Not Been My Week . . .

Well -- as some of you know -- this hasn't exactly been the best week for me. I am perpetually tired and . . . well. . . I'm single now. But I'm not going to go into that now because this isn't really the place.

I'm wearing a tank top today. That's actually somewhat amusing to me because I am one of the whitest people I know. Like, people are usually saying things like "white as my ass" -- well I can officially say that my entire body is as white as my ass. Why? Do I fear and loathe the sun? No. Do I have ape-like strength and rule the night? No. Am I albino? No.

I'm a red-head whose skin burns from friend's vacation pictures of their trip to Miami. Plus, if I'm out in the sun, my freckles turn into over-sized birthmarks and small children point and laugh or call me "Cheetah-boy."

And I'm about fed up with the new apartment complex management. I have had this little water problem in my apartment for the past 3 months. The pipes behind my shower were leaking and it turned the sheetrock to mush and all the tile started to cave in. So then sent some man who apparently was unfamiliar with working with tile (because they are not straight or even lined up) and he "fixed" the pipes and patched the wall.

Well, now there is an unsightly brownish-yellow spot (approximately 2 feet in length by 8 inches wide) at the side of my shower. I told them a week and a half ago and Melissa (the new assistant manager with an big bad attitude to match her big bad ass and well . . . just bad hair) said they'd have someone out as soon as possible to fix it. Almost two weeks later and I'm irritated to the point of doing it myself. And I would -- but I'm no Bob Villa. (And if anyone says anything about Martha Stewart, so help me God.)

My List O'Suck

I've been in a bad mood pretty much all day today. So I have decided to give my entry an aire of pathos and generate copious quantities of negative energy. So here, listed below, is my current list o' suck:

1. Getting woke up by Mexican workers outside my window jabbering away in Spanish about God knows what.
2. Getting woke up in the morning by the lawn care people who think it's fun to mow the law and weed-eat at 7:30am (bastards!)
3. Getting woke up by my cat heaving on my bed.
4. Sleeping for 8 hours and not feeling rested when you wake up.
5. Not getting enough sleep at nite and having your coworkers tell you that you look like shit.
6. Getting plenty of sleep and having your coworkers tell you that you look like shit.
7. Getting stuck in line at Wal-Mart behind the woman who insists on a price check on an item that is only $1.50 anyway -- and when it turns out she's wrong, she doesn't buy it.
8. Having a shower that only has 15 minutes of hot water.
9. Pouring a bowl of cereal only to find out (after a bit, of course) that the milk is bad.
10. Getting a potato, egg, and cheese tacquito from Whataburger™ to-go and getting home to find out they substituted french fries for hash browns.

*UPDATED* 11. Accidentally replacing your entire new Jive CSS file with an old version -- essentially deleting your entire day's work (DAMMIT!)

Well, as you can see, most of my woes are sleep-related -- becuase i'm TIRED. Bleh.

The Booger Gnomes Have Struck!

So I went into work this morning and stopped in to go potty (#1, not #2) and I was standing at the urinal when someothing profound struck me.

I was laid off February 1 (from the same company I work for now) because of lack of funding. At the time, there was a small, but growing collection of boogers on the wall next to the urinal. Mind you, these were at like eye-level. These little friends have continued to exist over the past six months -- until this weekend.

Apparently, the boogers have now been "picked" to meet their maker, as they no longer claim the urinal wall as their home.

6 months! Can you believe it!? How disgusting is that!? Bleh bleh.

Problems of the World via Charlotte's Web

This girl cracks me up. Never have I heard the problems of the world attributed to a children's story in such a well-thought-out way. I'm amazed.

My Uncle is my Brother . . .

It looks Utah is finally crackin' down on those good-time, family-oriented polygamists. As quoted from CNN:

LuAnn Kingston said Jeremy Kingston had three wives and 17 children when he married her. She told investigators that her father-in-law, Joseph Ortell Kingston, is her half brother, making her ex-husband a nephew as well as a cousin. Authorities have said blood tests previously proved that the mothers of Jeremy and LuAnn Kingston were sisters.

It's a shame that Mormon's get such a bad rap for that. Yes, there are some really screwed up Mormons -- but ya know what? There's also some really screwed up Catholics, Baptists, Jews, and Buddhists too, not to mention the countless other religious organizations in the world. People in general are shitty. It's sad that people will label a whole organization based on the actions of a few people.

