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...though the next few pages made obvious what I'd neglected to initially notice. Right there, just above the author's name... "The Sisters of Bethlehem Springs" ... I had no idea how long this series is, but after a quick search, I found it is 2 in a series of 3. The First, A Vote of Confidence, I have along with the other books Mom got me. And while I wouldn't say this is the most wonderful book I've ever read, no offense intended of course, it is a happy diversion. I've seldom had the chance to just read something for the fun of it.

Another thing I've gotten away from is writing. I do vlog and all but...well... I've been tired. Very very tired. I haven't wanted to talk about it because I do hate to complain. I feel like I'm so lucky that I have no right to it. When I do complain, I always admonish myself for it because along with being useless it's annoying and not something anyone really wants to hear. But... I am tired all the time. Mind numbingly, debilitatingly tired... All the time. And when I'm not tired, doing anything (anything at all!) makes me tired. I have no enthusiasm for anything. I make myself exercise and work, but it's grueling. And on days like today when I'm actually in pain, I'm overwhelmed by exhaustion. It's not so bad now, but all day today was very difficult to get through.

Marsha, Pastor Sam's daughter, and her family came in from out of town because today is Anna's birthday party. They wanted to get together before the party and go to the Buffalo. I went. I went only to visit with Marsha, because even though we really (and I mean really) don't have much in common, she's fun to be around...and I don't get to see her often. In a way, our friendship reminds me of me and Reiko if only because we have less in common but simply tend to enjoy each other's company. I find it strange still that people seem to enjoy talking to me... odd. Anyway, the point was to say that every single time I had to move, it felt like I'd run a marathon. All I did was sit in a chair, sit in a van, get out and carry some stuff to the side of the river, sit for a while, watch the minnows around my angles, and then get back in the van and sit for the ride back.... I put our things into our car again and we came home, and I felt like I'd been wrung out. I did enjoy the time I had with Marsha, but... I was just so exhausted afterwards =..=' 

I came home, showered and took a nap... evidently a log one too. But it did refresh me a bit. Still, I always wake up feeling worse at first. I guess I'm like a bear when I wake up -..-' And it's bad luck to wake me when I'm sleepin' :)

I have an appointment with my doctor this Tuesday... I'm hoping she can help. I really don't know what's wrong, or if nothing's wrong then what I should be doing that I'm not or what I could do that would help. But I can't keep living like this. I don't even have the energy to write anymore. I write for maybe 45 minutes Sunday... and that's a big maybe. Sometimes, I'm too tired to do it then. And I'm so sick of sitting/laying about. I want to prove, if to no one else then at least to myself, that I'm not really lazy...but, is it too much to hope that I won't be exhausted after forcing myself to do anything?

Oh! I almost forgot! The minnows in the buffalo :3 Ok, so, when we go to the buffalo, we always bring these fabric foldable chairs and sit just the legs in the shallow part of the river. We just sit with our feet in the water, usually up to our ankles. Well, today...what with being so tired and all, I was especially still. I didn't move for however long we sat there. And the tiny fish and minnows in the river will come up and swim around you. Depending on if you have chips or bread, and how long you're willing to wait, you may even see small/medium sized fish swim up to you. Well, after a while, this fish lays down (sorta) on my toes! It was probably all of an inch and a half long, and it's belly was kinda flat... it looked a little like those fish that eat algae in fish tanks but it's mouth wasn't on bottom. Anyway, it just sat there for a while... and then it shot off real fast. A few minutes later (like I said, I didn't move from my spot), it came back and just laid there again. Mom commented that it liked the color on my toenails o..o' But then it laid on the strap of my flip flop (croc-flop). The third time was the last time I saw it, because the kids came in and it was time to eat. But it just tickled me so much that it was there. I wished, not for the first time, that I had remembered to bring my camera. 

I guess that's all for now. I just finished reading my book and... I dunno. I felt like, "It's a shame that I don't write anymore in LJ." So there you go :)

You Would Be a Down to Earth Celebrity

You aren't easily impressed or star struck, and if you were to become famous, it wouldn't change your own opinion about yourself. You'd still treat everyone as you always have, and more importantly, you wouldn't expect to be treated any differently. You'd be friendly to your fans and as accessible as possible. After all, they're the ones who make you famous. You'd be a celebrity in the mold of Kate Winslet, Renee Zellweger, John Mayer, and Ashton Kutcher.

