spectacular.

things that make you go 'awww'

2009-06-01T15:57:01Z

so, normally I hate doing wedding invitations.
HATE.

but I was doing some this morning, simple, easy invitations...but they are for this adorable little couple that look to be about in their 60s....SO CUTE! <3

in other happy news; I bought my plane ticket to go to AC this weekend!! I'm so excited!! *bounces around* I can't wait for July now!!
Next step is to get registered...but I think i have to wait until next paycheck. Hopefully the price doesn't go up in the meantime >.>

Oh...and today marks the start of Mandy-palooza...just so y'all know - LOL
the lineup includes:
Buckcherry, Santana, Audioslave, Bon Jovi, Fucking Kid Rock, James Marsters and possibly Aerosmith if Joe can get Steven to agree

*snerk*

superfluously asstacular

2009-05-21T18:25:14Z

okay.
my week...it blows.

I had to turn in a plane ticket...long story short, i broke up with the guy I was flying up to visit. Well the airline only gave me a credit of $75....so I'm out $150...$150!!!! FUCK!! (i was hoping to exchange it for a ticket to Anthrocon...guess I'll just have to shell out more $)

I have a head cold from hell.
gone through an entire box of tissues in a day. Can't breath. (which makes swallowing a PITA)...and its starting to move down into my chest, which makes me hack like i've been chain-smoking for 50 years.
and i think somewhere it was declared pick on Holly day...cause that seems to be what everyone wants to do.
My boss especially. I mean...it's OBVIOUS I'm sick...i sound like someone has been stuffing marbles up my nose!
Yet I'm still at work.
she just slammed more shit on my desk -- and she doesn't complete a thought -- so she waves a stack of jobs around and says "this water bottle label and this is approved" and Im like "so the water bottle label is approved (cause I made a water bottle label on monday) and she gets all pissy "NO this is approved, the water-bottle label is new" then she starts to explain changes to me "you need to put the same verbiage that they want to change on the 1086-1 Tag in here" im like "and what is THAT" and she huffs off to find the other job...im like "if they are connected, and I need to make the verbiage THE SAME, shouldn't they be given to me TOGETHER so i know what THE FUCK is going on!?!"
And really - she could pay me to be there in a horrible state, moving slowly, or she could pay me to be at home. I would think she would be grateful for me actually BEING there...but no apparently this is an excuse to be a gargantuan twatwaffle!

if i were in a horror movie....the zombies would probably get to eat me right about now.

GAH! My EYE!!

2009-04-16T17:19:51Z

okay -- thought it was allergies.
but my Dr thinks its an infection.
and the antibiotics are supposed to clear it up; but they offer no relief.
Can I claw my eyes out now? please? kthaxbai.

at least the week is almost over and I can sulk inside till Sunday -- then YAY! Mandy comes to see me. Maybe by then this shit will have gone away.

say WHAAT!?

2009-04-14T16:47:54Z

okay.
kids, this here is a PRIME example of why we watermark.
Cause when cruising the interwebz, people see your pretty works, and say "ooo i like"
If they want to use it in some sort of publication, or article, or blog, they don't need to ASK...pffftt, screw that!? What are the odds you will EVER find out?!
mhmm.

so remember kids. watermark your work.

http://www.newmoonmovie.org/2009/04/breaking-dawn-will-the-4th-twilight-book-be-a-movie/#disqus_thread

and incidentally - what the hell does my pony have to do with the article?!
EDIT : HEY, I did get credit -- way at the bottom there is a link.....hmmm....but STILL....

feel free to point and gawk

2009-03-31T17:45:06Z

Dear You,
You really are amazing. I haven't ever had a friend quite like you...we've laugh, we've cried, we've bitched, we've done random thing that make people wonder if we are a little mental....You've been an influence on me, personally I think all good....may bank account may disagree, but it's an asshat. Thanks for being marvelous.
*burps the alphabet*
Love you better than kin,
Jaspirin

Dear You,
You make the day fun. Keep doing that.
I miss you when you're gone. You entertain me with your talent and your humor...and this pleases me *evil grin*
love you much,
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Dear You,
Welcome to the crazy house...glad you're here...let me show you where you'll be sleeping.....
You're definitely one of a kind; and I seem to find that amazing. I'm still bemused by serendipity, but who am I to argue.
*hugs and kisses*
the innocent one

Dear You,
Still holding on to this scrap of hope....but you are failing at re-construction, and that makes me a little sad.
mournful,
bama

Dear You,
The love is still there; it just changed paths along the way. I just don't think I can go back again.
sad but love you,
dook dook

Dear You,
You make me crazy. Why is that?
Confused,
the one with the migraine

having a 'Wardo moment'

2009-03-03T19:34:35Z

*sigh* i hate to do this, but it really bugging me....and no one reads these things anyway, right?! *looks around* (and damnit....i have to c/p to both places cause heather said so :P )
yes..this is coming from somewhere. An AMAZING artist posted a custom today, pulled from the same inspiration as one I have previously done, and it completely puts mine to shame....I should just walk away....*pulls out the hats and cake for her pitty party*

yes, she mentioned mine....but I really can't find myself believing that she pulled any sort of inspiration from my work...mostly because we were doing work based on the same inspiration.
I fall into that 'been around forever and still don't inspire anyone' category....
see..whenever there is a "who inspires you" or a "your favorite customs" no one ever thinks of me....if they do its because they are my friend and its usually as an afterthought....no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to achieve any sort of recognition....so it makes me think that maybe Im not trying hard enough, or im doing something wrong.....or maybe I just suck that hard. I have been trying to improve. work out my details better. use a finer brush/brush strokes. smoother sculpting. take better photos.
and I usually don't say anything i just swallow it and move on...cause I don't want to be a that person....
I don't want to be whining that no one likes my crap
but ;.;....ugh I want so bad to be good.
*sigh* what's the old saying? you can't polish a turd? so I guess I should just stick to mediocre and be damn happy about it..... I mean..i could be worse...and I thought I had been improving over the years....but like I say, I suppose I am just not that memorable *laughs*

yeah, I know Emmett.... I'll stop being a vag now....reverting back to my usual Jazz state...cast the Wardo demon out *rolls eyes*

