HOSPITALity

When was the last time any of you have been to the hospital for yourself? For myself I'd have to say about five years and I remember it like it was yesterday. I felt horrendous and couldn't for the life of me get comfortable. I kept getting hot so I would go outside to cool off regardless of the fact that it was the tail end of summer in North Georgia but when I would go outside I would be shivering so I would go back inside. My throat was killing me as though I had drank two bottles of straight up Tabasco and I had a headache from hell. When my dad came home from work he took me to the ER. We waited and waited and waited then I was called back. The doctor suspected I had Strep but it was hard to do the test since I kept drifting in and out of sleep. But after doing the test and waiting more we found out I did indeed have Strep. First time I've ever had Strep and I hope it was the last. Though for now I'm sitting in the ER five years later with a possible cold, mere child's play compared to Strep but a pain none-the-less. Also I'm having pelvic pains which I could say is a signal that I'm starting my period soon. The only reason I'm here is so I can at least get checked out and get an excuse if need be. Without one work can't really verify that I came here or if I'm truly sick. I feel so ick right now.

The ER is eerily quiet except for the receptionist chatting away with a security guard and the rather large HDTV showing a tennis game from earlier today. I could change it but I'm content with the free wifi they're graciously providing. I've never heard of a hospital with free wifi but I love it. Maybe I can watch Sean's vid opening up the package I sent him A MONTH AGO. I brought my external HD as well just incase I felt like a game of WoW to pass the time. I'll be here for a while I suspect so I'm trying to make the best of it. Maybe I'll dust off Photoshop and work on some icons or a header for my livejournal. The Battlestar Galactica one is getting boring. I'm feeling like X Files, Farscape, or Doctor Who.

A girl and her family just came in. The girl was bawling. From what I don't know but it makes me feel like a jerk. Here I am, able to somewhat function, and there she is in excruciating pain. It's official, I'm a jerk.

I may or may not post another blog before my visit is over. In the meantime, check this out. It will blow your mind...assuming your a Star Wars geek like me.

Feels Like a Vacation

Before I take a shower I feel like I owe everyone an update or something of that nature. I'll try my best not to ramble and be completely random. But I make no promises.

Lately it feels like we're just vacationing in the townhouse. It doesn't quite feel like home just yet. I still have boxes that haven't been unpacked yet so maybe when I unpack those it may feel more like home. I don't know yet. It just...I don't know. Something feels out of place here. I'm trying to make it feel like home but it's not there just yet.

Work has been....well, work. Next week I have three days off and I'm not sure how to feel about that. A part of me is happy but another part is upset because that's eight less hours on my check. D and I need all the money we can make right now. It's our first month and the rent is going to be late but we already budgeted out the late fee. Money is going to be tight this pay period but I think we can make it work. It's just...work has made me extremely tired and every time I try to do some housework I just get...tired and just want to lay on the couch and watch TV or play Arkham Asylum (which is awesome, BTW).

It's getting to the point to where on Monday's Old Time Radio Madness and Friday's Stickam chat that I just don't want to do it much anymore. Not because it's getting boring but because I feel like I need to spend some time with D since we both work wonky hours and don't get to see much of each other anymore. It's like he's watching TV and I'm upstairs in the office and we're miles apart. I know it sounds sappy but that's just how I feel. And I'm sure he feels like I hate him or something.

Sex has been minimal since we got married. It's true what they say about not having has much sex when you get married. I've just been tired and not in the mood lately. We've had sex twice this week when before it was like...four times a week minimum. The whole month of August we probably had sex four times TOTAL.

We still want children but after working and seeing how AWFUL the majority of the children that come in are, I want to hold off. I know that it's the parents who make their kids like that but I just got frustrated with them. Though if I get pregnant, I get pregnant. D and I discussed it and we decided that each paycheck we're going to put back a little bit of money just incase. That way we'll have something saved when/if I get pregnant. I've lost my faith in my uterus at this point though.

It's almost 1pm. I need to be at work at 3 so I need to get in the shower and get ready. I was suppose to go over to my aunt and uncle's to do some laundry but I woke up feel like crap today. Last night I was coughing my lungs up and even managed to bruise my ribs so I'm not feeling the best. Hopefully work goes by fast and I have no problems. I'm crossing my fingers and praying to whatever god will listen.