Currently listening to: Barcelona -- Rufus Wainwright

Henry's Brown Boxes

I'm all about pampering myself. Probably more than I should be. I'm a big fan scrubs (not the clothes). I had this most excellent sugar scrub called Biba (How Sweet It Is . . . ) -- but now I'm out and I can't find it anywhere. So I was searching for it online (still couldn't find it ) -- but I DID find this . . .

Henry's Brown Boxes

The stuff doesn't seem to be too expensive. I've only ordered from them this once. I got a Body Scrub . . . it's Grapefruit and Honey scent (which I'm not so thrilled about . . .but that's ok) -- but it's organic brown rice and clay. And I also got some Goat's Milk Soap -- the sampler comes with 6 different (very thin) bars. But holy shit, they are extremely aromatic. Id the box and practically fell out of my chair.

Anyway, check them out and let me know if you like their products.

Currently listening to : Strawberry Fields Forever -- Ben Harper

Yay! Redesign (FINALLY!)

Well school is done - and I know I've really been slacking in my writing lately . . . but I have a good reason. I've been redesigning! So here it is -- My Final Fantasy X-2 version of VeryOpinionated.com.

Comments are certainly welcome!

ZEMPT!

Here's a GREAT new desktop blog-publishing tool that interfaces with MoveableType. It's called Zempt! and it's free. So go download it!

Sad news . . .

My good friend Michael's mother is in the hospital tonite. Michael called me earlier this evening semi-frantic asking about headaches . . . because his mother was on the way to the hospital because she had a bad headache, fainted, and was throwing up.

Turns out she had an aneurysm.

She'll be in surgery tomorrow. So please keep her in your prayers and thoughts.

** UPDATE ** Michael's mom is doing well. She is still in the hospital to be monitored to make sure she doesn't have a stroke or seizure. She is expected to be out in two weeks.

*GUILT*

Ok -- so as we all know, I have a kitty who loves me. Her name is Yuna and has been a godsend.

Well -- sort'a. As of late, she's been vomiting a lot. And you know how cats do that whole repetative "sounds-like-someone's-kicking-em-in-the-stomach" thing? Well . . . this morning, I'm laying in bed, and here's kitty laying at the foot of the bed on her little kitty blanket. It's this really HOT blanket with Micky Mouse on it (that's double-sided).

So I'm laying there and she just retches all over her blanket. And I for the life of me can not bring myself to clean it up. It's all matted in the blanket fur . . . but she'll be upset if she's not able to sleep on it. Ok, well maybe not upset -- but . . .

I just folded the blanket over so it's twice as thick and now has a surprise center. Hopefully she doesn't puke again tomorrow.

*guilt* *guilt* *guilt*

New Delerium Video: "After All"

I'm quite a fan of Delerium and I just wanted to pass two links on . . . This is the video for their new single "After All." It's available in High and Low. This is via RealPlayer, so hope you got it. If not, get it here.

Also -- here is the tour schedule for Delerium for the month of September.

9/03/03 Commodore Ballroom, VANCOUVER
9/04/03 The Showbox, SEATTLE
9/05/03 Crystal Ballroom, PORTLAND
9/06/03 Bimbo's 365 Club, SAN FRANCISCO
9/08/03 El Rey, LA
9/09/03 4th and B, SAN DIEGO
9/10/03 City Limits, TUSCON
9/12/03 Fox Theater, BOULDER
9/14/03 The Quest, MINNEAPOLIS
9/15/03 Metro, CHICAGO
9/16/03 St.Andrews Hall, DETROIT
9/18/03 The Guverment, TORONTO
9/19/03 Le Spectrum De Montreal, MONTREAL
9/21/03 Axis, BOSTON
9/22/03 Irving Plaza, NEW YORK
9/23/03 The Trocadero, PHILADELPHIA
9/24/03 9:30, WASHINGTON DC
9/26/03 Cotton Club, ATLANTA

Claudette, Claudette . . .

Found this picture on CNN of what is heading our way. This is Galveston, approximately 20 miles away from me. Scary things. That's a waterspout, for those of you who didn't know. It's essentially a tornado that forms over water.