Laissez les bon temps roulez

2009-02-20T17:37:54Z

okay, it is Mardi Gras season - full swing!
We went out and did our thing last Friday night. So much fun! But to do it nearly every night for 3-4 weeks...y'all are crazy!
On the radio she was talkin about New Orleans Mardi Gras vs Mobile.... I was DYING.....she says

"if you think you say 'ew, that's nasty' every 5 or 10 minutes in Mobile, you may as well put it on a continuous loop in NO...cause EVERYTHING is EWW NASTY. And in Mobile, we have standards about who can be up on a float. In NO, if you have a butt you and pin a sequin on, you can be crowned queen-a-anything!!"

And we DO have class in Mobile....look at this spectacularness....

MARVELOUS!
well...maybe not all 'class' but that's still hot, yo!

Fat Tuesday is this coming Tuesday (24th) kinda makes me miss working in Mobile...cause you get that day off. (well, I did...when your bosses are too drunk to work, businesses tend to be closed)

blunt axe.

2009-02-11T16:00:37Z

really.
the happiness I feel, completely overwhelms me.
*cough*

As the years go by; I start to hate the month of February more and more; and for various reasons. This year, more so. Compound those with all these personal traumas, and pms; and yes, I have a damned attitude! And you know what!?! I don't feel like making any attempt to rein it in. Why should I. Snark Snark Snark! Don't like it? Then quit talkin to me! But if you ask for opinion and honosty, you shall receive it...in abundance! (you might get it even if you don't)
jsyk, I'm not a total half-whit moron. I am getting really sick of people acting like I am.
i just had a customer suggest google to me because it was taking more than 24 hours for a proof (and most of those I was not at work)....like I'm new to this whole process - being amazed that the internet is on computers, she is the only customer I have so processing a recreation should be instantaneous , and any old version of the symbol they wanted on their stuff would print nice and clean.....GOSH, what is my problem?
Even simple tasks in prepreation for jovial times seem to be turning to crap this month...i tell you...cursed month.
Need a ball dress. Not gonna pay $200! Gotta be floor length. Finally found one....now, on a NORMAL person, this would be tea length (mid calf)...but on ME, its just above my ankle. So close. For $25...we will make this ball gown work! So, I went to JoAnn's and bought 2 yards of net fabric (black), doubled it over, and sewed it to the underskirt, leaving it hanging out at the bottom. Now it's floor length. Tho....in all my searching I learned later that for some reason I had it in my head that I was a size bigger....so I was looking for a too big dress....maybe I would have had luck looking for my actual smaller size...maybe not....whatever....I don't care at this point. The big dress, if I can keep the straps up in my drunken dancing state, I'll be just FINE!

Ugh. I can't wait till Friday. Mandy and I...we need to get our drink on. (*begh to mandy*) It's Mardi Gras, and I'm about sick of all the other bullshit.

it's all fun an games until someone makes me more work

2009-02-02T22:22:40Z

have i mentioned lately that I hate it when people get publisher or photoshop or WORD....even worse EXCEL.... and suddenly think they are graphic artists?

cause I do.

there is more to designing business cards, wedding invitations, signs, logos and the plethora of things that people need on a daily basis then just opening up your computer's word processing program, typing in your information and slapping in a cute little clip art from the Microsoft provided cornucopia of CRAP cartoon art.
And photoshop is NOT what we use to make everything from billboards to business cards. Sorry, but whats in a name? Photoshop is for....well, PHOTO Manipulation!! When you export something from said program that has a bunch of type, and you save it as a .jpg it will pixelate the type, and when printed (in a multipal of what, 500?) will look like shit...why? Because this is not the function of the program!!!
Why do you think people take classes on design, and layout estetics? Could it be because there are things that look nice, and professional? Could it be there is a reason the type on your Applebee's To Go menu doesn't go allll the waayy to the edge of the page??!! YES THERE IS !!!!
Get a fucking clue!! Or better yet, don't be a cheap fucking bastard and pay the printing company the extra fee (if they even charge it) to set up your art...cause you know what? If takes us longer to fix the ameature bullshit you send us, (not to mention the aggervation) then it would have to set it up ourselves. And ours would have looked better, would have been consistant, and would have been spelled right! (cause we think about these things)
We have to think about fonts, and outlines, and vectorized art, and spellchecking, and alignment, and bleed and margin and gutter and gripper and color seperation (CMYK or PMS not RGB) and output and a multitude of design concepts and layout functions.

There is more to it then trying to make things look pretty.

And I HATE wedding invitations. You do not need to send your save the date cards an entire year before the wedding, so don't call FREAKING OUT that I haven't given you the 4th proof when you made, yet more changes yesterday.

Yes, I had carnation-instant-bitch for breakfast.