Dream Warriors, Don't Wanna Dream No More

The title has nothing to do with this blog but, "Dream Warriors" by Dokken is possibly the best 80s soundtrack song. Aside from "Princes of the Universe" by Queen from Highlander. And with this first paragraph alone I think I've lost you all.

We're not here to talk about songs made of epic awesome. No, we're here to listen to me ramble on about moving and getting married. You'll listen (or read intently) by god or I will sing the entire "Princes of the Universe" song NAKED, so help me!

Anyways. Sunday was the big move day. It was unbearably hot and I wanted nothing more than to retreat to the nearest AC filled room. But, alas, I wanted to be in my own home much more so, boxes ho! Luckily it only took one trip to the townhouse but it took FOREVER to get everything in. Who would have thought that one could have so much stuff from ONE ROOM. That's beside the point though. Point is, we moved in in a somewhat efficient manner. It only took us what seemed like all day though.

The week was spent trying to get settled and me getting more nervous about the wedding. I didn't really think I'd get nervous but I did. However, come Friday I knew I was ready. While the nerves were still there, I just...knew. After running around trying to clean since we were holding the reception at the townhouse, I scrambled to shower and get dressed. Before I showered, Kacee and Griff arrived and then soon after Christina and my parents arrived. Kacee and Christina helped with my hair and makeup and as soon as that was finished it was time to go. We all hurried to the courthouse, took a ton of pictures, got the licence, and then my aunt and uncle arrived with the kids. We shuffled downstairs and the ceremony began. Derick was a bit nervous as he recited the vows but he did it and I smiled the whole time, happy that it was finally here.

Afterwards we all met back at the townhouse and Christina started to cook. I felt like I should be cooking but everyone insisted I needed to sit down and relax. So I did for the most part and after everything was ready we ate and watched movies and it was AWESOME.

Hopefully Griff will send pictures soon. When he does I'll make another post but for now I'll leave it to the imagination.

Also, something totally unrelated to the latter. I was scanning Facebook last time and came across a note that kind of shocked me. I won't go in to details but in the back of my head I had called it years ago though realistically I was still kind of like, "wha? Really?" Maybe later I'll divulge what the post was really about but for now I feel it's not my place.

For now, however, I need to finish getting dressed for work. I go in a 3 and don't get off until 10. Same for tomorrow I think. I need to look in my planner to make sure. But at any rate, I'm off to retail hell.

Good Morning Nine O' Clock!

Let me start off by saying that before I got a job I slept until noon, possibly two if I was being extremely lazy. Now, however, I can't sleep past 9-9:30 and I hate it. As I type this Derick is sleeping and I'm jealous of that. Sadness.

But, on a completely different subject: we are moving! I signed a lease on Wednesday and tomorrow (Sunday) we'll be moving everything in. Bits and pieces have already been moved in though it's mostly kitchen stuff that was purchased. Though sadly, buying stuff has left us with barely twenty bucks in our account to get us by until next Friday. It'll be okay I think.

Jeez, now I'm yawning. I don't have to go to work until three so I may saunter back to bed. Though I'm expecting a call from w co-worker who I'm giving Henry (our outside cat) to since we can't take him with. It needs to be Sunday though so I can start moving the major stuff in. But it's Saturday and I have to work from 3 to 10.

Let's see...School! Yes, school. I'm behind in every class. Frick. Tonight I have to somehow crank out TWO essays for English and email my Anatomy professor explaining to him why I haven't been around for oh...a week and a half. I've tried calling though that isn't working so maybe another ten or so emails will do the trick.

Totally random but amusing: I suddenly have the "Bonjour" song from Beauty and the Beast stuck in my head and I've resorted to listening to it on YouTube or else I'll be singing it ALL FRICKIN DAY! Yesterday I was singing "I want to be like you" from Jungle Book. I'm lame, I know this. But I'm also awesome. Awesome is awesome.

I had more to blog about, regardless if anyone cares but my brain is dead. I need to go get dressed and take Henry to Mindy. And then to work. Ugh.

When Life Gives You Lemons, Throw Them at Unsuspecting Bystanders!

I'm ashamed to admit I'm re-downloading World of Warcraft for the third time. I've received evil looks for this but I don't care. It's a guilty pleasure that kills time. However, after installing the programing, I have many patches to download and I'm only at 8% on the first one. And I've been at it since about 9:30 p.m.? Yeah.

Exciting news, though. I finally obtained a job! Not a "oh my god, I'm a big girl now!" job, but a job none-the-less. I'll be a service clerk at Walgreens, so awesomesauce? Derick calls us the "walgreens couple" now. It's kinda cute. Kinda.

