song+ Little Miss Obsessive- Bittersweet World- Ashlee Simpson
book+ june previews
scent+ sweat.. it's kinda icky
quest+ teaching kyu to ride a bike sufficiently to get to work
upper+ he's made good progress
downer+ he's still yelling at it and throwing the bike every 15-25 feet.
attire+ as little as possible. it's hot here.
drink+ milk
so i got my sewing machine thursday, and i've opened it and taken pictures, but they won't hit my computer for a few days yet, because i'm damn tired. this week's comic acquisition was delayed a day due to memorial day. so i worked really hard all week because we had one less day to get a larger than normal workload done. kyu and i also worked a toy sale in the old store one location today for time and a half in store credit. we were there from 10:30 to around 6:10. after that, wolfie took us to go buy bikes and helmets.
i forgot to really mention last week that dad's car is screwed up. there's a leak in the radiator, and there's a blown head gasket. the mechanic said it'd be $1375.76 to fix it. that's a kinda arbitrary number, but that's what they said. dad expected me or kyu to apply for financing for it. we both figure if we refuse to go into debt to go to school, we sure as hell aren't gonna go into debt to fix a car that will just break again in a few months, so he's on his own for that. to solve our getting-to-work conundrum, we essentially had two choices: 1) give people gas money and slowly go broke, and 2) buy a bike and a helmet each of us for what it takes to keep moby (wolfie's truck) in enough gas to get us to and from for 2 weeks. we went with option 2.
the downside to this is that kyu's biological father is a mentally deficient screwup whose idea of teaching kyu to swim was throwing him around for a few hours (no actual swimming involved) which would later lead to him very nearly drowning (granted, he was the one to save him, but it's still pretty boneheaded). his idea of teaching him to ride a bike was putting him on it and saying "go, don't fall over" leading to kyu hitting a tree with enough force to give him a knee injury that still bothers him today. a few years ago, his uncle tried to do better for him. he said more or less "relax, always use the back brake first, and try to have fun" which was better than anything else he'd been told.
i taught kyu to swim in the first summers we dated. he's not good enough to race or rough house, but he's better than a dog paddle and he can face the deep end alone. besides, i'm sure he has little to no interest in racing or rough housing. now i'm teaching him to ride a bike.. today's lesson was getting on, looping the parking lot three or four times, then riding up the hill to Milano's for dinner. Milano's makes some of he best italian i've ever eaten. i can't wait to be hungry enough to eat my leftovers xD we rode part of the way back, but going downhill on a something as steep as this part of Park Springs is asking for trouble, even when you know how to ride, so we walked and coasted for a lot of the return trip.
as hot and sweaty and tired as we both are, i'm very proud of the progress kyu made today. he didn't fall off, or hit anything. his main issues are wobbly balance and steering (which are very much related, they take turns being the cause for the other) and his anger. if he takes his mood pill, it's likely to make a huge difference. even without it though, i think that he could soon be comfortable enough to not get angry and throw the bike.. which only happened about five times today, i was expecting it to happen a lot more.
plans for tomorrow include another lesson in bike-riding. we're probably gonna stick to the parking lot for a while (after another few lessons we'll likely go to veteran's park). it'll likely be an all-day affair, but i'll have my phone on me. if anyone wants to call and pass along encouraging thoughts to kyu it would be great, he can't really see how well he's doing.
we'll still be getting rides to work next week, but i'm hoping that by the time i'm back from my vacation (that would be in about 2 weeks, the third week of june) he can handle the trip to work. my tentative training advancement schedule is parking lot -> veteran's park -> the street (at least a little) -> something just out of walking distance -> test run on a day off to see how long it takes to get to work -> riding to and from work every day.
anyhow (to channel dad) send positive thoughts in our direction. you know- prayer, ritual sacrifice, whatever xD any love and encouragement will be appreciated.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
the long awaited scarborough pics!
song+ Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)- Bittersweet World- Ashlee Simpson
book+ the Hollow
scent+ artificial fruit?
quest+ getting through the week
upper+ rides to and from work are all figured out for the week
downer+ dad's car is all screwed up
attire+ err, a tank and socks. it's hot here.
drink+ cherry Capri Sun
i finally ordered my new sewing machine. i was gonna just buy one at walmart, but they only had the same model that i already had, the one that totally died around christmas. i did the online thing, so i'll get an email in a few days when it ships. it's a bit fancier than the old one, but still far from my dream machine that costs a few grand. i do know when to settle though, so for now, this one will do.