2009-01-23T20:46:54Z

all day I have been a mess of bitchyness
allow me to expand....
if you send me a job that you typed up in WORD (ick) and want me to make it into a big ass banner, with colors and pictures and all these specifics....and I spend an hour or more converting your shit, and working up your job, when i send you a proof, DO NOT send it back to me with your WORD doc attached again saying "i found another change, this one should be correct." LET ME KNOW WHAT'S FUCKING WRONG!?!?
Is there a period wrong? a misspelled word?? even just a sentence you want re-worded.....ANY of those things would take a MILLION times less work for me to fix on my own than for me to completely rework your entire fucking job!! I don't drink excessively throughout the day, and I can wipe my own ass, I think I can manage to correct one simple bloody mistake!!! i mean...really!?!
And maybe I'm just a bitch, but i mean, bloody hell, these people start to go through a divorce and next thing you know they owe damn near 10 people money or merchandise, and can't find the time to get to the post office, or lack the funds/capability to work their paypal to send a refund....its like divorce = stupid and they can't function like they used to!? im sorry but the love of a man does not equal basic brain function....some men may effect your basic brain function...but to have it change completely the way you function? Depression is one thing, but pull yourself together! FUCK! I give you no sympathy anymore!!! Its been 2 months, give me my fucking money! COUGH IT UP! I'll GIVE you something to cry about!!
on another vein, there are just some people, bless thier heart, they might be fabulous people with talent and grace, but they make me want to tell them, 'why not getcha ass down to the store and buy a decent personality?'...cause really...its like talking to buttered toast...i take that back...not butter.
relevncy is important too people. grunge vs punk. when i think Kurt, I think Billie....cut from the same cloth!....um...NEGATIVE! Do not pass 'go', do not collect $200. Don't put in your 2 knuts just for the hell of it....have a purpose...something WORTH adding!! if it makes me go "WHAT THE FUCK!?" then its stupidity, and someone should push you down the stairs....frequently! PISS OFF!
I am about to loose my mind... this fucking place *swings arms around wildly* there are these little flies...and every time I kill the basterd flying around my head - magically there is another one....but only one at a time -- WHERE THE FUCK ARE THEY COMING FROM!!
moving on; I have to say, STOP BEING A DOUCHE! you're one of those arrogant PRICKS that thinks he is so fucking smart and has to argue EVERYTHING....STFU!! And while your down there sucking your own dick, how bout you pull a sense of humor out of your ass and take a joke. You can't really expect to insult and poke fun at others without getting it back? really?! REALLY?! and I'll bitch if I want to thankyoubitemyass!
You know what?! I think everyone needs a lesson in sarcasm....SERIOUSLY!? If you dont know me well enough by now, to know that when I say something like "well, next time I fuck up like that, I totally know what I'm gonna have for dinner after"......I'm BEING A SMART ASS!! it really doesn't constitute an explaination does it? You really have to ask me if I'm serious? If I'm having 'life issues'? NO! IM JUST A SMARTASSBITCH!? Good GAWD! And while Im fucking at it, why don't you remember what you asked me, so you don't come back and ask me the same blasted question again 20 minutes later!? Memory retention...it fails you on SIMPLE levels....have some ginko and pass me the jack -- FUCK I can't bloody stand it!! *pulls at hair* it makes me want to bite something!
Food for thought....if you can see that I am, in fact, ON LINE....and you have a question to ask me...rather then pull up your email and send me said question, why not FUCKING INSTANT MESSAGE ME!? are you afraid of getting sucked into a conversation with me? Heaven forbid! Just ask the damn question, get your response and say "thanks, gotta run, but ttyl" not fucking hard, I'm not gonna get all butthurt. Odds are you have been kind of a prick to me in the past anyway - so the cold shoulder isn't really gonna shatter my fragile heart into a thousand unrecognizable shards. Its all about convenience...and in all honesty, if you really want a response from me, that is any more than basic...or a sodding response AT ALL....you'll take the direct approach instead of pussyfooting around.
WHILE IM ON IT....why ask someone else about me? If you can't ask ME about ME...why are you even FUCKING ASKING!?
and if you don't have anything worth wile to ask or tell, then you really will be waiting for a response. "How are you?" my answer is "Fine. Been Busy" There SEE EVERYONE WHO WAS GONNA WRITE AND ASK ME HOW I AM?! THERE IS MY MUTHERFUCKING ANSWER:
"FINE. BEEN BUSY."

maybe I got it out of my system?
*looks around*
just do me a favor....try not to get on my bad side today...i might be forced to pistol whip you.

and I SWEAR! If all the people around me that are sick get ME sick, heads will ROLL!! I don't have the DAMNED TIME to be FUCKING SICK!! *RAR* Im gonna have an Elaine moment and come in coughing on door handles, rubbing your keyboard on my ass....so I can give you my germs if you get me sick!! DAMNIT DAMNIT DAMNIT!! if your the first one in the office to get sick...STAY YOUR ASS AT HOME!!

and you know what else?
CSI has a huge gaping hole.
huge.
I miss Grissom.

"I don't care if my tea leaves say 'die' i'm putting them in the bin where they belong!"

2009-01-22T15:20:47Z

Well, we're off to a great start. <---sarcasm

I've been beating my head against a wall....trying to get my shit together. (which, given my current situation, not totally easy...but I'll deal)

But holidays are over, (which...would you believe I just finished the last pressie last weekend---fuck) (but Christmas was good...great in fact...) I am getting my to-do list dwindled down (but I keep adding to it...so logic there? not really.) and actually almost looking forward to February. (I said almost! don't get excited....we still don't mention the b word...after all there are 364 UN)

I decided this year to take Mandy to mardi gras...should be fun...we just have to get our dresses figured out ^_^
but I have a designated driver! LOL and I need to get her to decide if she wants to subject herself to a parade in a ball gown and heels. But Im totally gonna schlep the camera along and get lots of crazy pics.