We're under all kinds of advisories. Heh. Kind'a scary -- but kind'a exciting.

They all want cake . . .

So tonite I had a very lovely dinner with my friends Patrick and Michael-gurl. (Ryan cooked some kind of herb chicken that was pretty good). I made some very lovely vanilla cheesecake (with oreo cookie crust even).

Then we watched an episode of Are You Being Served? called "Dear Sexy Knickers" -- it was hilarious. Well I thought so anyway, but I love British humor.

Then we watched several episodes of Strangers with Candy. We were laughing so hard at how blunt the show is about everything from racism to retardation. Simply a pure fun-fest.

Then we kept talking about Retardation: A Celebtration and how it was saying "You may be saying "No!" but all they hear is "Who wants cake . . . ?".

Then we laughed about the silly lines in Drop Dead Gorgeous and pretended to be poor anerexic girls in a wheelchairs lip syncing to "Don't Cry Out Loud" by Melissa Manchester. Luckily, no one had a camera.

Anyway, t'was a deliteful evening. OH, we also played this game on PS2 called Clock Tower 3. What a cracked out game. This guy is chasing me with a sledgehammer screaming "Alyssa!!! Where are you??!!!"

Kind'a amusing.

Anyway -- I'm off to bed for the nite!

Lack of Schtuff

Well, my life has been pretty uneventful these past few days. Nothing has really happened.

Oh.

It's rained.

A lot.

In fact, we've had flood statements posted daily for the past four days here in good ol' Harris County. And every day, 1-3 inches falls. And what does that mean for the loving inhabitants of the area in a few weeks?

Big ass mosquitos.

Sure, the little fogger truck things come around, making everyone think they are about to be abducted, what with the fog and all the flashing lights and that weird fog sound. And you KNOW that shit can't be healthy to breath in. We ordered a pizza tonite and it showed up as the fogger was outside. I was like "Great, tainted food."

*sigh*

I'm starting my 4th week of school . . . *hooray!* That means 2 more weeks and ANOTHER class is done. Of course, my next class is "Fundamentals of Business Systems Development." Can we say "EWWW!?" I'm thinking we'll be having a lot of papers to write in this next class. (Bastards.)

Anyway, it's growing late and I can already hear the Tommyknockers a few doors down, so I'm off to bed. *Nite-nite!*

Happy 4th!

Well happy 4th of July all you patriotic Americans!

I'm not really all that patriotic of a person, I suppose. Perhaps it's because I'm a red head and can't wear red without looking like a giant tomato . . . or perhaps it's because I am not very politically involved . . . or perhaps it's because the mass exodus of people to watch little rockets go *boom* that clog up the streets with their pedestrian presence, making traffic creep along like a stinted urethra.

Yah, I'm betting on the last possibility.

I spent most of my day watching episodes of Strangers with Candy with my friends. We played this game called "Wise or Otherwise" which somehow turned incredibly sexual and was eventually abandoned for food.

I had lunch with my family today. This should provide some insite into my family life . . . halfway through the meal, the topic of dogs farting is brought up. And not just farts that smell bad, but animal farts that are loud enough that they actually startle the animal that passed it. The topic progressed into forms of defecation (including firm, overly firm, and considerably loose).

At least we didn't discuss menstruation this time.

I've been considerably nostalgic lately (although I probably wouldn't admit that to anyone if they asked) . . . talking to old friends I haven't talked to in 5 years, reading old letters, looking at old pictures, going back to the "wonder years."

The joys of getting old.

It's So Magical, I Could Pee!

New music has been posted!

In honor of my finishing the new Harry Potter book, this month's song list has a theme! MAGIC! I DEFINITELY recommend "It Must Be Magic" as it is truly campy goodness.

So, pull out your wands, study up on your counter-jinxes, paint the little lightning bolt scar on your forehead, and download away!

These songs are so tasty, even Umbridge couldn't complain.

New Music for July

Hey boys and girls!

I'm in the process of creating a new song list for July. I'll be posting them in a few hours, so check back in a bit.

Sorry that I haven't been posting more regulary -- I was trying to finish reading Harry Potter (which I did yesterday! Hooray!)

*ahem* Anyway, check back in a few.