Your Debut Album

Found this while stumbling around.. looked interesting, so I did it. Kinda funny results, but still cool.

Your Debut Album

1 – Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random Wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 – Go to Random quotations: http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

If you want to do this again, you’ll hit refresh to generate new quotes, because clicking the quotes link again will just give you the same quotes over and over again.

3 – Go to flickr’s “explore the last seven days”
http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

Put it all together, that’s your debut album.

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Band Name: OOP
Album Name: Only Make Matters Worse

Album Cover

Occupational Hazards

Last night was extremely brutal.

Identities have been changed for obvious reasons.

I am working on a fun night for this game that I am a part of. I love being a hostess, I am a very good one. So this is a chance for me to be creative once again and to do something everyone will enjoy. However, someone – let’s call her Sarah – Sarah, decided that she did NOT like my idea of doing this event for a full two weeks. She was furious and threw a really angry fit, directed at me. Yes, I took most of it personally because if one was to have seen the conversation, it was all personal. Because she was afraid that I would ruin the entire thing, when she did not even know what I was planning or what was going to happen. She just went off on me.

Needless to say it was an emotional rollercoaster ride last night for a good 30 minutes. We both finally admitted defeat after a while and then I logged off the chat because I needed a few minutes to recollect myself.

Thank God for friends. If I hadn’t gone to a friend last night to talk about this, I would have ended up crying and completely miserable for the rest of the night. But to know that there was someone in my corner, who understood and who was there to support me in whatever I wanted to do. It made things better.

So I decided to compromise. I don’t care what she does, or if she even does it, which I’m not even sure she will. But whatever, I know what I’m going to do and everyone knows that I mean what I say and that I will deliver the best of my imagination. I don’t care if “Sarah” has her issues and is jealous or hates me for whatever her own reasons are. She needs to get over it. I’m not stepping on her toes, I’m not fighting her. It’s not worth it. It really is not worth it.

Still makes me mad to think about it! But I’m fine now. I can’t stand people who think they are better than everyone. Fact is her and I never did get along well. We fought like cats every single time. I’ve tried to be civilized, but apparently me even breathing bothers her. Her deal. I tolerated her, and if this continues, then she won’t be around for me to tolerate anymore. I’m tired of giving out second chances x infinity.

There’s only two choices now. Stop the Drama or You’re Fired.

Til later, Ciao.

October Madness

I hope I can do this. I’ve taken on a project that gives me a little over a week to complete. And it’s a doozy. I have volunteered to be in charge of a gathering for the game that I am/was a part of. It’s gone downhill in recent months, but some people have expressed and interest in getting together for a night. So, that’s what we will do.

I’m going to create a new area for games and activities. At least to the best of my ability. The characters will probably come as they are. That is completely up to them. It may not be a D&D campaign like one requested  it to be, but I will try to make it as fun as possible for everyone involved. It’s a really huge undertaking, but it’s something to get my mind on. And I’m really excited about this. I hope I can pull it off and not disappoint anyone.

So, wish me luck!

Ciao!

Life: It Changes

Life can change at the most unusual time and in the most unusual ways.

Today begins the second week of being on my own. While I don’t have the means of true freedom (aka the car), I have experienced such a feeling of peace that I’ve never had before. I’ve begun to consider and pick up a few things that I find interesting to see where my talent lies. I’ve begun to take the journey on finding myself. And it’s fabulous. I can just enjoy things now. I don’t have to worry about this or that. Or about anyone else. I am really just at peace now and ready to take the next step that I need to take in discovering things about myself.

Some random things:

Saturday – Sept. 27th, I went to the Eastern Kentucky Expo Center in Pikeville to see Jeff Dunham. Was such a wonderful show. Hilarious, as always. Guitar Guy (Brian Haner) did the opening act and he sung a song about Sara Palin, I think it was. Definitely had a political meaning behind it. Absolutely great. Small intermission and then Jeff Dunham came out, talked about his eldest daughter getting her license and pumping gas for the first time. Great! Then Walter, Achmed with his Christmas Hat, Peanut and Jose Jalepeno. Peanut had to help read “The Night Before Christmas.” Guitar Guy helped Achmed sing “Jingle Bombs.” Was a really awesome show. At the end, he brought out Bubba J. Which was so fitting because of the region, we are Nascar fans and Bubba J just fit in really well. I bought a purple shirt with Peanut on the front and Guitar Guy’s “Cougar Bait” CD.

That was the most fun I’ve had in a while. Gotta love weekends like that. This weekend is the Apple Festival in Paintsville, though I don’t think I’ll attend. Once you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all. Not a lot changes from year to year. It’s mostly for those who have family from out of state that come in to catch up with others. We used to have excellent concerts, but when one concert flopped they stopped doing them. Now it’s free shows with people that are really not interesting to see.

