*cries*

I WANT THE LATI YELLOW LUMI DOLL! Why? WHY?! Gah, but I waaaaant her. I even have enough for her PLUS the wig I want thanks to selling of the dollie stuff. But...credit card. BUT WANT DOLLIE SO BAD. ><;; D'oh.

Lazy and vaguely a stress ball last night, but I was rewarded with dreams of the covers being pulled off me (for the record, CREEPY), and hamsters. No. Really. Hamsters. O.o;; I dunno either. It was very harrowing, realizing first that a) I left my "class's (class'?) hamster" all alone without food for a week while I went on vacation, only to realize then that b) it had actually hitched a ride with me, and c) spent the rest of the dream running around town trying to find it a cage and wood chips and food. Ye-ah. I swear that I didn't eat anything weird last night before bed.

Dear Long-tail Cast On,

Honestly, you are my favorite cast on, even if I'm not all that fond of cast ons in general. And yet, YET, you thwart me at every turn, causing me to cast on the same stitches over and over and over again until I don't have half a skein of yarn left ove on the wrong end of things. Really. Shape up, L-TCO, or I'm leaving you for that sexy Twisted German cast on. He's FOREIGN.

Yeah, just think about that.

Ripping out yet another set of stitches,
Wren

Dear mom,

While I can appreciate the allure of homemade granola, I do have a small, teensy request: if, in the event of total granola burnage and taste anilhilation, could you please not keep it and foist it off on my unsuspecting person? It really ruins my whole yogurt experience.

throwing away my yogurt,
Wren

Am trying to pay down that damn credit card debt so I can MOVE TO AZ ALREADY! Ohana > dollies. *grin* I have four dolls up for sale, along with a bunch of stock clothing pieces, Ken clothes, custom Ambitious Love Taeyang outfit, a couple of wigs (stock William and a Lovehaze), plus a couple Re-Ment. Help a girl out?

Wren's Pullip_Sales comm post
Wren's Pullips comm post

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ♥ aoibhe ♥ my wifey! I love you sooooo much, and hope that this time next year, we'll be rockin' your birthday together in person. Your day better be effing fantastic. And to help that along a little...

( Well, it's not L and R, but yanno...some ideas are too epic to give up on ^_~ )

If this doesn't prove how much I love and adore you, I don't know what will. Have a great one, darling wifey o' mine! (You know I'd marry you all over again, bebe.)

PS: /scr

Happy happy haaaaappy belly button day to ayida and many happy returns! LOVES! (I know that I sent you a TM this morning, but is totally worth celebrating you again in public! ^_~)

XOXOXOXOXO ♥

Dear Fates That Be,

I think I have been reasonable these past few months. I have lived through, perhaps with not as much grace, but at least a helluva lot of tenacity, quite a bit. Doctors visits, ER trips, unnecessary medical procedures, disease diagnosis, several weeks of (continuing) PURE HELL with my stomach, and let us not forget: BILLS BILLS BILLS. So why, I ask of you o' Ladies of Fortune, was it absolutely necessary for me to hit that one-in-a-million-chance of dropping the liquid monomer dropper JUST SO that made it discharge its entire contents into my right eye. Why, Good Women of Destiny, did I really, really need the equivilant of nail polish remover to douse an eye that, well, I'm rather fond of and enjoy the use thereof? At least my boss paid for the trip down to the eye doc. I regretfully wish you, Dame Fortuna, a great big DIENAOBITCH and request that you KINDLY FUCK OFF AND BUG SOME OTHER SAP. I need to go put more eyedrops in my eye before I run down to the pharmacy to get my eye ointment perscription, otherwise I would totally stay and chat.

