State of the Neko address: week 20

song+ the Day We Fell Apart- Kelly Clarkson- All I Ever Wanted
book+ Special A
scent+ fruity hair dye
quest+ re-greening my hair
upper+ almost Rorotime!
downer+ i'm kinda starting to freak out a little
attire+ work clothes
drink+ milk!

so my weekend was nice and boring. i had Friday off to make up my July 4th holiday pay, and Thursday after work Tiff and i went to see the Last Airbender. it was mediocre at best, which is about two steps better than i was expecting, and everyone else seems to be surprised and disappointed by how truly bad is ended up. it is seriously NOT GOOD though. one person said he wished he could go back in time and not-see it, another said he regretted spending his 5 bucks to get in (at the discount theater no less). when the strangers to my left got up 30 minutes in, i was honestly surprised when they returned. i seriously thought they were walking out, not going for snacks. xD the highlight for me was probably buying my ticket- i called it 'Avatar' and the kid at the counter looked confused. either that moment or that the opening was a recreation of the opening bending sequences from the tv show. that actually turned out kinda cool. xD not worth seeing the whole thing though.

on the bright side, both Scott Pilgrim (which i finished reading) and Voyage of the Dawn Treader look amazing enough to make up for it. also Dragon Quest 9 releases next week and i have people super psyched to play that co-op, and i hear Lego Harry Potter (years 1-4) released last weekend, so i'm excited to play that before too long. the only Lego game i really waited on was Indiana Jones and only because i figured i wouldn't get the humor since i haven't seen the movies. i know Harry Potter inside and out, so i'm sure i'll love the games about as much as i ended up loving Lego Batman. xD which is a lot.

i'm at the point in my preparations to visit Roro (i leave this weekend!) that i'm alternating between anticipation and terror. xD not over seeing Roro or meeting Christy & Co. in person for the first time, pretty much just the flying. i'm terrified of flying, and paranoid that the airline could lose my luggage. X.x it hasn't happened to me before, but paranoia really doesn't need a basis in reality. i'm at the point that i'm also obsessing over the possibility i'll leave something here or there, so i'm going over my lists again and again, like a total basket case. xD this is possibly the most stressful vacation i've ever taken, so far as the preparation goes.. it's gonna be fun though once it's underway, i'm sure of it!

tonight i'm gonna start packing, starting with the things i won't need this week. i'm actually wondering if i could get away with putting everything into one bag.. except that my only bags are carry-on size, and that's not much space. also, what's the dimension limits for a carry-on? i couldn't find that info when i bought my tickets. if i can just not check a bag, and have everything i need in a larger carry-on, that's one less worry for me. xD my musicals and my dolls are gonna be the biggest things space-wise, but i think i could condense the musicals if i put them in something other than their sales cases. like a small CD book. now i think i'll have to try to pack as condensed as possible, just to see what i'm capable of. xD i bet awesomeness. i packed a ton of Girl's Camp stuff into very little space year after year, so this should be a cakewalk.

also a serious legitimate question, a purse is usually not counted toward luggage totals, right? what if i got everything but the dolls into a carry-on, then had the dolls nestled into a large purse.. would that be allowed, you think? xD i don't own a large purse, but i know several people who do, so it could be a workable solution.. maybe?

today has left me plenty of time for brooding and fretting, i have my Monday stuff plus Jacinda's to get done (i got Friday off, she got today) but the computer is being SUPER slow, so waiting on it has given me time to do everything else, and now i'm almost where i should be, and still waiting for the stupid computer to finish spooling the print job so i can cancel it. X.x the printer ate the first half, and i managed to re-print everything else at a different computer, but i still have to let it finish spooling on the original computer (delayed considerably by the SEVEN paper jams) and cancel the rest when it's done thinking it through so there aren't hiccups in the system. *sigh* our comic-management program is SO stupid and frustrating, but sadly it's one of the best around.

i also need to find a point this week to rope Moose into helping me bleach and re-dye my black roots to match my green hair. xD it looks crazy-bad and i'm so sick of it, but she's NEVER HOME so i've got like seriously *stops to check out reflection to avoid hyperbole* about 2 (maybe 2 ½) inches of black roots starkly contrasting my (kinda fading/ increasingly mossy-toned instead of verdant emerald) green hair. it's not exactly the most flattering look for anyone. xP i'm about ready to tie her down just so i can casually proclaim “hey, look! we're both home at the same time! how'd you like to do my hair?” this morning she was like “well why don't you just let Este (her boss who does her hair) do it?” knowing full well i freak out when people touch my hair. it takes all my restraint to let Moose deal with it and i've known her all her life. someone i only kinda know isn't gonna work too well.. even if i do like her as a person. especially since i'd like it done this week and i don't drive and she's not super close by at this point in time.. though i think actually buying more green dye is really the first step. xD i can't do that unless someone takes me to the mall. it's pretty damn frustrating only being able to buy the color one specific place, and not having a convenient way to get there when i need to. guh. i WILL have my hair re-done before i leave.. i'm very determined on that point.