moose sent her camera home with me so i could post the scarbie pics this past weekend, but i fell asleep before i got around to it, and then she took her camera back, thinking a normal person would have already done it. well, here they finally are. in addition to these, i'll get images of the fan i bought and my quill before too long.. surely sometime in the next few weeks xD
naku was a good girl and posted most of her pics almost immediately. she got some really good ones too, ones i never knew she'd taken. xD my fave is moose pretending to lick james' face, followed by me pretending to lick moose. classic cary humor there.
anyhow, after a few days of procrastination and miscommunication, i present to you, the ren faire!
these made us think of mom
this lady had the awesomest wings, turns out she makes them. xD if anyone seriously wants a pair, she sells them here.
beware of barbarians, they're a real grabby bunch these days.
whoo! the duel! there was a short video of this too, but i dunno how to post it here xD
ginormo turtle! those are fully grown rabbits next to it.
check out moose with a battle axe and me with a rapier! it's so pretty..
moose archery sequence! the bullseye hit when the sales guy finally stopped "correcting" her. her arrow was the one with the green and red feathers just to the left of her finger.
and because we promiseed roro we'd take something to represent her, then totally spaced, we looked for cute things to photograph while we were there. this hat seemed cute enough. so i grandly present moose wearing a plushie purple dragon hat. xD
book+ the Hollow
scent+ artificial fruit?
quest+ getting through the week
upper+ rides to and from work are all figured out for the week
downer+ dad's car is all screwed up
attire+ err, a tank and socks. it's hot here.
drink+ cherry Capri Sun
i finally ordered my new sewing machine. i was gonna just buy one at walmart, but they only had the same model that i already had, the one that totally died around christmas. i did the online thing, so i'll get an email in a few days when it ships. it's a bit fancier than the old one, but still far from my dream machine that costs a few grand. i do know when to settle though, so for now, this one will do.
moose sent her camera home with me so i could post the scarbie pics this past weekend, but i fell asleep before i got around to it, and then she took her camera back, thinking a normal person would have already done it. well, here they finally are. in addition to these, i'll get images of the fan i bought and my quill before too long.. surely sometime in the next few weeks xD
naku was a good girl and posted most of her pics almost immediately. she got some really good ones too, ones i never knew she'd taken. xD my fave is moose pretending to lick james' face, followed by me pretending to lick moose. classic cary humor there.
anyhow, after a few days of procrastination and miscommunication, i present to you, the ren faire!
these made us think of mom
this lady had the awesomest wings, turns out she makes them. xD if anyone seriously wants a pair, she sells them here.
beware of barbarians, they're a real grabby bunch these days.
whoo! the duel! there was a short video of this too, but i dunno how to post it here xD
ginormo turtle! those are fully grown rabbits next to it.
check out moose with a battle axe and me with a rapier! it's so pretty..
moose archery sequence! the bullseye hit when the sales guy finally stopped "correcting" her. her arrow was the one with the green and red feathers just to the left of her finger.
and because we promiseed roro we'd take something to represent her, then totally spaced, we looked for cute things to photograph while we were there. this hat seemed cute enough. so i grandly present moose wearing a plushie purple dragon hat. xD
Saturday, May 17, 2008
fun day today
song+ Easy Breezy- Hikaru Utada -Exodus
book+ the Narnia series
scent+ care bears fruit snacks
quest+ posting more often again
upper+ scarborough next weekend
downer+ today went way too fast
attire+ comfy pajama bottoms and a tank top
drink+ nothing currently
so today was really really fun. it started when my alarm went off at 7 so i'd have time to do morning things and be ready to leave at 9:30 for moose's senior recital. that didn't work so well since i fell back asleep, but mom called and re-woke me early enough that i was still ready to go on time. she sang really well, though i still think she could have rocked "on my own" from les mis better than one of her other solo songs. she rocked her duet hardcore though, a lot of people cried. xD not me since i have no soul, but you know, regular people.
after the recital moose and i hurried home to change and find movie times so we could go see prince caspian. speaking as a person who 1) is never 100% satisfied with movie adaptions of books, 2) comprehends the difference between "based on ___ by whomever" and "taken word for word from the original!" and 3) has loved the Chronicles of Narnia since early childhood; i will say the following.. it was a really good movie, but it was seriously flawed, and not as awesome as it could have been.
