my eyes hurt so much they may be bleeding internally ( I KID!). She also picked up a 1 TB drive for herself, and I'm currently taking bets from everyone as to how quickly she's going to fill that baby up. At this moment in time, she's transferring stuff off her 120 GB drive onto the 1 TB one, so that one will be free for...whatever afterwards.
Speaking of eye bleeding, Jeff's eyes apparently "bled" after visiting Tucson. Well, he said it was more of an orangey/pink discharge, so we assume it was a sinus infection of some sort that I happened to catch too, after he left. Except in my case, it felt like the mucus (which was shooting out orange :D) had gone into my middle ear or something, caused it to seal off into a really horribly painful pressure bubble, and then cause a tear in my eardrum (or something). While it sounds horribly serious (and maybe painful, there was some slight bleeding from the ear once I got the pressure to go), it wasn't all that bad at the end. Most amusing part was being able to make this weird squeaking sound by moving air out the ear. Well, it amused me for a bit. The whole weird sound thing for a few weeks sucked though. And then a few days ago I had a weird dizzy spell that caused a horrible bout of nausea and an odd sense of vertigo while laying down, but that was probably unrelated. I had to sleep sitting up on the couch that night because it really felt horrible being on my back. As soon as I passed out though, I apparently slid down and slept just fine that way for a few hours. Was totally random and brief.
There is a possibility that it was some kinda flu bug attack, since Aya had gone all feverish and throat pain (and some stomach pain, but she said it went away) the night before. She woke up feeling kinda off and warm, but after some food and some ibuprofen she improved quite a bit during the day. However, night came and her fever went up to 103, so we decided to take her to the ER to have it checked out. In the end (got there at 1 am, didn't leave until 6 am), it turned out to be nothing of worry. They say it was probably some flu bug ('tis the season). We're both all good and such now so who knows what it was all about.
What else to ramble on :/ Oh yar, FFXI. Well, I finally tossed my hat into the endgame arena, seeing as how I may end up with limited time playing once I start working, and I'd hate to look back and say "Wow, I can't believe I never did that/tried to get that!" or what not. Ninja, Ranger, Samurai 75. Merits almost complete. Gear still needs work, but that's the game for you. Love the new spaces, but there could definitely be more. The expansion feels ridiculously empty of things to do at this moment (at least compared to previous expansions), but they never release the whole thing at once. Next update is in early March, so we'll see what that brings.
I think this might actually be working somewhat. There's a twinge of tiredness gnawing away behind my eyes. Not enough yet, but it's a start. And it's cooled down a bit with the windows open.
You know, when I started HOL, I could honestly say that while I would've liked doing the whole 7 years, I didn't think it'd last that long (based on prior experiences with other online communities). So, to my surprise, here I am, finishing up my 7th year with it. I mean obviously, it doesn't hold the same sway it used to years and years ago, but it's still something I don't mind doing occasionally (classwork, quidditch, and such). I don't know if I want to be involved with it afterwards though. That's still something I'm running through my head. It's been a cool community, with some very outstanding people, and good or bad, I don't regret meeting/knowing/talking/whatever with them. Whether they be jackasses or awesome coolie monkeys. Though of course, truth be told, I'm wondering if it'll last much longer. Really though, there's still a lot of people who adore the place, and will probably do what they can to keep it running for a while longer yet. I just think a lot of the original faces (and there aren't many left anyways) may be on the brink of moving on for good. Or it could just be in my head. I'm not exactly paying ultra super attention to it all outside of some classwork that occasionally can be amusing, and my main attraction (well, outside of the place I met my wonderful wifey), trivia to the death!
Need a haircut this weekend. Hate it when my hair gets long. Missa likes it because she likes grabbing it and all, and as fun as that it, it just gets really irritating with the heat. Plus I shed like a mofo when it gets too long :/
Hockey! That Zednik thing, very scary. I remember a long while ago a goalie took a skate to the neck too. Maybe it's just the whiteness of the ice, but it really does make it all redder than it seems @_@ Nice to see the guy is 1) not dead, and 2) is getting better. Ovvie is probably gonna be the first 60 goal man in a long while, if he keeps this pace. Well, if he really catches fire again, it could be possible to see a 70 goal season, but there's like 21 games left and he has 48 at the moment. It'd be close. The Caps are still fighting for a playoff spot (the cheating way, but snagging the division so they can get an auto 3rd place seed, even if they don't beat everyone else in points). My Pens are doing quite fantastic this year, and chugging along even with Sid the kid out. Malkin's picking up the slack real good. Just hope they don't do to him what they did to Naslund (though that guy hasn't been all that fantastic the last couple of years...but still). Edmonton needs major help, Detroit looks like an unstoppable juggernaut, and the final stretch of the season looks like it should be quite interesting.