It seems insane that there is so much going on that I can't seem to nail down anything to mention....
I just can't believe its almost FEBRUARY >.<

and that I had to hound my mother to send me pictures from Christmas yesterday....but my nephew is so cute!

wake me when its over

2008-12-23T22:01:34Z

*sigh*
so far behind on my Christmas preparations, that the last 2 weeks and a half has been a series of late nights (im talking 2 am) to get where I am...which is almost there...except Heather and Mandy...but they know Im going to be late *love you*
And even with all that most of my stuff is JUST gonna make it...like UPS tracking says estimated delivery is tomorrow >.<

I have gotten some great gifts so far!
Heather and her amazing-ness....made me a platypus <3, got me dolly shoes (3 pairs!) pink sparkley, black pokadot and....

AND she ...all sneaky-sneak, bought the Alien pony from Eruna right out from under me! but she gave it to me...so its okay! (and totally AWESOME! *squeee*)

Mandy in her marvelous-ness gave up the awesome boots that the girls love ;) ... got me this neat Alice air freshner...got Jazz a new body! yay! and made me the cutest little Alice custom pony <3 I didn't have an Alice!! (well, I have a tiny tin version...but first adult!)

You girls are awesome! *loves*

And there has been much taunting as to what my hubby got me.....*looks around*
Guess I will find out soon...
GAH!! Im so curious! and I really have no idea....

but no work tomorrow, and mostly ready...just need to finish hubby's gift and...oh yeah...finish heather's and mandy's...but those won't make it to the mail until after Christmas....I think Im safe to go to bed like a normal person
i've been cranky as hell...i know what I need.... *grin*

days off help too.....maybe the weather will stay nice....and not heat up to 80 fucking degrees like it was on Friday *head desk*
and the humidity! OI!

Ding Dong...

2008-12-09T22:41:50Z

...the witch is dead.
It' s officially been a week since her last day, and *breathes out woosh of air* It's so peaceful, and no hovering, no snark, no one flitting around like a humming bird boinked a little yappy-dog and had the worlds most annoying love child, best of all, no whistling!!
*pauses to take in the sound of equipment running, music playing low, rain on the roof, and the absence of a vortex of insanity.*
The new girl is nice, and quite, and just does her job. Doesn't have to find other things to do. Doesn't have to regulate everyone else.
And guess what? the work is still getting done! wow. who would have thought we could do this shit without her *rolls eyes dramatically*

Luckily I have that off me, cause last week, and this one are "Christmas Cram (it)" weeks.....I have soo much shit to get done for Christmas, and of course my procrastination gene (thanks dad) has decided to, once again, rear it's ugly head.
So bustin ASS to get a whole list of gifts made, bought, wrapped, and in the bloody mail >.< I'm down to one type of candy to make, sewing to do, cards to address, at least one custom to complete, assembly, and wrapping...oh the wrapping.....but its my favorite part, so I don't mind that.
Then I can start on stuff for people here.
I should have started in September.

OH! happies, I got a Jupi!! and she has GREEN HAIR!! meant to be! Mandy said "you don't want her.... you NEED HER!"

*goes back to working on Christmas*

(BTW - Twilight movie...... Baseball scene + Jasper bat twirl = LOVE.... I enjoyed the move, I'm going to see it again. I can't wait for the DVD and New Moon! hehe ... there soo should have been more Cullen action tho.)

what is your childhood trauma?

2008-11-25T15:33:22Z

Dear You,
OMG! Stop being a gargantuan TWAT!
Do you just seek out what I like, and dump on it to spite me? Cause thats totally what it seems like. How about I make it easy on you...send you a list of what I like so you can hate on all of it at once and get the fuck over it.
I mean really, what did I do to make you feel the need to spend so much of your time stalking around and putting down the shit I happen to like. Even when you have no actual incite or knowledge about said thing. You just take someone else's account and form an opinion. Nice to see you can think for yourself.
YOU HAVE NO REASON OR BUSINESS DISCUSSING IT! The discussion is for fans, yet you continually come in and put it down. Then apologize for being a fucking bitch. WHY?! What is the point?!? YOU MAKE NO SENSE!!
With no actual experience with the subject matter you dis, yet you ask question after question about it to satisfy your curiosity? What the fuck?!
You are really starting to PISS ME OFF! Why don't you just SHUT THE FUCK UP and GO AWAY!!

Here is some news for you; I FUCKING HATE YOU!! I HATE YOU!! I HATE YOU!! I HATE YOU!!!
Being all wishy-washy and apologizing again is not going to do SHIT, cause your just gonna come back the next day and shit all over something else. Nothing like being as negative as possible when people are simply enjoying themselves. FUCK YOU and FUCK everything you like.
PISS OFF
BUGGER OFF
GET BENT
GO TO HELL
GET STUFFED
SOD OFF
EAT SHIT
BITE ME!

XOXOXOX,
The one with better taste than you....bitch.

Allow me to do a little jig for you!

2008-11-18T21:12:34Z

So my boss comes in this morning, and is rattling off some basic job stuff. At the end of it she tacks on "oh and if you know anyone looking for a job, S just put in her two weeks."
I looked at her....trying my best to remain expressionless as I replied. But I was all I could do to not hop up on my desk and dance!
My just has suck points, but her being around seemed to amplify them. People do things that annoy me, but she seems to do them all at once, and so much that it make me want to douse myself in gasoline, lite a match and run through the building singing show tunes as off-key and high pitched as I can.....you know the type.
I would say that today is a good day!