In these "dark" times it's hard to find a job so I'm considering myself lucky to land this one. Especially since it would have been a year in August that I've been jobless. My goal is to have this job for at least three years, or until I get out of college and land a good M.A. job. It's not an unreasonable goal. The best part though? The manager who interviewed me is a huge geek. I'm talking Doctor Who loving, Dragon Con cosplay going geek. Awwwwyeah! That seriously made my day.

I'm hoping that with the new job Derick and I can afford our own place now. But we won't be doing that until I've been at the job at least three or four months. I'd like to go ahead and try to get a house and take advantage of the first time home-buyers credit before December 1st. That would be really nice.

I'm going to be doing a review on PUSH soon. More than likely I'll start it tomorrow. I'm still not sure if I'm just going to do a video, write it up here, or both. We'll see how things pan out. Though currently I'm reading the Minutemen comic to get a feel of the backstory of it all. Very interesting.

I'm excited a bit because I finally got some new DVDs...AND a Blu-Ray! I got American Psycho for ten bucks at wal mart. I knew Christian Bale would pop my cherry in some shape or form. I also got a few animated movies and Weird Science. I'll definately be doing a DVD update on my youtube channel in the next week.

Right now I'm scouring Amazon for some good buys. I've already got the Tomie collection in my cart for a ridiculously cheap price. I'm awesome like that I would like to think. I think I may splurge a bit tonight on Amazon. I haven't bought anything from them in forever it seems. Plus I need to expand my collection a bit more.

Maybe I'll do another DVD Collection video on my youtube soon. Who knows.

I thought I had more to write about that the latter but my brain is moosh now. All cohearant thoughts are gone. And so am I. Later!

Subjects/Titles Are So Overrated, amiright?

It's hard to think of a fitting subject when the post ends up going in various directions. Maybe this accounts for the fact that I can't sit still for very long. Who knows.

Again, I know I can't update this thing to save my life but lately I haven't had much to blog about. However, the other day when I was at school and various other places I had a few ideas in mind but now I can barely remember them. I know one was about how many stupid people there are in the world, specifically in Georgia. Mostly stupid drivers but stupid none-the-less. No one knows what a stop sign is nor do they realize that when you merge you use your turn signal. I'm baffled at how these people received a license.

I started the summer quarter at school last week and it just feels like I'm just going to go. I don't feel like I'm learning anything nor do I believe that this school is right for me. I think I'd much rather go to Culinary school to be a pastry chef. After watching hours of Cake Boss and various other pastry shows...I really want to decorate cakes. It kind of combines two things I love: food and art. You can't go wrong with food AND art. Seriously.

I haven't kept up with my YouTube channel but I have a video I need to upload from the 4th of July. Not sure if I'm going to upload it, really. It's just random clips of fireworks and my cousin blowing out his birthday candles/opening presents. Does anyone really care about that sort of stuff? Doubtful.

One good thing? I've joined a Star Trek PBeM Sim and I'm hoping I keep up with it. I've never really "simmed" so I'm not sure exactly how it differs from RPing. I've roleplayed for about 12 years but off and on. I just really hope I can still with the group. It's called the 14th fleet and I'm on the USS Tempest as a Medical Officer named Kelsa Connor. Though at the moment I'm trying to start my first log and I'm failing miserably. It's been a while.

Still no job. Though I doubt I'll find one anytime soon. The economy sucks and I'm finally realizing that Derick and I really shouldn't have a baby just yet. We want to but it wouldn't be a right move on our part. Sigh. It'll give me enough time to get down to a considerable weight though. Yay?

I get married in a month and I'm very excited. Still haven't went to the courthouse though to talk to someone about the license and whatnot. We decided not to take a fancy honeymoon but instead make a day trip to Atlanta and go the aquarium and Coke world. I would have like to have gone to Gatlinburg but at the same time I probably would have been miserable in the heat for a week. I can make do with just a day.

What else is there to talk about? I'm sure I could go on and on about random things but for now, I'm carrying my arse to bed to watch some television.

Speaking of television, I've finally watched Dr.Who and I plan to do a review soon. So be on the look out for that.

Let's talk sunburn

Like, I've-put-a-blow torch-to-your-face sunburn. I'm not kidding. I seriously got a second degree burn on my face and scalp. Though, it's my fault for not wearing any sunscreen because I'm stubborn and believe that maybe my Native American side won't fail me. Though it did and miserably.