What Kind of Celebrity Would You Be?

Work is Hard. Time for Blogthings!

 

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P.S. It's sad, but I'd actually forgotten about blogthings quizzes and what a normal entry in my LJ looks like. I really hope I can get back into the swing of things and not solely rely on Twitter to remind myself what I've been up to (in case I just forget :3).

Uh, anyway. Wednesday wasn't much better... in fact, I ended up suffering a lot... I still went to see about some jobs here and there, but the longer I went, the worse I felt. Mom convinced me to let her help me clean up the church after service that night... and I was forever grateful for her help. I still cleaned all the bathrooms, took out all the garbages, vacuumed half the sanctuary and swept under the pews (hard work in itself really), and I offered her half my paycheck...but she sort of scoffed at me. I think it would insult her -..-

We called the chiropractor early today and I got an appointment at 3:30....I suffered until then. She gave me something called Biofreeze...which is something you spray or roll on your skin and it soaks in and freezes the muscle...helps to reduce inflammation, don't ya know. Doesn't help that much with the pain though =..=

Oh! Funny story from that. So, I'm laying on that table and she's running through the whole adjustment. It took her about an hour, no joke. Well, while she was using that vibrating message over my lower back and around the area that was hurting so badly, it felt like my body was attached to one of those spinning wheels. You know, like at the circus where they put you on those spinning wheels and someone throws knives at you? Yeah, it felt like that. Then I tell her about it and about how I have equilibrium problems, and she says "I'll have to adjust your ears." O..O I had no idea you could do that. It's usually used when people have serious sinus congestion, but she essentially pulls on your earlobe, cocks your head to the side and then gives a quick tug and your ear pops....

uh....yeah... But anyway. So, Mom asks me if I feel up to going to Branson when we get out, because she got a call from two of our oldest friends from LA, and they bought not only themselves, but also us, tickets to see the Dixie Stampede. It was really awesome, because we've seen the show before, but never really the Christmas show. It was very cheese and kiddy, but if you just let yourself go and enjoy it, you really have a great time. Not to mention the food rocks.

Still, just like with the past two days, my good health only lasted so long. I ended up hurting so bad. I thought I would die just trying to get out of the car on the way home. It's like... I can lay down, I can sit down, I can even walk. But if I'm sitting or laying down for a long time, only then when I'm trying to move does it hurt something awful. It's like having concentrated syatica right in my right hip shooting down the top of my thigh and into my knee along with having lower/mid bag pain, and syatica racing down the back of my leg and curling around my knee >..< I suppose the lesson is to get myself into a position and then bloody well stay there.

I'm having a movie knight Saturday... the boys are going to come over and have pizza and watch Cloverfield.... I really need to clean house. Not like, power scrub or anything, but the dishes need to come out of the dishwasher and the dirties need to go in, plus I need to do laundry. These two task I've been putting off in hopes that I feel better. I really am not sure what I'll do...but it has to get done.

I have another appointment with the doctor tomorrow at 12:30 =..= maybe if I wake up early and get all my work done, I can go in for an adjustment and relax the rest of the day.... yeah right.

Well, the pills are kicking in and I really need sleep. I'll write later, Sunshines.

You Are Pumpkin

You are the classic fall favorite, but there's nothing ordinary about you. You are very culinarily adventurous. To cook with pumpkin requires being something of a mad scientist, at least if you're not going the whole canned route. You love a challenge in the kitchen, and you're always trying out a new flavor combination that may or may not work. While it's true that some of your best recipe ideas end up in the trash, just as many belong in a five star restaurant.

What Fall Fruit or Vegetable Are You Most Like?

Blogthings: Discover the Parts of Your Personality that Have Been Hiding

 

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Dad said that around the back of their house they had the same problem. Well, the garbage had begun to pile up, and when Dad went to burn what he could, he found a bunch of maggots in the garbage can.... XP OMG, so nasty. So, evidently, the flies were just gathering around their back yard where the garbage cans were, and since my house is (technically) in their backyard, they just decided to come on over. Spraying the pesticide on the walls and outside my house has not helped. So, this past weekend (while I was feeling crapy with my leg hurting and all anyway) I decided to keep the spray handy......I ended up pretty much declaring war on the flies. I put the pesticide squirt nozzle on the direct spray, so that it shoots out a single line of liquid as opposed to a poof cloud spray. Every time I saw one, I ended up cornering it and just sprayed till I'd knocked the sucker into a puddle of pesticide. I'm very happy to report that my house is virtually fly free. There's an odd one here or there in rooms I don't go in that often, but over-all N2 has no flies in it right now :)