Usually try to get a rant in here for fun or something, but eh. Nothing on my mind lately. At least there's nothing I can remember at this current point in time.
So until next time people. Hope the people I don't see around all that often are doing well, if they're not, I hope their fortunes improve, with much <3 from me, and all that monkey business. The people I do see around lots though, you owe me push-ups. Get to it, hippies. Of course, an uneven proportion of <3 goes out to Missa and Aya, and most especially Missa, since it's Valentine's Day and all. Also, Happy Lunar New Year (though it's kind of a week late, but it's like a week long celebration anyways) to all those who celebrate it! If you're young enough to cash in on red packets, hope you cashed in big ^_^ And the usual greetings of a prosperous new year, with all your wishes coming true, and something about fish and oranges (really, they do enjoy their puns, and I was so confused about those sayings for a long time).
Oh, White Night is a goot book. I can't wait for Small Favor in April.
Bah, mentioning books makes me want to rant off on the reading I did over the last little while...but eh, think I'd rather try sleep instead.
[Weapon of the day: M a g i c M u r d e r B a g ]
[Current game of fancy: Suiko5 offline, FFXI online, Guitar Hero III when the chance arises ]
Where to start since the last one...
I'm mostly just doing this in hopes that typing an obscene amount of text in the dark may tire myself out enough to catch some sleep. For some reason or another, I'm finding it to be quite toasty here tonight. It's probably just me, but it's annoying all the same. Currently sitting in the living room with the windows open, but I don't think much air flow is occuring around here (though it is cool outside).
It's <3 day! Make sure you pass that stuff around. It's good for you. And once you get them hooked, you can charge them whatever you want and they won't complain.
I'm sure some of you have read in Missa's LJ that I've been approved for my permanent residence card and such. Hurrah, after many years of waiting. Mostly for other people I guess, and maybe some of the funding for filing the paperwork. It's a combination of nervousness and excitement running through me right now. Well, at least it would be if they hadn't messed up sending the thing. Now there's a 45 day wait before they can send it again, and I'm supposedly going to be contacted within the 45 days about. That was actually about 35 days ago so hopefully it'll be soon. Tried to follow it up, but was told to wait, and checking the online case status thing isn't useful either, as it has been the same since the notice was proclaimed undeliverable.
My amazingly fantastic, stunningly gorgeous, brilliantly witty, outrageously sexy other half has decided to get me a new computer (and really, those adjectives apply even without the prospect of a new gadget to play with). It'll shoot lazers, abolish slavery, teach Aya jujitsu and still take out the trash every day. Or something like that. Really, this paragraph is more of a "I <3 MISSA MORE THAN ANYTHING" deal. We're quickly approaching our 6 year anniversary, with a 5 year old monkey in tow. Life may not be perfect, but it never fails to put a smile on my face thinking of the two most important ladies in my life.
Sometime within the past...*eyes last entry*...uh, 9 months, Jeff came to visit us again. Same old deal. We hang out. Act like idiots. Laugh, eat, catch up, quote random hilarity, and hit each other until the bruises start going rainbow. Always awesome to have him visit, and I can't wait to be able to actually switch it around for a change.
Oh, Missa also purchased a new LCD tv for the room today. Snazzy, plus I got the steal the room tv for my PS2 in the living room (the one I play the evil game on). The clarity compared to the tv I used is astounding. In fact, my eyes hurt so much they may be bleeding internally ( I KID!). She also picked up a 1 TB drive for herself, and I'm currently taking bets from everyone as to how quickly she's going to fill that baby up. At this moment in time, she's transferring stuff off her 120 GB drive onto the 1 TB one, so that one will be free for...whatever afterwards.
Speaking of eye bleeding, Jeff's eyes apparently "bled" after visiting Tucson. Well, he said it was more of an orangey/pink discharge, so we assume it was a sinus infection of some sort that I happened to catch too, after he left. Except in my case, it felt like the mucus (which was shooting out orange :D) had gone into my middle ear or something, caused it to seal off into a really horribly painful pressure bubble, and then cause a tear in my eardrum (or something). While it sounds horribly serious (and maybe painful, there was some slight bleeding from the ear once I got the pressure to go), it wasn't all that bad at the end. Most amusing part was being able to make this weird squeaking sound by moving air out the ear. Well, it amused me for a bit. The whole weird sound thing for a few weeks sucked though. And then a few days ago I had a weird dizzy spell that caused a horrible bout of nausea and an odd sense of vertigo while laying down, but that was probably unrelated. I had to sleep sitting up on the couch that night because it really felt horrible being on my back. As soon as I passed out though, I apparently slid down and slept just fine that way for a few hours. Was totally random and brief.