</3 Not even a little bit of anything remotely resembling love, Wren

Hey, thanks to a bad stomach, I sat down in front of The 40 Year Old Virgin (my favorite go-to movie when I need cheering up) and finally finished up a couple of beading projects! Pictures under links, in case you don't want to see yours until you open it!

mcgarrygirl78 : Merlot bracelet magenta/purple glass teardrops, black glass rounds, purple swarovski bicone crystals, magenta/purple faceted glass rounds, tigertail, sterling silver clasp

elanorofcastile : Siren Dreams necklace [close up] colored shell discs, green and lavender pearls, faceted blue glass rounds, silk beading cord, sterling silver clasp, 25"

Although you may be able to withhold your feelings throughout the day, the pressure builds like a volcano until you are ready to erupt. Losing your temper might not be a pretty sight and you could inadvertently upset someone you love. It's better to let off steam little by little throughout the day than waiting to reach the point of no return.

Man, this could not be any truer. So. Damn. Cranky. Bah. Attempted to nap out of sheer frustration, with head under blankets. Didn't work. I have many things I need to work on, a stack of library books next to me, and yanno what? I don't wanna do a damn thing. Bah. Tell me you love me, f-list, I need it today. ♥♥♥

So I totally got hit on by the Taco Time Counter Slave today. Unfortuately for me, it was a chick. *le sigh* Why do I get moderately attracted lesbians after my ass, but not even one moderately attractive man? Pffft. =P She pushed her boobs out at me and posed and everything. Actually, I joke, but it was sorta flattering. Am not use to being flirted with, regardless of gender. This sick thing has worked a bit to my advantage. Losing weight has made me feel not only a) healthier (which is the most important thing), but b) more attractive. I am not an unfortunate looking girl, I s'pose. But having all that weight on such a small frame (under 5'3", on a relatively light frame - I have tiny ankles, wrists, hands, and feet) doesn't do good for anything. Health, self-esteem, mood, etc. Of course, now almost all of my normal work clothes are about...3? sizes too large. My jeans slip off my hips without unbuttoning or unzipping - add the weight of my cell in one pocket, and my iPod in the other, and I'm constantly in danger of ending up in only my underwear at work. ^^;; Today I gave up and grabbed my drawstring capri jeans, if only so I could tighten the hell out of the waist. My normal jeans are 14s and they are huge. These puppies are 16s, that fit (sorta tightly, actually) at my heaviest. Drawstrings are my friends. My t-shirts which I use to consider my "nice" shirts are tents. Now, this THRILLS ME. I am not looking a gift horse in the mouth here, people. I want to continue losing weight (a size 10 is my goal. I don't mind being curvy. Stick thin is never attractive. Chicks ought to have hips and boobs) but I cannot afford right now to indulge in another shopping spree. *grin*

Of course, indulging in tacos and tater tots whilst getting hit on by Taco Time Counter Slaves do not exactly promote the losing of weight. Aw well, a little goes a long way. =P

I am the opposite of bored. Have so many things that I want to work on/write/am excited to create, that I'm sitting here...doing none of them. At all. (That isn't to say I'm wasting my time. Chatting to my favorite family members is never a waste.) Plus, concentration is at a minimum. ADD birdie is ADD. ^^;; Also, wtf is up with my awkwardness jumping to an all new high? (I know, I know, those that have seen me in action should fear.) Freals, all I did today was drop shit. Break things. I shattered a lower jaw model. In like...4 pieces even. I broke the blade of an exacto knife, and when trying to show my co-worker what I had done, I dropped it, and the broken blade fell off the handle. I dropped models attempting to bleach them. I dropped retainers on the ground, only to watch them skitter down under the counters. Ground out a chunk of index finger on the stone wheel. Blooooood. Man. ^^;;

All in all, not a horrible day. Besides, tomorrow is Friday. ALL HAIL THE WEEKEND. Next week, I have Friday off (but alas, not paid. *sigh*) The 4th is on a Saturday this year, which means I might actually be able to watch fireworks. Oh, and I have a pile of library books next to me. I so fully plan on hibernating this weekend.

Whilst waiting in the torrential downpour that was the first full day of summer in the Great Pacific Northwest (aka: "liquid sunshine"; oh, and thunder, lightning, and sun with the rain. I'm waiting for locusts and frogs next...) mom and I found ourselves waiting for my older brother at the bus park 'n ride downtown. Next to a bead store. Like I can resist anything shiny.