*sits down with a donut and cup-o-joe, grinning like a cheshire cat*

I drive like a Cullen!

2008-11-02T23:05:17Z

Thursday when i got home, hubby called and said "are you home? I'm running late, i just had an accident"
so...he gets home, comes in...talk a few minutes...he says "want to go see the damage?" I'm like "yeah sure" *put shoes on*
he opens the door for me, and sitting in my drive way is ...
...
...
A SHINY SILVER VOLVO!

Im soooo not kidding
I looked at him and said "THAT is not your truck!!"
he said "that accident really fucked it up"
I looked at it, and back at him....and he said "wanna drive it?" "uh...YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

It was one of those 'take it home for an over night test drive' kinda things....so I called in on Friday and spend the day working out all the paperwork....and getting my old car ready for trade in.
but.....I HAVE A NEW CAR!!!!
*bounces*
Its a 2006 S60R. Used, but in such good condition! And I got a killer deal!
power EVERYTHING, its such a smooth ride, and HORSEPOWER! it has a sunroof!
I've been researching cars for years, wanting a new one....something sportier....test drove a mistubishi, civic and a tiburon....almost tried a Kia....but the consumer reports on how well the Volvo is engineered.....
it gets like 30 mpg, beautiful blue and black leather interior and did i mention horsepower?

Topanga Cowgirl

2008-10-29T21:42:37Z

Because I had to sit at the fucking train / stoplight for nearly 30 minutes this morning...and that shit annoys. Makes me NOT WANT.

Happy News tho...I bought a nude Prunella yesterday (yay) ...so I'm trying to decide what to name her *grin* Again, I blame Mandy.
these have been in the making....

Dear You,
You make it. All of it!! And anyone who doesn't agree has gone completely sack of hammers! (and needs to be kicked in the scrotum...I'll do it! I swear!)
Thanks for being there even if its just to count my lashes while I do that 'emo bullshit'. I Love You! You rock my world....with beer!
L&EGH,
The Chill Pill

Dear You,
I totally dote on your talent.
Makes my day to chat it up with you, even if its just the minuscule crap. Trust me, it's not annoying...in fact I love it!
Don't ever loose your spunk, its part of what makes you amazing!
Love You,
The Fucking PRO!

Dear You,
You sorta broke my heart, but I was gonna ignore it...and you know how hard that is for me. Then you brought it up, and with it all these thoughts and emotions. I'm so conflicted...its all the stages at once! But you did this, so I'm leaving it to you to fix....I have enough bridge construction underway.
Love Anyway,
The One Still In Alabama

Dear You,
You want to play that card? Fine, heres my hand. *shows middle finger*
Don't fuck with mine. You may be a princess, but 'off with her head!'
Bite My Ass,
The Dangerous One

after a weekend of non-productiveness....I can't wait for this week to be over - hahah
maybe I'll get some customs done...then I can get payed....
I need to call and check on my stepdad, see how he's feeling after, yet another knee surgery....lets hope this doctor has a clue.

Its finally cooling off -- big huge YAY!!
*considers possibilities of winter shoe shopping*

Meet Alice

2008-10-20T20:29:20Z

yes....another one.

I bought Jasmine MONTHS ago...she was a pre-order....it was HELL waiting for her to come in.
But Alice (Rida) got to me in a few days! WOOH!
I love her natural sass <3
I totally want to get her an obitsu body and a black fur wig tho....
I also bought Asuka's stock...which I adore!
pictures you say?
ok!!
Meet Alice:

What did I do this weekend?!
Well, I didn't get shit accomplished as far as cleaning, or websites, or anything.....
BUT I spent all day Sunday airbrushing....something i have been putting off for how long?
So there are a slew of customs just ITCHING to get done....
tho, perhaps I should finish Heather's website....instead of blowing if off to go get margaritas or read or paint pony eyes....yeah...i probably should *LOVE YOU HEATHER!*
Maybe I'll order up a beer and finish it tonight?....unless something comes up *snort*

lost and found

2008-10-16T21:56:00Z

the Lost......

she was made for SunnyBreeze on the Arena.
I packed her carefully, mindful of the tissue paper and packing peanuts around her truffles.
I shipped her out Priority. My receipt says that the package weighed 9.5 oz

going from Alabama to Tennessee (just one state away...) should be there in no time!

6 days later, SunnyBreeze got her box, and opened it up to find a note from me, and a slew of packing material.

NO PONY.

I dug through my house, and my trash...6 times. (once in a sort of hysterical state...so I don't know if it counts)
and she said she took every piece of paper out of the box and flattened it out and even searched her house.

With all the packing material in the box, as it arrived to her, SunnyBreeze had her boyfriend weight the box and it was 7 oz. Then he weighed a pony- 2.2 oz
Its possible that the bottom of the box was opened and re-sealed.
I figure the only reason it was sent on to its intended destination was I had delivery confirmation.....but the box was EMPTY.
WHO STEALS A PONY?!
*wails* my poor Truffle....
I feel so violated....

so, if one of you happens to spot her on ebay, or somewhere...PLEASE let me know.

The Found....

Back in the day...I think it was 1998...I got this toe ring. Its the Queen of Hearts, The White Rabbit, Alice and a Playing Card...
I friggin LOVE IT. Wear it all the time.
Well, about 6 months or so ago, I realized I couldn't find it.
Tore the house apart. Gave up. Thought about it again...started shifting thought places I thought it might have landed. Gave up again. ...lather, rinse, repeat.....
I even went so far as to look on ebay to see if I could find something similar... I wanted it, DANG IT!