I’d like to touch on just one more topic. The Fall Season of television. I have recently started checking out the shows on the major networks once again and seeing what is going on. It’s hard to keep track because of the strike earlier this year. So, don’t expect many of the shows that were put in place because of the strike to come back, which is sad. But it happens.

Though the shows I have begun to watch are: Chuck, Heroes, House, Fringe, CSI: Las Vegas, Eli Stone, Private Practice, Pushing Daisies, The Amazing Race, Ghost Whisperer, Numb3rs, Eleventh Hour (maybe, we’ll see), Bones, Law and Order: CI…

I think that covers them all for now. That’s a lot. But it’s what DVR is for! Should be an interesting season.

And that’s it. So.. Yeah. Just random stuff that I wanted to write. Thanks for reading! (If you even got this far!)

Ciao!

Beautiful Fall Day

So instead of just sitting here daydreaming as I usually do, I decided to set up an office outside on my porch because it is just such a gorgeous fall day. Then I proceed to dig out my camera, slide on a pair of flip-flops and take a quick tour (walk) around my house and up the road.

Here is a selection of photos that are for a marked rememberance of today.

Fall Colors

Greenhouse Forest

Road to Somewhere

The Dead Tree

Leaf of Fall

Greenhouse Pond

Pond Forest

All of these pictures are from around my house. They’re pretty self-explanatory. Can’t you just see how beautiful and clear the sky is? And the breeze is just as wonderful.

This is why my favorite seasons are Spring and Fall.

Also, a few interesting things happening today. I saw at least 6 birds (I think they may have been hawks, they were too big to be ravens) circling around in the sky. My camera isn’t equipped well enough to get pictures of them, but it was a pleasant show to watch. Also a helicopter flew overhead. It wasn’t a hospital chopper, probably law enforcement or army maneuvers. Either way, I was in the yard when it happened, just taking pictures and I took a picture of it flying by. They ended up circling once or twice as they must have saw me. When I started walking back to the house they then flew away. That was interesting.

Enjoy the photos and have a fantabulous day!

Ciao!

Sometimes They’re Right

My horoscope for today states… I’m an Aquarius, by the way.

Sat, Sep 20, 2008
You might want to do something on your own, but need the assistance of a partner now. There may be skills you are lacking and someone else could bring them to the table. Or, perhaps, you are thinking about a joint venture and are looking for financial assistance. Either way, be cautious that others don’t add more than you bargain for or you may not be happy with the results.

Isn’t it just odd when they are right sometimes? Just hits the nail on the head and you’re like, huh, that’s exactly what I’m feeling today. Or have been feeling all week.

Just figures.

Moleskine Cover Project

I didn’t manage to find the linking cord yet. It still eludes me, but in purchasing a new laptop (I had to upgrade, my old one had only 80gb of hard drive space) I am able to use the media card reader to upload pictures. So here are my two journals!

Front covers

Back covers

These journals are both Large Moleskine notebooks. The book on the left is a journalist style book (which means it flips instead of opening like a normal book) with ruled pages. The book on the right is a normal book with blank pages. Each costed roughly 17$ dollars. One book I bought at the college bookstore on Prestonsburg Campus while the other I bought at Borders Bookstore at the Huntington Mall. They are very good books and I’m enjoying them as I use one for a journal and the other for random ideas and drawings.

In decorating them, I did it simply with Modge-Podge, stickers and scrapbook paper I found in the arts and crafts department of Walmart. I also picked up a pair of “romantic” style scissors that works very well when creating borders for the paper. The only thing I advise when using Modge-Podge on this kind of activity is to keep it within the perimeters of the cover size. Don’t spread the paste onto the spine or where the cover creases when you open it, as it will cause the paste to come apart from the oilskin. Yes, it does do that. It won’t peel off the cover completely, just that part where it creases. Which then looks a mess because you can tell.

And that’s all I have for this post. I look forward to gathering and decorating more moleskine’s in the future and hopefully I will get better at it as I experiment with different materials I can use to create the covers. Until then, go buy a moleskine journal and have fun! They’re absolutely well worth it!

Tale of Disappearing to Reappear

Cords.

We can’t get away from them. They are always in the way, plugged into some socket or snaking around looking for something to plug into. So, today I want to talk about cords and how it links into the general topic of everything disappears to reappear.

Because I am the type of person that cannot keep track of anything. Least of all a set of cords.

I need to find the linking cord to my camera. Simply so I can transfer pictures for another blog I want to write. Yet this cord is eluding me. Just when I think I’ve found it, it’s not the right one and that missing cord then remains missing.