Only the tiniest handful - sadly, the bead store by my house just doesn't have the selection that the craft store a couple towns over has, so while I did get a bit of this and that for my four projects, there is not nearly enough.

( SHINY! )

Now, aoibhe LAUGHS AT ME (the nerve. SHE LAUGHED AT ME!) when I say that I don't have enough beads. Somehow, much like yarn, "having nothing to bead with" seems to be...rather objective. Just wait, wifey, juuuuust waaaaait. =P

A-G.net, mah beloved domain from my beloved sister, finally has the cpanel on Vimes, mah laptop. Which means that once I can get more space/bandwidth from the Collective (seriously, glomptackle? I love her, but damn she has a ton of domains =P) I'll finally be able to start my craft blog. Am in the process of drawing out the mascot, and trying to figure out a layout design (aided by people who, I dunno, ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING?! ^^;;) who will be able to make it easiest enough for a moron like myself to manage on a semi-regular basis. =P

You may be distracted today and unable to concentrate on the most significant matters. It's hard for you to keep things in proper perspective because of your mental meanderings. Instead of attempting to rein in your errant thoughts by brute force, the opposite strategy might prove smarter. Give yourself permission now to let your mind take you on a merry-go-round of ideas and feelings. Think of this as a little escape; your responsibilities will still be there when you return.

Like I need anymore incentive than that right there. WTG capricorn! =P

Moved a whole ton of crap around, tomorrow is the Big Day wherein my older brother comes home to fix up all the computers, network everything, and get my old desktop reformatted so my dad can use it and leave my mom's nice new computer alone. Honestly, I'm not all that tech savvy, but it SUCKS how technophobe the 'rents are. ^^;; Urgh.

Am gonna work a little on my four beading projects...am trying to convince mom that we need to hit the craft store tomorrow so I can get more beads to make the rest of the stuff for y'all. Ankle decided to start hurting again yesterday after I walked from work to downtown, so am back to being splinted up and bitching. =P That means quality time with the kindle (am at the end of Solistice Wood by Patricia A. McKillip...SO GOOD. Fiber Guild + witchcraft = MADE OF WIN. =P) and the stacks of books that have mushroomed around my bed in hopes that I'll pick them up and READ THEM ALREADY.

My library fine was finally paid: I need new authors/book titles, people. Gimme! <3333

ps: Stayed in bed till nearly 11 am. I have not done that in ages. A near week of not getting to bed until midnight has taken its toll. But man, do I love sleeping in. <3

( In which Wren squeals about sillyness...spoilers and vulgarness ahoy! )

Frankly, I adored the movie, and I'm not even a Trekkie. WOOT for Star Trek!

Decided to try this once more, to get s'more beading mojo back before I fully decide whether or not I want to open an etsy shop. You know the drill: bracelet/necklace length, earrings, favorite color/combos, and maybe a word to describe your personality. ^^ v

1) mcgarrygirl78 - purple bracelet
2) elanorofcastile - blue/green/purple necklace (24")
3) isolabela - orange/green/white matching necklace for bracelet
4) aoibhe - hairsticks! Peeeeenk and berries

In other news, this was my weekend of recovery; from exhaustion, from sadness, from work stress. So tomorrow, I start to get everything back in order. Time to get rid of the stuff I need to, donate, sell, and otherwise streamline my life so I can go to Phase Two of planning. Also, am trying to convince myself that I don't need all the dolls that I have, and I should really sell a couple that I'm not totally in love with. That is slightly harder than it sounds. I dunno why, but I adore those lil plastic girlies, they make me happy, and it pains me to actually part with them, even if it's the few that I know I could live without. =P Le sigh.