So, my alarm clock has been acting up...the time that reflects on the celling has been totally un distinguishable....just a few red sticks... WTF TIME IS IT!? GAH!
which lead me to drag the other one, that changes colors, so sometimes the time won't show up, and you just have to wait a few seconds for the color to change again...its the newer model (discovery channel store alarm clock...they are pretty awesome)
Here I am, wedged up under the bed, in my underwear no less, with a flashlight in my mouth, trying to scoot my ass in far enough to get to the plug. I shoved one of the empty overnight bags stored under there out of my way and attempted to army crawl forward when something shiny caught my eye. Now granted...I'm generally distracted by sparkles or shit like that, but here I froze.
*blink*
Holy Missing Trinket Batman!
I snatched it up and threw myself out from under the bed. (I did eventually get the ruddy clock plugged in, jsyk)
After months of missing, my Alice In Wonderland toe ring is FINALLY back on my toe!
Tho, i seriously need to get myself a silver cleaning cloth, cause oooo, hunny, is it tarnished! But I don't CARE, Im wearin' it!

so maybe I'll head down to the post office, and by some luck of the draw someone will have put this wayward pony in the lost and found somewhere along the way? (SEE, Im trying optimism!)

She's Home!

2008-10-13T15:24:28Z

I got my first dolly this weekend! Yay!!
Nothing helps end a stressful week like a nice dinner out, and opening up a brand new pullip! Of course I had to play with her and take pics....but her name...that was the FIRST thing to change! She is now Jasmine. (We call her Jazz for short)
And I have already ordered my second one.....
Mandy, what have you done!? LOL (LOVE YOU!!)

other than dolly play, and hanging with my husband (somthing I never get to do)
I managed to get one of the websites that have been on the 'to do" list done....only 2 more to go...
I had wanted to get the sculpting done on this custom that seems to be giving me hell....but with any luck i will get it done during the week....I have plans to airbrush this weekend. I have about 4 customs that are waiting on the airbrush....and the whole hold up is this sculpting.....and it just hates me....but then again....it is evil. LOL (no really, it is!)
But it MUST get done....I had a commission come in that has a Nov due date, and airburshing is required...so that will get the ball rolling for the others as well. Its a fact that I tend to need a swift kick in the ass sometimes *snort*

conflicted...yet angry

2008-10-10T19:41:30Z

Honestly, I don't know what to think, or what I feel at this juncture.
Issue one; the princess. Yes. we are all aware that you just married your skinny little ass into a crazy ass family. HELLO. McFLY! We ARE that family. But getting your panties in a bunch over any comment....when it was the actions of you and your kin that hurt our feelings....But no one get all hot and bothered about it to you. Hey, guess what, its not all about you. But what REALLY pisses me off....not just hurts my feelings...cause you know...not introducing me to your family, even after you made a big deal about me now being a part of it... and not bothering to include your groom's family in most of the photos....and a list of other things that hurt, not only MY feelings, but other members of your new family....
what REALLY PISSED MY ASS OFF....is that you had the canoles to play the cancer card....with MY MOTHER of all people!!! You bowed up, not having any other footing, cause you knew your ass fucked up....and it was just an innocent remark....nothing to get your knickers in a twist over....but you felt the need to go for the low blow and play the fucking cancer card. classy. I know you are well aware that, of all the people in your life, my mother is the last person you should play that shit with. what. the. fuck. She tried to help you through the whole thing cause she had been there...more than once. She let you in on something so personal and heart wrenching, and you threw it back at her like a good hand in a poker game. You bippity little twat!

hmm...well...maybe I feel anger about this particular thing.

Issue two: the fabulous. apparently she'll end up reading this. *shrug* and even now, I'm not sure how I feel about it. I feel a loss....but I felt that before she physically moved. I haven't really had any sort of 'connection' with her in months....I feel like I lost my best friend months ago. No phone calls, no text messages, nothing. I had no idea what was going on in her life. No idea where she was. No clue about her at all. And I went from having someone to spill my guts to on a daily basis to never hearing from her. If not for Heather and Mandy, I'd have had no one.
Now, I understand the stress of moving, and blah blah blah. Fuck, i've moved HOW many times? But over 2 months of nearly nothing....how do you expect I'd feel? When I was already wary about our relationship before...still upset over the whole BD weekend (cause you know I don't get over shit easy) But I was trying. And then suddenly
..........
.......
....
no one hears from you.
NOTHING.
You can't cut a person out of your life and expect it not to effect them or your relationship. Did you think that not talking to me about your move would make it easier? But when the move consumed your life you just stopped talking to me.... nice. Hey, guess what? I have a whole drawer full of big girl panties, and in all sorts of colors. Why don't you let me make the decision on what I can handle. I'm tougher than I look. Thanks for the faith.

so maybe there is some anger here....but mostly its hurt...like, sick to my stomach hurt....and some confusion. Cause a part of me doesn't want to be upset, and the more I try not to be, the worse off I get.

*heavy sigh* and I don't know what to reply to your message.

case of the mondays....

