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angelchildr) wrote2009-08-04 12:49 pm
angelchildr) wrote2009-08-04 12:49 pm
So much randomness
Dearest kittens,
Have I ever mentioned that I love typing things up in Notepad? Well, I do. It's lovely. Just a simple text program - nothing fancy. No formatting or anything distracting. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy Word, and all the things I know how to make it do. But some days, you just want to type something up so you can cut and paste somewhere else, and Notepad is grand for that.
My secret love affair with Notepad. :-D!
So, I'm having a "need to buy stuff" phase recently. So many things I want/need to buy! A new bag, a new phone, new storage for art supplies, new art supplies!, new ink, new hair... The list goes on and on. I even want to go clothes shopping, which doesn't happen often at all, let me tell you. Alas, I don't have the funds right now to do much of that. Sadness. But I'm having serious new-phone jealousy right now. The roommate just got a new phone yesterday, and it's so shiny and key-boardy and feature-y. *grabby hands* Not to mention that my phone is from the STONE AGES. :-D And while it's lasted me well, it's getting to be long past the time that I got a new one. One that isn't pay as you go. Because there's stuff that you can't sign up for if you don't have an actual carrier... like the emergency text notifications from school.
My only problem is: The phone plan. I don't call people all that much! The people I call? Are mainly my parents. And I tend to email them more often than call. When I call, it's usually that I'm having some sort of mental freak out. :-D Or that I have extra special good news. I know, I know, two extremes! I'm not really a phone person though, so I don't even need the least amount of minutes that places offer per month. But I do want texting. Which is extra... and I'm not sure I can afford another $60+ bill per month. WOE AND ALAS!
Anyhoo, moving on to less-stressful things... Um...
Vacation! :-D I have currently scheduled a few days off before the school year starts up again! Aug 19-21 (and then the weekend of the 22-23), which gives me 5 days off! Woooo! I was hoping to get it a little earlier in the month, but because the art department is moving and I'm helping with that, my days got pushed back. But I put my foot down and said that I *needed* at least *some* time off, so the 19th-21st it is. And then school starts up again on the 24th. CRAZEE! I plan on mainly just going up to my parents' and hanging out there for a few days. Get some work done on creative stuff while they're at work and just in general relax a little. It's not a lot of time, but it's something. :-)
It's funny that when I mentioned taking a day or two off for a "long weekend", my parents pushed me to try to get even more. Saying that I need a vacation before school starts. And that I deserve it. And other such nonsense. They're parents! They're supposed to be pushing me to work *more*! X-D Well, a few days will have to do. There's just no more time left for a longer break. Plus, the more I work, the more money I make. Which is horribly capitalist of me, but oh well. Bills need paying. *nods*
I have a surprise mostly boss-free zone today at work! Most of the bossly type people are gone, so it's more relaxed than usual. Which is nice. Though it means I slack, and usually when I slack the time goes slower. Siiiiigh. Oh well. Such is life.
Random things that need doing, as a reminder for myself:
-Laundry
-Dishes
-Stirfry for dinner because there's an entire bag of farmer's market veggies in the fridge om nom
-Cleaning of room
-Writing of Sr Sem story
-Writing of other type things :-D
-Drawinz (always)
-Go to bank
-Ugh pick up some tissues from the store! Napkins = OW on my nose
In more random news, my trend of not/barely brushing my hair continues. Yes, I know, that sounds so weird. To be fair, most of the time I'm pulling it up into a bun type thing, so if it's a little messy, that's a good thing! And when it's down - well, it's barely down - but when it is, it's all wavy/curly from the bun. So... messy is also a good thing then. I combed it out this morning after my shower, but I don't always do that either. This is so not info that anyone needs, but oh well. :-D
Just got a craving for Seafood Alfredo. Nnngh om nom. I may have to push the stir fry to later this week... But I don't want the veggies to go icky. UGH, THE DECISIONS!
More art talk! For my Senior Sem, I've had a thought. Well, it's technically for *post* senior sem... I'm going to have all these pieces that go together to form part of this story. But... they may eventually get separated (I'm trying not to think too highly of myself with nothing even done yet, but sometimes people buy art...). My plan is to get scans/pictures put together of the work and make a sort of picture book out of it. Maybe (if I have funds) get it printed up for myself (and anyone else that would want a copy of it).