D and I had to buy new bedsheets so that we could sleep somewhat comfortably during the night. It helped a bit though we were still waking up in the middle of the night whimpering like a pup with no milk. We needed new sheets anyways and what better ones to get than the jersey fabric kind for $20 at Wal Mart?

Today the cable man comes to hook up DishNetwork and we couldn't be more ecstatic. Now I really don't have a reason to go out to the main area of the house other than to get food. It worked out though, since we bundled our phone, internet, AND cable together through TDS we get a free iPod Touch. Seriously, I'm excited and I plan on reviewing it once it gets here in about five weeks. Such a long time to wait but damnitt it's worth it.

Also, I've been looking into soap-making. It's fairly inexpensive and FUN. You can make all sorts of different kinds and it looks pretty. D said next week I can buy the stuff and start making some of my own. I can't wait! Though if I decide to sell any I'm not going to go through etsy. I'll just set up another blogspot specifically for the soap. I thought about calling it Madam Kurzon's Pampery since nearly everywhere I go on the interwebs I go by Jadzia Kurzon. Plus, Madam Tasha or Madam Royer sounds goofy.

I should go to bed though. The cable guy will be here at 9 and I still have to pick up around the room.

this could be a case for mulder and scully

This post isn't going to be a long one. Just letting everyone know (whoever reads this) that I'm going to update more. I need to that's for sure. Hopefully I can get my life organized so that I can do everything I want. Currently I'm in the process of writing reviews for Koku Gamer (link in the sidebar). It's fun and I get free games out of it so I try not to complain.

I'm also in the process of moving, so that's taking up the majority of my time.

Well, back to 'Salem's Lot.

Never Stop Remembering

In 2004 a film asked us: What if one day you were told that everything you knew, everything you loved, everything you remembered never really happened? The question really rang in minds, especially those who had recently lost a child. The movie I'm referring to, as I'm sure you all have figured out from the image, is The Forgotten. The movie centers around two characters: Telly Paretta and Ash Correll. Both have lost a child but everyone around them seems to have forgotten about the children except for Telly and Ash. Telly asked, "if they just died, why make us forget?" And so begins their search for the truth and what they find is bigger than they could imagine.

The first time I watched this movie I instantly fell in love with it. My only reason was because Julianne Moore was the lead actress and I loved everything she did. Though, after watching it a second time two years later my love for it grew after realizing the overall story. For me it was something new, and original; something that had not ripped off some comic, video game, book, or what-have-you. People have called this movie a bore fest but I don't agree. It shows the viewer that a mother's tie to her child can never be broken even by an alien being.

Julianne Moore gave a knock-out performance in this movie and I don't think any other actress could have made the role as awesome as Moore did. I could have lived without Anthony Edwards dry performance but, beggars can't be choosers. Dominic West put a lot of emotion into Ash Correll, the father who had lost his daughter in the same plane crash as Paretta's son. Overall it was a great cast. I won't tell you the whole movie just in case you haven't given the movie a chance despite it being out for five years now.

Rest assured, it's worth it.

Got Some Rock in Your Walk

Derick (my fiance, for future reference) thinks my musical taste is amusing. Generally when we're in the car I have my MP3 player on so that I don't have to listen to commercials and just be able to listen to decent music. Well, what D finds so amusing is that one minute I'll be rocking out to Rob Zombie and the next I'll be swaying along to Tom McRae.

What can I say? I can't pick a style and stick to it. I like everything as long as the rhythm is nice. I have to admit though, I'm more of a guitar and drums sort of girl. Maybe that's why I fell in love with D...he can wail on some drums I tell you.

I grew up listening to both Country music (seeing as how I grew up in the South it was required listening straight from the womb) and Rock N' Roll, so things sort of progressed from there. When I was about 13 I had listened to Rob Zombie and Rammstein and immediately fell in love with that genre. Around 16 I heard Tom McRae and Imogen Heap and thought it was the most beautiful thing ever. So...I guess you can say I find beauty in everything whether it be a song about partying all night long, homicidal tendencies, or loosing the love of your life.

I know there are more people like me out there but it seems like the people around me are shocked everytime that discover I not only like Toby Keith but Alice Cooper at the same time.