2008-10-01T19:23:46Z

...and its fucking Wednesday!!
I find myself, once again, struggling to do the job of many.
First thing this morning, I hear the sounds of someone tossing cookies in the rest room....and as the phone rings, she screams my name from the bathroom....wonderful.
So I get up and answer the phone.
She comes out and tells me shes throwing up and needs to go home.
Fine. Whatever.
Since she left, and the boss is at meetings all day, its just me.
I've had customers call needing quotes, checking on orders....the phone has been NON STOP! Frosting to that cupcake, its been like a friggin bus station in here...constant customers stopping in!! Saying that they got called this morning to come pick up orders (which of course where not invoiced or and I have to hunt down) and some I can't even FIND! Delivery guys showing up and no one to run the forklift to offload the truck. Cabinet guys coming to measure, but no one told me anything about it....im totally clueless. Painters turn up and paint...i think it was the bathroom....*looks around confused* the only ones I knew were gonna be here today were the floor guys, and so far, no floor guys. *shrug*
But with all this fun, and trying to feverishly get all of these Mullet Festival (the fish, not the hair cut...) signs printed, I have managed to get totally none of my own work done...other than the amount I managed to eek out first thing this morning...before the cookie toss.
Swear. If I trip over these boxes of crap from my bosses office one more time....THEY ARE DONE WITH YOUR FLOOR, TAKE YOUR SHIT BACK!! *sigh*
I've been running so much (in 4 inch heels no less) that I just ate the chili cheese dog Mike so graciously brought me in like, 2 bites.
Now I need a chocolate bar and a margarita to wash it down. hmmm...i think there is part of a 6 pack in the kitchen fridge....*eyes it*

"California's Been Good to Me..."

2008-09-24T22:15:28Z

"...Hope it Don't Fall into the Sea." - Tom Petty

well, its over. I had a great trip home!
best part? I got to see everyone...I just don't get that often enough.
and JD (new nephew) he is SUCH a love!! And I got to meet his daddy, who I surprisingly liked quite a bit. Jen looks so good...mommy suits her well <3 That makes me happy
The rehearsal was fun - nothin like good mexican food and margaritas! its always nice to have it at home (it was at mom's house) makes it more comfortable IMO
and the wedding was gorgeous! It was at Scott's Garden in Walnut Creek.
Good food, good wine, good company! I love that I got to see Mo and Alison and Dee and Christy and everyone. Michael was so cute -- all fidgety before the ceremony, it was adorable! and Sandy (the dog) as the ring bear was too stinkin cute! and he did so good. Megan looked wonderful! (of course!) and her dress was awesome! looked great on her (shes so little, she'd look great in a potato sack - lol) I just wish I would have gotten the chance to say Hi to her at the wedding....and I was really bummed that I never did meet her brothers. (shocked to find out that she has a TWIN brother...at least, thats what I heard *shrug*) But it looked like everyone had a great time. Her dad did a wonderful speech. and the cake was AWESOME (fan of cake, what can i say- lol)
And lucky kids - got to go to Hawaii the next day...better yet, on someone elses dime! (mom and david payed) we should all be so lucky! Hopefully that luck will carry over into the rest of their marriage (cause all marriages need a little luck, am I right?!)
While they were on the way to Hawaii I was in the rental car driving up to see grandma. just one night say, which is another bummer...i so wanted to stay longer....maybe I can plan another trip (and I have to go back next August for Alison's Napa wedding -- but maybe a trip before that? who knows...) whats not a bummer? Joan's fried chicken and grandma's lemon meringue pie (here I go with the meringue...why not hang me a chandler while im at it...)
But last day there...I chopped off all my hair!!! like, 12 inches all chopped off!!! its way short -- not the shortest ever...but its a struggle to get it all in a ponytail (which kinda irks me)
and it does this crazy flippy/curl thing...looks cute - but can annoy too *shrug* what can I say...we all hate our own hair - haha - but those 12 inches went off to Beautiful Lengths to be made into a wig for cancer patients...and I think its something that I will be doing again ^_^
On the plain of WTF?! I arrive home to a package....containing a pony that I should have had a year ago (which, at this point had been provided to me by a very Marvelous friend *hugs Em*) with a long note that left me feeling rather apathetic...to say the least *snort*
I haven't decided what I want to do with the pony...stash it...put it up for sale...maybe a virgin sacrifice? nah. (although who KNOWS what sort of chemical warfare has been put inside--- eek!) anyway...moving on...
*check out this lead in* speaking of moving....one of my best friends is moving....and come to find out she will be moving on Monday. *sigh* wish I had known when sooner.... Im gonna miss her. Of course the cynic in me finds myself feeling like an 'afterthought'....so to speak...no necessarily...but *shrug* I can't help it...and it's probably not true, nothing there, just paranoid...but i've barely heard from her this last month (i thought she was still up house hunting, not back here packing) and suddenly she's leaving in a few days time and wants to see if we can get together....which would be great, if it didn't feel last minute...an afterthought....*shrug* plus, last weekend we had made plans to finally go ahead and make plans to go out of town for the weekend. Fantastic. I don't do SHIT, and the one weekend I do...*sighs again*
anyway....paranoia...so Im just not gonna worry about it.
I need a big bowl of ice cream and some pain killers to get rid of this headache. Since I don't get them as often, the ones I do get seem to kick my ass.... >.>

the waiting...is the hardest part?