The only down-side is that I can only spray pesticide for so long without hacking my lungs out. Too much of it in one room makes my throat and nose itch like crazy >..< So, I try to limit the amount I spray... When the house was over-run with them, I was terribly miserable. Now, it's not so bad since I only see one odd fly now and then. But now, I'm not so relaxed about it. Used to, if I saw a fly, I'd just let it be. But after this entire ordeal, one fly means I'm off to fetch the pesticide -..- The annoying little buggers aren't even smart enough to leave me alone, and an annoying pest is about as bad as one that bites or stings.

Oh, and Mom and Dad are away now. Dad got called out early Monday... well, to be precise, he called his company asking when they wanted him, and they said "a day earlier than usual". He'll be towing the rig this hitch, so he may be out for anywhere between 14 to 37 days @..@ And since he had to leave Monday at noon, and he didn't get any sleep before hand, and since Mom's older sister (Aunt Audrey) has been having serious heart trouble in the way of multiple heart attacks, Mom decided to accompany him and drive back up after Aunt Audrey's surgery. So, I'm left to hold down the fort while they're gone. All I really have to do is burn my own trash, collect their mail, watch out for Aunt Carolyn's mail and cut the grass at some point.... fun.

Oh, yesterday was my day with Alicia. She pretty much comes over every Tuesday now. We were checking to see places we could visit in Branson... of course it was a great excuse just to go to Branson and map the place out for me. Alicia wanted to go to Staples too, and I've actually never been to a Staples. But, I'm getting ahead of myself.

I had an appointment with the chiropractor yesterday at 3, so Alicia came over early, but accompanied me to the chiropractor (with a small assortment of the first volumes of my manga collection). I told the doctor about how I injured my knee Friday, and she checked it and said my ankle and knee were out of alignment because of it. So she adjusted it too and told me to ice it as well as my lower back (20 minutes on the ice pack and 2 hours off). After that, we went straight to Branson.

On the way there, Alicia got really hungry....and I started getting hungry too. We had planned on stopping at Applebee's to get a to-go menu (turns out they didn't even have any at the time -..-), so we just decided to have lunch there. They still had that 2 meals for $20 deal, so we went ahead and did that. Then we went to Staples, and I found some of those Soney Earbuds that Takara had showed me at the Lock-In. They fit really easily into the ear, and unlike the original earbuds I had, they don't hurt. Oh, and they were only $9.99, soooo I got them :) We also went to K-Mart, but that was because Alicia said that her mom needed some loafers and ... she wanted to buy them for her... I dunno. Whatever.

Uhhh, then we went to the theater to check and see if they had the times that Transformers 2 would be playing for this Saturday... they only replied that the Imax had it... which really didn't help us much. I told Alicia that I knew the Imax's web site said they wouldn't be playing Transformers 2 after the 9th, so I'd call this little cinema on the 10th and ask if they were having it then. Over-all, we'll have to see, otherwise our trip to Branson will be ...underwhelming at best. After that we were a bit bummed so we went to Best Buy, and I found Tall Tale on DVD. I was so excited, because I loved this movie when I was young, and it didn't seem like it'd ever come out on DVD. And there it was... for $6.99! So... of course, I got it =..=' And Best Buy was right next to Books-A-Million ... so, no surprise where we went next. I ended up buying this enormous book on Mythology called Mythology: Myths, Legends, & Fantasies. It's massive and I probably paid entirely too much for it... and I love it :3 Of course, this thing is so comprehensive, I may never need another book or reference on mythology EVER. In the back, there's an index for referencing individual things, but there's also a section that breaks down each section and says "For Further Reading" and tells you many books that you can get if you want to focus solely on one thing. It's huge o..o

After that, Alicia and I came home... although it took her a while to adjust to manga reading, she did manage to finish the first volume of Furuba in the car on the way home while I rocked out. I've also managed to get her hooked on the Corrs and Nightwish... mwahaha :D But anyway! Then when we got home, and after we unpacked we finished watching Princess Mononoke. Miyazaki-san is so awesome. I think Alicia agrees :) I was actually surprised to learn that the english voice-actor that spoke for Moro... is Gillian Anderson, aka Scully o..o How many cool points can you earn? :D Anyway! After that, she went home and I showered and went to bed.