Speaking of Alice Cooper...I'm highly addicted to his new album at the moment. Particulary this song:

Suckers

I hate how people at the school treat me like a complete moron when I ask them to assist me with a computer issue. I.E. computer not letting me log in because no one told me the correct password or the keyboarding program being a douche and not letting me create an account despite the fact that I read and followed the instructions perfectly.

Douche bags.

They're the morons...thinking I can't get around their hidden files to copy all the files for the keyboarding program to Norbert (flash drive).

Sorry, I needed to vent.

This post brought to you by the Satanic Cult of the Greater Atl Area!

(No I don't worship Satan...just read)

Finally watched Born, well half anyways. And it's actually entertaining so far. Weird but good. It's the first B movie I've enjoyed. My only complaint is Denise Crosby is a bitch in this movie. Well, she's a Jesus Freak (Catholic) so I guess it's to be expected.

I'm actually working on a movie similar to Born. I had been working on it long before I saw or heard of Born so I'm a bit worried that people will compare the two and think I'm copying or something. So...I suppose I should do a rewrite in some areas. Like the opening scene...which is in a graveyard where the main character is at her mother's funeral. Same with Born. Though my character doesn't get raped in the graveyard.

Ugh.

Whatever. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

I think my post took a left turn somewhere...

I'm a sucker for names...and ocassionally a weird plot.

So, a couple of years ago I saw a trailer for a movie called "Born". It had Denise Crosby and Kane Hodder in it so I was like, "HELLS YEAH! Where can I get this piece of awesome?!" Apparently it wasn't released yet so I waited....and waited....and waited some more.

This was in '07 and it's now '09. I haven't seen any news about it being released. Granted it's a B movie but regardless. It needed to come out on DVD eventually. Though I can't get the official website to load to find out if it is coming out or not.

Luckily I found a torrent of it! Huzzah for Demonoid. It needs to finish now because I'm entirely too impatient.

Regardless of what people have said in reviews about it being just bad, I don't care. Denise Crosby and Kane Hodder.

I'm sold.

Basically the plot is that Kane Hodder is a demon and he made a deal with the devil to become human again if he impregnated his sister, Mary Elizabeth, with the anti-christ. He does and now Mary Elizabeth is carrying demon spawn and has to feed it the hearts of six people.

I don't know about everyone else but I'm a sucker for movies about the anti-christ, evil children, supernatural pregnancies, etc. I'm weird, yes, we've established that. But that's neither here nor there.

That Orphan movie needs to hurry up and get to theaters now...

The Day Where I Freak Out

Complaining or freaking out probably isn't the best thing as a first post. Oh well.

So, I go to college though not on the normal semester system like all the cool colleges have. No, mine has a "quarter" system. While I admit that you can get your degree faster that way, it's extremely aggravating. I changed my major to Medical Assisting because I was having so many problems with my Criminal Justice major and plus...I rule at Science.

Well, I had been told that "OMG! YOU NEED TO HAVE THESE CLASSES DONE BEFORE NEXT QUARTER!" So naturally I spazzed and signed up for the three classes I supposedly needed. However, I soon found out that the nursing program didn't start until Spring of NEXT YEAR. Naturally I dropped the two classes I didn't have books for and was extremely releived that I didn't have to take Intro to Healthcare or Med Terminology along with Anatomy all at the same time.

Then I find out that because I was going to be taking 3 classes I was going to received nearly a grand from Pell. I immediately spazzed and signed up for two more classes. Not the same ones I had but different ones I knew wouldn't stress me out. Psych 101 and Intro to Keyboarding.

Yeah. That's right.

I had already taken and passed Psych 191 so I wanted to take the 101 for fun plus I love the Professor. and Keyboarding I thought would be a sinch.

Well! Was I highly mistaken. For said keyboarding class you have to have a certain software and it cost like $54. The book itself cost $56.75. I bought my Anatomy book with a HOPE book voucher, my Psych book was bought online for a steal at $4.24, and I recevied $50 from this foundation thing through the school. Now, the bookstore won't let you charge anything to your account anymore so I couldn't purchase the textbook. Then I had a brilliant idea...I would return my anatomy book, purchase one from the bulliten board for half of what I originally paid then use the rest to get my keyboarding book. Worked great!

Problem is...I still don't have the software. Someone in my Anatomy class has a copy and she said I could borrow it but problem is...I forgot to get her phone number and I don't know where she lives. Messaged her on MySpace but she hasn't replied yet.

Reason why I'm posting this?

The assignment for Keyboarding is due TONIGHT AT 11:45PM!

-headdesk- I'm doomed.