i knew going in that this one wouldn't be half as accurate to the source material as the first one was, because then you wouldn't have a movie, you'd have several hours of character development, a ton of CG and a 10 minute battle. the book Prince Caspian is easily the weak link in the chain of narnia stories, it's seriously all the character development you need to get out of the way so you can have fun with the next two (which are awesome on an epic scale for any who haven't ever read them). i'm okay with things being changed to make a movie, but some of the changes didn't make sense in the context of the last book/movie the Last Battle which they really need to make because it's when you really get any closure for any of the characters you've come to love. i felt that Lucy and Edmund were exactly where they needed to be character-wise to be ready for the Dawn Treader. the seeds were planted well for Susan's eventual loss of faith and betrayal of narnia, but the two romantic bits were entirely a waste of film. my main frustration was the added Peter/Caspian rivalry over power. High King Peter was never that spoiled or power-hungry. he never acted like he did in the movie, he never took the lives of his followers for granted or invaded the telmarine stronghold. while that was a really cool fight scene that showed off what they could do with the mythical creatures better than a fight on even ground ever could, it just didn't make sense to me. also they left out several chapters of really awesome aslan stuff including bacchus, and dancing with the dryads and nyads. i don't understand cutting all that and putting in a needless White Witch cameo. she shouldn't show up again until caspian is an old man, as the Lady of the Green Kirtle in the Silver Chair. i was however thrilled that they kept my absolute favourite part of the book, the scene with reepicheep and peepiceek and the other mice talking to aslan about the honor in a mouse's tail. that part makes me tear up when i read it and it made me cry a little in the theatre. i guess i was basically fine with plot-related changes, but not the character stuff, which was unfortunately 75% of the changes. X.x it was still really good and i'm definitely looking forward to the next one, and i'd recommend it to anyone looking for a good movie, i just hope that Dawn Treader is a bit more respectful of the source material.
anyway, after the movie the moose and i totally hit bennigans for potato skins, monte cristos and brownie sundaes. xD most of which was brought home and put in the fridge. it's kinda strange, but as of last weekend i don't like potatoes anymore. it kinda freaks me out, since i used to love potatoes, but something in me just changed while i was sick. it's seriously bizarre. after putting our feast in the fridge we settled in to nap until moose had to go to work. all in all, i had a really good day and i was happy to spend it with one of my favourite people.
speaking of spending time with people, i did get the second week of june off from work. that's the 9th through the 13th. if anyone wants to do anything on one of those days, let me know. moose and i are thinking of doing something early in the week, but i'm keeing things relatively open, so we'll see what happens.
book+ the Narnia series
scent+ care bears fruit snacks
quest+ posting more often again
upper+ scarborough next weekend
downer+ today went way too fast
attire+ comfy pajama bottoms and a tank top
drink+ nothing currently
so today was really really fun. it started when my alarm went off at 7 so i'd have time to do morning things and be ready to leave at 9:30 for moose's senior recital. that didn't work so well since i fell back asleep, but mom called and re-woke me early enough that i was still ready to go on time. she sang really well, though i still think she could have rocked "on my own" from les mis better than one of her other solo songs. she rocked her duet hardcore though, a lot of people cried. xD not me since i have no soul, but you know, regular people.
after the recital moose and i hurried home to change and find movie times so we could go see prince caspian. speaking as a person who 1) is never 100% satisfied with movie adaptions of books, 2) comprehends the difference between "based on ___ by whomever" and "taken word for word from the original!" and 3) has loved the Chronicles of Narnia since early childhood; i will say the following.. it was a really good movie, but it was seriously flawed, and not as awesome as it could have been.
i knew going in that this one wouldn't be half as accurate to the source material as the first one was, because then you wouldn't have a movie, you'd have several hours of character development, a ton of CG and a 10 minute battle. the book Prince Caspian is easily the weak link in the chain of narnia stories, it's seriously all the character development you need to get out of the way so you can have fun with the next two (which are awesome on an epic scale for any who haven't ever read them). i'm okay with things being changed to make a movie, but some of the changes didn't make sense in the context of the last book/movie the Last Battle which they really need to make because it's when you really get any closure for any of the characters you've come to love. i felt that Lucy and Edmund were exactly where they needed to be character-wise to be ready for the Dawn Treader. the seeds were planted well for Susan's eventual loss of faith and betrayal of narnia, but the two romantic bits were entirely a waste of film. my main frustration was the added Peter/Caspian rivalry over power. High King Peter was never that spoiled or power-hungry. he never acted like he did in the movie, he never took the lives of his followers for granted or invaded the telmarine stronghold. while that was a really cool fight scene that showed off what they could do with the mythical creatures better than a fight on even ground ever could, it just didn't make sense to me. also they left out several chapters of really awesome aslan stuff including bacchus, and dancing with the dryads and nyads. i don't understand cutting all that and putting in a needless White Witch cameo. she shouldn't show up again until caspian is an old man, as the Lady of the Green Kirtle in the Silver Chair. i was however thrilled that they kept my absolute favourite part of the book, the scene with reepicheep and peepiceek and the other mice talking to aslan about the honor in a mouse's tail. that part makes me tear up when i read it and it made me cry a little in the theatre. i guess i was basically fine with plot-related changes, but not the character stuff, which was unfortunately 75% of the changes. X.x it was still really good and i'm definitely looking forward to the next one, and i'd recommend it to anyone looking for a good movie, i just hope that Dawn Treader is a bit more respectful of the source material.