Okay. Time to get some work done now. I'm planning a sort of sappy picture post later, so stay tuned! :-D
Have I ever mentioned that I love typing things up in Notepad? Well, I do. It's lovely. Just a simple text program - nothing fancy. No formatting or anything distracting. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy Word, and all the things I know how to make it do. But some days, you just want to type something up so you can cut and paste somewhere else, and Notepad is grand for that.
My secret love affair with Notepad. :-D!
So, I'm having a "need to buy stuff" phase recently. So many things I want/need to buy! A new bag, a new phone, new storage for art supplies, new art supplies!, new ink, new hair... The list goes on and on. I even want to go clothes shopping, which doesn't happen often at all, let me tell you. Alas, I don't have the funds right now to do much of that. Sadness. But I'm having serious new-phone jealousy right now. The roommate just got a new phone yesterday, and it's so shiny and key-boardy and feature-y. *grabby hands* Not to mention that my phone is from the STONE AGES. :-D And while it's lasted me well, it's getting to be long past the time that I got a new one. One that isn't pay as you go. Because there's stuff that you can't sign up for if you don't have an actual carrier... like the emergency text notifications from school.
My only problem is: The phone plan. I don't call people all that much! The people I call? Are mainly my parents. And I tend to email them more often than call. When I call, it's usually that I'm having some sort of mental freak out. :-D Or that I have extra special good news. I know, I know, two extremes! I'm not really a phone person though, so I don't even need the least amount of minutes that places offer per month. But I do want texting. Which is extra... and I'm not sure I can afford another $60+ bill per month. WOE AND ALAS!
Anyhoo, moving on to less-stressful things... Um...
Vacation! :-D I have currently scheduled a few days off before the school year starts up again! Aug 19-21 (and then the weekend of the 22-23), which gives me 5 days off! Woooo! I was hoping to get it a little earlier in the month, but because the art department is moving and I'm helping with that, my days got pushed back. But I put my foot down and said that I *needed* at least *some* time off, so the 19th-21st it is. And then school starts up again on the 24th. CRAZEE! I plan on mainly just going up to my parents' and hanging out there for a few days. Get some work done on creative stuff while they're at work and just in general relax a little. It's not a lot of time, but it's something. :-)
It's funny that when I mentioned taking a day or two off for a "long weekend", my parents pushed me to try to get even more. Saying that I need a vacation before school starts. And that I deserve it. And other such nonsense. They're parents! They're supposed to be pushing me to work *more*! X-D Well, a few days will have to do. There's just no more time left for a longer break. Plus, the more I work, the more money I make. Which is horribly capitalist of me, but oh well. Bills need paying. *nods*
I have a surprise mostly boss-free zone today at work! Most of the bossly type people are gone, so it's more relaxed than usual. Which is nice. Though it means I slack, and usually when I slack the time goes slower. Siiiiigh. Oh well. Such is life.
Random things that need doing, as a reminder for myself:
-Laundry
-Dishes
-Stirfry for dinner because there's an entire bag of farmer's market veggies in the fridge om nom
-Cleaning of room
-Writing of Sr Sem story
-Writing of other type things :-D
-Drawinz (always)
-Go to bank
-Ugh pick up some tissues from the store! Napkins = OW on my nose
In more random news, my trend of not/barely brushing my hair continues. Yes, I know, that sounds so weird. To be fair, most of the time I'm pulling it up into a bun type thing, so if it's a little messy, that's a good thing! And when it's down - well, it's barely down - but when it is, it's all wavy/curly from the bun. So... messy is also a good thing then. I combed it out this morning after my shower, but I don't always do that either. This is so not info that anyone needs, but oh well. :-D
Just got a craving for Seafood Alfredo. Nnngh om nom. I may have to push the stir fry to later this week... But I don't want the veggies to go icky. UGH, THE DECISIONS!
More art talk! For my Senior Sem, I've had a thought. Well, it's technically for *post* senior sem... I'm going to have all these pieces that go together to form part of this story. But... they may eventually get separated (I'm trying not to think too highly of myself with nothing even done yet, but sometimes people buy art...). My plan is to get scans/pictures put together of the work and make a sort of picture book out of it. Maybe (if I have funds) get it printed up for myself (and anyone else that would want a copy of it).
Okay. Time to get some work done now. I'm planning a sort of sappy picture post later, so stay tuned! :-D