I really have been loafing about today...but I'm really tired and just content to so. I mean, I know I probably should've cut grass.... but, I can always do it later. Annnd now, I gotta go and get ready... gotta leave for church around 6:45 and my hair is riotous :3 I like getting ready early so that I can relax and not rush before I leave. So! I'm off. I'll type later, Sunshines :)

You Love Being Single

In general, you're very happy being single. You like doing your own thing, and you're happy not to have to compromise. You're not opposed to being attached, but you're not going to settle. Someone else should your enhance your life, and you're happy to wait for that person.

Do You Hate to Be Single?

 

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P.S. Oh yeah! Today in 2002 I introduced Chibi and Reiko to one another :D So... happy anniversary, 'Mouto-chans!
 

So…Reiko and he dad left…Friday? Saturday? God, I don’t even know…I’m pretty certain it was Friday though. Anyhoo. Yeah, she officially hates Arkansas…but I’m sure they’ll reconcile eventually.

Saturday was a blur of activity. Mom and I went to town, because oddly enough, I wanted to shop for clothes. I bought one pair of dress pants, two casual pants/shorts, and about 7 or 8 really great shirts. Then we went next door to Pay Less, and Mom got me some shoes. Or at least that was the idea. There was a buy one get one half off sale going on, so we were trying to balance things…in the end, I got 5 pairs of shoes and she got one…yeah...hardly seems fair. But she was in a generous mood, and I was feeling adventurous. So there ya go.

We had gotten calls Saturday from family and friends reporting damage and trying to reassure us that our houses were mostly alright. In fact, my parent’s old house is in worse shape than mine. I got a call...Some time Saturday, from Reiko. She asked me if I wanted her to go over and clean our my fridge for me. See, hurricane hits, right? Yeah, well, bad one comes and the power goes out. Power stays out for a long time with no generator….everything in your fridge congeals and then slowly melts. You’ve got a great amount of sludge leaking out of your refrigerator and freezer. We all know this. It’s a harsh part of living that far south. Anyway, Mom said that one of my cousins had gone over there, and she’d said that she would clean out our fridges. She called back to say that my house didn’t even smell bad or anything. So, I told Reiko, thanks but someone beat you to the punch. Well, she decided to go and check everything out anywayz, since she knows where all my spare keys are and everything.

She called back a little while later saying that my house smelled like ass. She checked my fridge and there was no cleaning done at all. So, she asked where my garbage bags and cleaner were, and I told her. A little while later, she called back and said that she was officially not hungry, that she cleaned everything out of my fridge (except candy and soda), and then she cleaned the fridge…and then, she hauled everything that resembled trash to the road, along with what few branches she could manage! Then, she went next door to my parents place and did the same thing for them!...you know, I know she’s bored and all, but she didn’t really have to do that. There are friends that you have to ask favors of, and then there are friends who just go above and beyond...Reiko is definitely that.

After she went back to her dad’s place, I thought of something. Ike. Yeah…big mess all over again. And it’s headed in our direction…again. So, I texted her, asking ‘how much do you love me?’. She replied with ‘oh, God. What?’ and I asked if she would mind going to my house and making sure my computer tower, books and DVDs were safely stored upstairs. She asked if I wanted her to pack up my movies and computer tower, and I was like ‘If you don’t mind…’ because I don’t know if Ike is going to hit around my area or not, but at the very least those things are protected. She enlisted some…help. And she went over to my place. I got a call from her… “You have power! Son of a-!!!“ So…power was restored to my house Sunday…obviously. She asked if I minded her staying there (since there’s air and she’s been such a help and all), and I told her I didn’t. She packed up all my movies, my computer tower and the box of pictures ranging within the last 50 years that my parents left with me. She called me later on to say that she had gotten extremely bored, and that she ended up cleaning my entire house….yeah…the whole thing. Then she said “I hope you don’t mind…but I took a shower.” And I’m like….”?...no. I don’t mind.” I mean… seriously. It’s not like I’m there to enjoy the power and all so…she might as well.

So, last night, she packed almost all of my valuables up (let’s face it…no one would be able to pack up my books. So I’m sort of satisfied with them being protected inside the shelves of my bed =..= I’ll have to be), cleaned my house, and had a movie marathon. Today, she’s meeting up with her Dad again and they’re going to her house in Hammond…then it’s evacuation blues all over again. Seriously? I’m so ready to go back to my house...