anyway, after the movie the moose and i totally hit bennigans for potato skins, monte cristos and brownie sundaes. xD most of which was brought home and put in the fridge. it's kinda strange, but as of last weekend i don't like potatoes anymore. it kinda freaks me out, since i used to love potatoes, but something in me just changed while i was sick. it's seriously bizarre. after putting our feast in the fridge we settled in to nap until moose had to go to work. all in all, i had a really good day and i was happy to spend it with one of my favourite people.
speaking of spending time with people, i did get the second week of june off from work. that's the 9th through the 13th. if anyone wants to do anything on one of those days, let me know. moose and i are thinking of doing something early in the week, but i'm keeing things relatively open, so we'll see what happens.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
i love a good deal
song+ Sanctuary- Hikaru Utada -Kingdom Heats 2
book+ Mighty Avengers was pretty awesome this week
scent+ bacon, maple syrup, eggs, and strawberries
quest+ watching the first four episodes of Special A
upper+ i got off the second week of june for vacation time
downer+ it's not june yet
attire+ kyu's darkstalkers tee and jeans
drink+ nothing at the moment, but milk later
i was pretty happy to get a good deal on my Birds of Prey action figure set. this blows that 50% discount out of the park. xD this alone took today from mediocre to awesome. the original soundtrack for Final Fantasy 9 goes for around $75. i got it today at work for 5 bucks. it's still in the original packaging and everything! xD i am so unspeakably happy about this. 110 tracks over 4 discs, phenomenal!
book+ Mighty Avengers was pretty awesome this week
scent+ bacon, maple syrup, eggs, and strawberries
quest+ watching the first four episodes of Special A
upper+ i got off the second week of june for vacation time
downer+ it's not june yet
attire+ kyu's darkstalkers tee and jeans
drink+ nothing at the moment, but milk later
i was pretty happy to get a good deal on my Birds of Prey action figure set. this blows that 50% discount out of the park. xD this alone took today from mediocre to awesome. the original soundtrack for Final Fantasy 9 goes for around $75. i got it today at work for 5 bucks. it's still in the original packaging and everything! xD i am so unspeakably happy about this. 110 tracks over 4 discs, phenomenal!
Saturday, May 3, 2008
FCBD is a crazy thing..
song+ This Is the Last Time- Keane -Hopes and Fears
book+ ah.. my pokemon Emerald guide xD
scent+ waffles and syrup
quest+ swimming at some point today xD
upper+ James and Naku are here visiting for the weekend! yay!
downer+ i'm pretty tired from the past few weeks at work
attire+ kyu's oversized shorts and a tank top
drink+ milk. i loff milk!
i haven't posted in a while because i've been so tired. the past month or so we've been getting ready for fcbd. so i don't have to explain it, you can find a brief history of it here. we have 7 stores, so that's about 7 times the work of these guys right here. i'm not actually helping today. i did my part over the last three weeks by spending thursdays and fridays by labeling and distributing somewhere around 60 thousand comics for this thing. so this weekend is totally for fun. no comics at all ..except for my sub from this week, that i left in moose's glove compartment. xD
james and naku are here, we're doing a late birthday thing since he turned 23 on the 30th. so far, there's been waffles. we'll likely hit the pool later, and the plan is to see Iron Man tomorrow, and we're all super excited, because it looks awesome! there's also mini tacos and a chocolate cake to get to at some point.
this is really just a "yeah i'm still fine" post, so i guess this is all for now.
book+ ah.. my pokemon Emerald guide xD
scent+ waffles and syrup
quest+ swimming at some point today xD
upper+ James and Naku are here visiting for the weekend! yay!
downer+ i'm pretty tired from the past few weeks at work
attire+ kyu's oversized shorts and a tank top
drink+ milk. i loff milk!
i haven't posted in a while because i've been so tired. the past month or so we've been getting ready for fcbd. so i don't have to explain it, you can find a brief history of it here. we have 7 stores, so that's about 7 times the work of these guys right here. i'm not actually helping today. i did my part over the last three weeks by spending thursdays and fridays by labeling and distributing somewhere around 60 thousand comics for this thing. so this weekend is totally for fun. no comics at all ..except for my sub from this week, that i left in moose's glove compartment. xD
james and naku are here, we're doing a late birthday thing since he turned 23 on the 30th. so far, there's been waffles. we'll likely hit the pool later, and the plan is to see Iron Man tomorrow, and we're all super excited, because it looks awesome! there's also mini tacos and a chocolate cake to get to at some point.
this is really just a "yeah i'm still fine" post, so i guess this is all for now.
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