I have come up with the bright idea of putting all the cords I find (charging cords for various electronics like my DS, iPod, camera) into the Container. It’s not a box, it’s a container. And these cords will remain in the container until I have need for them. And when I need to use one, out it comes to be used. And afterwards it will be put back into the container. Until such time that the container does not want the cord in which it will once again disappear. And the hunt will begin again.

Life comes full circle.

I have no worries that one day I will be victorious in finding the cord. And I know it will be on a day that I am not even looking for the cord. But it will be there. In the last place I happen to look. And the object of my search for that day will elude me then as I put the captured cord into the Container.

Is it the mind that plays this game? Or is it really just a mischievious ghost wanting to play?

Until the time I find the cord! I shall be back!

Mixed Confessions

Random point: I love those FreeCreditReport.com television commercials. They crack me up every time. The jingles are just way too catchy.

Okay, so I don’t know. Really, I don’t. There is a lot going on in my head, some realizations I’ve come to. Like how I should just do something and not practice it. Sorta the pass-or-fail test. Ever get that feeling that you just want to impress someone, but you aren’t sure who you are going to impress because it’s not like you have anyone’s attention? Something like that.

Okay, on to other topics. Classes are going semi-well, I think. I’m really not liking my principles of management class. Seems like it’s going to be one of those classes where they try to stuff the entire book into your head in 16 weeks. I have 4 chapters of information due by the 22^nd. I know, seems like plenty of time right? If only. There is also an accounting chapter due this week along with two other chapters due by next week. Not to mention the math quizzes and a test is coming up there. Interpersonal communications is an interesting class. Not much else to report there. These are all online classes, so it does make it a bit more difficult to keep up with everything. Why all online? Because I had previous circumstances earlier in the year when I signed up for classes that I played it safe because I wasn’t aware of how long those circumstances would last. Kind of a personal, blah, story.

My book stack is starting to grow again and I’m having a hard time reading them. Maybe I’m a little put off into diving into a romance novel again. Yes, I ended up buying three historical romance novels again. All of them by Stephanie Laurens. I still haven’t read The Host yet, which is a really long book. I’ve made it about 1/4^th of the way through Sandra Brown’s new novel, “Smoke Screen.” So it’s curious that I don’t really have the focus to finish any of the books now. I’m just not comfortable reading romances yet. I’ll get to them eventually though.

I have a lot of decisions yet to make about many things. Why I am delaying in making them is because I am afraid of the judgment and criticism. Oh yes. I do not take any of those things well.

Bugger, that’s it for right now. It’s almost 3 am, so I’m signing off.

Ciao.

College Classes Begins!

Gotta love college. The rushing around, filling out last minute paperwork, finding classes, buying books, making sure you have all the right material and all the finances set up before the second week of classes. It’s enough to make one stop and just scream at the top of their lungs with either frustration or stress. But I can now say that I am prepared and ready for the classes. I just now spent about 30 minutes with technical support trying to figure out why I could not access my class. And it kept spitting at me that my school wasn’t found. So I had to have a cool girl named Marcia fix my school so that I could access my student account to find my Accounting class so I could be ready for the first assignments. So that is done and set up. Got to love helpful people, even when the process is frustrating. She wasn’t sure what the problem was so she was going to transfer me to a higher support, but none were available so she asked if I could call, which I didn’t want to, so I took a glance at the place to see if I could get into it now, and that’s all! It was relieved that I didn’t have to call them. I really hate talking on the phone.

So that’s taken care of. I have my books and lots of notebooks and pens and stuff (I just completely stocked up on everything.) Now I just have to do the first assignments. Easy, right?

In other news, I have tickets to see Jeff Dunham do a show at the Eastern Kentucky Expo Center in Pikeville on September 27th. *squeaks with joy* That’s going to be such an awesome show!! I love all the puppets, I can’t wait for it.

I also went to the Huntington and Ashland Malls yesterday. I picked up the book I’ve been hunting for (Into the Flame: Christina Dodd), along with Dime Store Magic (which is apparently Book 3 instead of Book 1… dammit) – Kelley Armstrong and Kiss of Midnight (Book 1) – Lara Adrian.

Anyone have the first two books by Kelley Armstrong that they want to get rid of?

Umm, let’s see.. I also picked up another Moleskine journal. This one is a ruled flip journalist style book. I haven’t written in it yet, but I love them all the same. Finally I bought the 2009 Twilight Calendar. Yes, I did. Four months before I need it, I bought it anyway. Just awesome.

So, that does it for right now. I’m gonna go either read one of those books, familarize myself with the syllabus of my classes, and do whatever else.

So, ciao!