Oh yeah. Today was…long. Mom woke me up, yelling for me, around 8. She asked me to take her in to the emergency room. She said she’d been feeling so sick since about 3 in the morning (I scolded her for not waking me sooner). She let me get ready, and then we were out the door. I told her to give me some directions (we were in Sheila), and around 9:15, they finally got her a room. At 11:30, they determined (after several blood panels, a urine test, and some x-rays) that she merely had a virus. I brought her home and gave her some Ramen Noodle broth...and she took a benedril and went to bed. She slept till…oh…4 something. I’m pretty tired too, but I have a bad feeling about taking a nap. So, I’ve decided to stay up…till tonight after I shower, when I shall promptly fall into bed.

I’m hoping that if Ike does hit near my home, the damage won’t be too bad…or that it’ll be a very weak, fast-moving storm. I really…really…want to go home. I guess that’s all for now though. I gotta get back to Mom. I’ll talk later, Sunshines.

You Are Cheese Ravioli

Compared to most people, you are incredibly laid back and fun. You love loud, crowded dinner tables and cooking with a crowd. For you, a meal is more about the overall experience than the actual food. You enjoy fun foods. You love theme dinners and funky appetizers.

What Pasta Dish Are You?

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Doctors…seriously. I’m not that crazy about doctor’s in general. I mean, used to, doctor’s were all about their patients. Now, it’s not that way anymore. It stopped being that way when doctor’s stopped making house calls and started having these offices you had to come to in order to see them. When they started having these ‘waiting rooms’ that you sit in for forever and a day, whether you’re sick or just in for a check up (and if you’re just in for a check up, I hope you brought a face-mask and some antiseptic, because whoever else is in that waiting room will be more than happy to share the wealth). Some doctors do go out of their way to tend to their patients even with the times; there are doctor’s who don’t ask that you come in if you need anything but will call in meds for you if they know what you need, or they have 2 waiting rooms (one for the sick and another for those who are not), etc. But lately, patient-doctor relationships suck serious @$$, and there’s no two ways about it!

Phewwww....Well. Hopefully that's out of my system. Now...back to work =..=

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What? Of course I am. I know that I have allergies with pollen and cats and cigarette smoke. Give me something I don’t know. But then he says he wants me to get some blood work done down at the hospital (across town). Well, it’s already 3 and I gotta get back to work. So I head back and ask Lori (head nurse who used to work at hospital) when the blood thingy opens and closes at the hospital. She tells me it closes at 6, so I figure that’s perfect, I can just head over there after work, and I do so. I get to the hospital at 5:15 and ask where I’m supposed to go. The lady says “Oh that’s quest. That’s the building beside the hospital. They close at 5.” So blah!

Then I go home, and shower like always. Blow dry hair, fix food, get on WoW. We were having a blast too. Not that we were questing or RPing a lot, it was more that we were just having fun in guild chat. We did get 2 quests done. We had out Guild DJ and we were rocking out to geeky music.

Then...my cousin gets a wink/nudge from a GM and they tell her she’s under 12 hour ban aaaand her account’s being investigated. Why? Because she scolded a priest (rather strongly) for not being a great priest and then when she noticed said priest was hanging all over her boy friend, she cussed her out. Righteous indignation, anyone? /le sigh. Of course it’s just Fallena that’s banned for the 12 hours, but it’s the principle of the matter. People get away with so much in the game, and she gets reported for profanity and expressing her opinion. I tried to talk her down, but even I could see why she’d be upset.

I called her after I logged out to just talk and …well, I wasn’t sleepy. We talked about her coming over, which I’m going to pick her up tomorrow after work…probably should clean out my car this afternoon. She’s bringing her doggies this time. And then we’re going to Reiko’s Sunday to pick up my stuff and drop off her camera. She’d left that in my car last time I went over =..= So yeah. Plus, I just want my stuff back.

Hopefully today I’ll be able to go and get that blood work stuff done. I’m gonna be leaving early, so I’d better get that done. That’s all for now that. Later, Sunshines.

You Are a Brazil Nut

To most people, you seem exotic, unusual, and even a bit scary. But you're really quite normal. You're just hard to get to know. If people leave you alone and let you do your thing, you really shine. But you tend to get lost in a crowd, especially if it's filled with big personalities.

What Nut Are You?

 

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