There is a possibility that it was some kinda flu bug attack, since Aya had gone all feverish and throat pain (and some stomach pain, but she said it went away) the night before. She woke up feeling kinda off and warm, but after some food and some ibuprofen she improved quite a bit during the day. However, night came and her fever went up to 103, so we decided to take her to the ER to have it checked out. In the end (got there at 1 am, didn't leave until 6 am), it turned out to be nothing of worry. They say it was probably some flu bug ('tis the season). We're both all good and such now so who knows what it was all about.
What else to ramble on :/ Oh yar, FFXI. Well, I finally tossed my hat into the endgame arena, seeing as how I may end up with limited time playing once I start working, and I'd hate to look back and say "Wow, I can't believe I never did that/tried to get that!" or what not. Ninja, Ranger, Samurai 75. Merits almost complete. Gear still needs work, but that's the game for you. Love the new spaces, but there could definitely be more. The expansion feels ridiculously empty of things to do at this moment (at least compared to previous expansions), but they never release the whole thing at once. Next update is in early March, so we'll see what that brings.
I think this might actually be working somewhat. There's a twinge of tiredness gnawing away behind my eyes. Not enough yet, but it's a start. And it's cooled down a bit with the windows open.
You know, when I started HOL, I could honestly say that while I would've liked doing the whole 7 years, I didn't think it'd last that long (based on prior experiences with other online communities). So, to my surprise, here I am, finishing up my 7th year with it. I mean obviously, it doesn't hold the same sway it used to years and years ago, but it's still something I don't mind doing occasionally (classwork, quidditch, and such). I don't know if I want to be involved with it afterwards though. That's still something I'm running through my head. It's been a cool community, with some very outstanding people, and good or bad, I don't regret meeting/knowing/talking/whatever with them. Whether they be jackasses or awesome coolie monkeys. Though of course, truth be told, I'm wondering if it'll last much longer. Really though, there's still a lot of people who adore the place, and will probably do what they can to keep it running for a while longer yet. I just think a lot of the original faces (and there aren't many left anyways) may be on the brink of moving on for good. Or it could just be in my head. I'm not exactly paying ultra super attention to it all outside of some classwork that occasionally can be amusing, and my main attraction (well, outside of the place I met my wonderful wifey), trivia to the death!
Need a haircut this weekend. Hate it when my hair gets long. Missa likes it because she likes grabbing it and all, and as fun as that it, it just gets really irritating with the heat. Plus I shed like a mofo when it gets too long :/
Hockey! That Zednik thing, very scary. I remember a long while ago a goalie took a skate to the neck too. Maybe it's just the whiteness of the ice, but it really does make it all redder than it seems @_@ Nice to see the guy is 1) not dead, and 2) is getting better. Ovvie is probably gonna be the first 60 goal man in a long while, if he keeps this pace. Well, if he really catches fire again, it could be possible to see a 70 goal season, but there's like 21 games left and he has 48 at the moment. It'd be close. The Caps are still fighting for a playoff spot (the cheating way, but snagging the division so they can get an auto 3rd place seed, even if they don't beat everyone else in points). My Pens are doing quite fantastic this year, and chugging along even with Sid the kid out. Malkin's picking up the slack real good. Just hope they don't do to him what they did to Naslund (though that guy hasn't been all that fantastic the last couple of years...but still). Edmonton needs major help, Detroit looks like an unstoppable juggernaut, and the final stretch of the season looks like it should be quite interesting.
Usually try to get a rant in here for fun or something, but eh. Nothing on my mind lately. At least there's nothing I can remember at this current point in time.
So until next time people. Hope the people I don't see around all that often are doing well, if they're not, I hope their fortunes improve, with much <3 from me, and all that monkey business. The people I do see around lots though, you owe me push-ups. Get to it, hippies. Of course, an uneven proportion of <3 goes out to Missa and Aya, and most especially Missa, since it's Valentine's Day and all. Also, Happy Lunar New Year (though it's kind of a week late, but it's like a week long celebration anyways) to all those who celebrate it! If you're young enough to cash in on red packets, hope you cashed in big ^_^ And the usual greetings of a prosperous new year, with all your wishes coming true, and something about fish and oranges (really, they do enjoy their puns, and I was so confused about those sayings for a long time).
Oh, White Night is a goot book. I can't wait for Small Favor in April.
Bah, mentioning books makes me want to rant off on the reading I did over the last little while...but eh, think I'd rather try sleep instead.