2008-09-09T14:21:10Z

so....procrastination...i has it.
but I didn't wait till the last day to start packing for my trip to Cali...but as it turns out I will be doing it all tonight. damnit.

why you ask?
Because in my attempt at organized, I said "let me go print my rental car and flight info" *insert priceline...print* "hmm...maybe I should make sure that Delta's site says the same, since they seem to like to change shit on me..." *insert Delta* "WTF?!"
So heres the story:

My original flight was on Sept 11...leaving Mobile at 7 am, getting to Sac at like...11:30. They changed things...like they do...and I ended up only having a 20 minute layover in Atlanta....not enough time in the Atlanta airport.
So I called....this was 2 weeks ago...and it resulted in my flight getting changed to Sept 10, leaving Mobile at 7:30 getting to Sac around 4. fine. a day sooner...why not. About a week later priceline calls me and confirms this change...and emails me the new itinerary.
Well, when I looked, priceline still had me at the 4ish arrival....but Delta had me leaving Mobile at 11:30 and arriving at 9 ish.....unacceptable!
So I call Delta *automated* ....rar....finally a person....she looks at the system....says that I WAS on the flight 7:30-4...but on Sep 1 priceline changed it and now there are no more available seats. FUCK. Now I'm PISSED.
I call priceline. *hold music*
*hold music*
over half hour later
*hold music*
finally a person
she checks her system...nope, in her system it says that I am confirmed to leave Mobile at 7:30 and arrive in Sac at 4ish....."um..well, Delta says different, and they say YOU made the changes...."
"hold please"
*hold music*
"okay heres what happened, apparently they had a schedule change with the addition of a layover that extended your flight, putting you into Sacramento at 11:45 on Sept 10. They thought that was to late compared to your original flight, so they put you on a different flight"
without telling me? whos they?!!
"Delta."
Rar. well, what can we do?! anything else?!
"i can call Delta and see if there are any other flights. would you like me to call you back?"
"Ill Hold."
*hold music*
((im talkin horrible mexican bootleg elevator music))
okay, there are not other flights that day that have you arriving in Sacramento any sooner
damnit.
so then i suggest a flight into Oakland or San Fransisco....about the same distance from Mom....just more traffic....whatever.
she looks....Oakland had one putting me in at 4....great...rush hour.
SFO had one leaving at 6 am arriving at 12:30 (gag 6 am!) and another leaving at 7:30 arriving at 1 "PERFECT!"
"Okay, let me call Delta....did you want to hold again?"
"Yup!"
*hold music*
*sigh*
the phone is now at the 87 minute call mark. I watched Transformers and an episode of Family guy during this ordeal. (I had to call the rental car company first. Dustin wouldn't let me get my car a day early...poo.)
"I'm sorry, they said they can't make a city change without it being an authorized change, and charging you." "WhAT?!! O.<"
(at this point she takes a deep breath...I think shes frustrated with it too) (i hear keys typing)
**silence**
"well....i don't know if this will work...but sometimes, they just won't deal with us. perhaps if you call Delta direct they will change your city?"
*outrush of air* okay...is there anyway to change the rental car?
*keys* mmm...not that I know of, but I could put you in touch with that department?
no....i'll call Delta first....thank you
anything else?
not right now....thanks
94.1 minute call ended.
*deep breath*
*automated Delta call* *rars*
someone answers.
Brief horror story rundown. (leaving off that priceline tried to change cities for me)
See if she can get me a new Sac flight. (knowing she can't)
"well, is there any way we can do something into like, Oakland or San Fransisco?"
"lets see...."
(gives me same OAK and SFO flights)
OH! The 1 pm SFO flight would be wonderful!
okay let me see....can you hold please
*hold music*
((hmm....this has more of a contempary feel....but it still sucks))
Mame? Your outbound flight would still be leaving from Sacramento.
"yeah...."
just wanted to make sure that you were aware
*blink*
this flight is through American, in order to change your city, I will need to call them and see if I can get access to that ticket information
oookkkayy
hold please
*hold music...again*
Mame? Okay we are all set.
We are?!!?!?
Yeah *rattles off aaalllll flight times, including layovers*
AWESOME! *hits refresh on site....said info appears *print*

then I had to call mom and let her know that shes not picking me up in Sac at 4, but San Fransisco at 1.....
"What are you still doing up?"
LMAO

Now lets see if the metal detector goes off because of the underwire in my bra and I have to embarass the security guy by taking it off and smacking it down on the x-ray belt right there....

the joys of travel...and I haven't even packed yet!! WOOH!

insert title here

2008-09-02T16:15:47Z

well, its been a time.

as you can see, hurricane Gustav did not do to me what Katrina did. No damage, no flooding, no loss....heck we barely lost power....and I'm back at work the next day. wooh, i can barely contain my excitement.
At least the day stuck in the house gave me the chance to get some work on customs done....much needed. I wish I had another one...maybe I'd get something done - haha, but I did manage to get quite a bit accomplished. I finally found my inspiration for this one that I had been wracking my brain about, and dove in head first (got sculpting done), got some sculpting done on one that has been a wip for-like-ever (that my husband says is a scary ass pony) got 2 re-rooted, got eyes done on one, got 2 dyed and got a baby totally done....so work on 8...thats an accomplishment I'd say.
Tho, its a good thing I HAD Monday, cause I spent all damned Sat in bed with a headache....it was like this huge pressure on my head....and really I had it all weekend...but Sat...I couldn't MOVE it hurt so bad....maybe my body knew there was a storm coming...

In much more depressing news....
*sigh*

We had to put Peanut down on Friday. Her insulinoma was just getting too bad. Her seizures were increasing in frequency and severity, and she was loosing functionality of her back legs. I just couldn't wait, and watch her suffer. She wasn't getting any better, even with all the treatments. So I am down to one. Jelly seems to have all the energy of 7 ferrets, if its any consolation....but I feel bad for her now, being all alone.
Peanut is definitely missed.....

8 days till I go to Cali. I wish I could drag Skip or Heather or Mandy or someone with me....but it won't be bad, right?! *optimistic zen* new shoes....get to see the baby, and other family.....yeah...and Christy will be there....and us girls (Christy, Cherine, Dee, Ali, Mo, Mom) can have a drink and laugh at the insanity that surrounds us .it will be fine. plus, did I mention excuse to wear new shoes? HA!