Back to the twenty-billion projects I have going on today that I can't seem to really even start. CSI:NY pwns my soul this weekend - feel sorta crappy still, so it's a perfect antidote. ^^;; Only half of one ep left before I'm outta discs from Netflix, so at least I'll be able to concentrate after that. Have I mentioned that I haven't written anything in ages? At least two months. My Muse is Unhappy. And although I think that aoibhe might be the only know who understands fully. When the Muse is unhappy, it's time to run for cover. She's cranky. *giggles and nudges the wifey with meaningful look* =P

Heh...because I'm sorta mopey after my beyond awesome Arizona trip with my ohana...

THE TESTIMONIALS OF AWESOME MEME! // ME!!


Also, I'm still looking for someone to make something for...any takers? I has beads!

Am currently lying in bed being ten different kinds of sick with my stomach, almost like how I was a few weeks ago. Sigh. Luckily, my mindset is tons better than I was then so while I'm physically miserable, I'm not crippled like how I was. Methinks this has to do with hormones - they tend to fuck with my system around when my period is set to hit. Stupid girly bits.

Anyway, tattoo is feeling less sore, am still getting use to allergies being complicated by my much-loved nose ring, and missing my wifey, the voice in my head, my twin, and my mutant DNA strand (also known as the Ohana Collective) like crazy. I am, however, truly digging my Kindle v.1. Am desperate for some new books/authors to try out though, any suggestions? I am a die-hard Terry Pratchett fan, and while I'm not a fan of Twilight, I do love the fantasy/sci-fi genre. Am also a classics buff and love children's/young adults novels (Dealing With Dragons, for example, and A Little Princess.)

Lastly, am in the mood to try another couple pieces of jewelry when I'm feeling less icky this weekend. Maybe one or two pieces. Comment if you'd like something - wrist size/necklace length/earring preferences, favorite color combinations, a phrase/word/lyrics that means something to you, and I'll see what I can do. Might think about opening an etsy shop if people like my stuff enough.

It's always bad when a vacation ends. It's worse when you realize how badly you don't want it to end, and yet still have to run to the airport. So you can fly back "home". I can tell you right now, the only thing I was glad about yesterday about coming back to my house was my bed. Not. Much. Else. Hated getting up this morning to go to work. Hated having to do this job that I am starting to hate, with the pettiness that abounds there, without the people that make the crap worth dealing with. *sigh* Mopey Wren is mopey.

I do, however, have a pierced nose (LOVE!) and a new tattoo. Can you guess who has what? There's mine, aoibhe, lildemented, and secretchristine's arms in the pic. (And no, isolabela you can't guess! =P)

( Thar be ink... )

~ Dad totally got mom a Wii for her bday today! WOOT! I bought the second controller. WE ARE SO BOWLING TONIGHT! =P
~ Got off work early ^^ v
~ Steak sandwiches for dinner tonight, om nomnomnom!
~ One more disc of CSI:NY to watch
~ Sent off the packages to mcgarrygirl78, xtinethepirate, and dark_skada. BTW, dark_skada, I TOTALLY meant to put in your wee note when I sealed your package, but forgot. And then promptly ran out of all the tape in the entire house. So I didn't dare cut it open and put it in. *grin* Just know, that I meant to. ^_~

Oh yeah...and the most important one?

~ TOMORROW IS FREAKING ARIZONA! MY OHANA! OMG OMG OMG NAAAAAO!

I have (almost) three envelopes all packed up and ready to be sent out to the four corners of the world. Will prolly stick them in the mail tomorrow morning, HEE.

Got off work early today and am hoping that tomorrow goes even more quickly, since I HATE WAITING. *flops* I have one more day of paid time off left, and I really contemplated crying tomorrow off and staying home, but after all the sick time/doc appointments of the past few weeks, I just couldn't bring myself to ask. *sigh* So one more day of work left until I fly to AZ to be with my ohana. *flops* HATE. WAITING. SO. MUCH. Have had these tickets since like...January? February? And now it's the day before I leave, and it is absolutely keelin' me. *sigh*

Even though no one is online or on Twitter or ym or ANYTHING *glares at you all* I have two discs of CSI:NY from netflix, and so at least I have something to do while I drive myself slowly crazy. =P