Nov. 5, 2008

Word War

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Oct. 27, 2008

One more thing

I have decided to embrace my singleness for now. I think I might go through with kissing dating good-bye and really mean it. I'm so scared to do it, but I know it'd only be a good thing. Here comes wonderful and fulfilling friendships and maybe a real relationship with my future husband, not just a boyfriend!

Cheers!

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Oct. 27, 2008

What I'm up to

I just thought that I'd update everyone on what I have been doing lately. I've been spending the last week sick with a nasty cold that is finally going away. With that time that I had lying around in agony I had a lot of time to reflect on things.

I neglected to mention in my previous post that I have been diagnosed with Seasonal Affective Disorder. For those of you who don't know what that is, basically I get really depressed when it becomes winter and I'm not in the sun as often. With my job it makes it even worse because I'm in a basement and I get the negative energy from the stressed out people who are about to take a test. But I'm doing something about it and I am now in the process of trying to get my insurance to pay for a sun lamp so that I can start doing light therapy! A light box is too trick my body into thinking that I'm getting sunlight and increasing my serotonin levels. Thus making me less depressed. Hopefully with this device I will be able to have a happier and more productive winter this year.

Also, we got Mario Kart for the Wii! I've been playing it almost non-stop since we got it a couple of days ago. The WFC is ultimate love. I can play people who are actually challenging and not the stupid computer.

Well, I better get going now. I'm actually thinking of writing some more of my story that I'm working on. It's been a long time since I've worked on it and I think it's time that I start doing it again.

P.S. Anyone who wants to know what I'm listening to, you now can! Head on over to my LastFM page to see both my rad and embarrassing tastes in music.

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Oct. 12, 2008

Letter of Notice from Company Management

Dress Code:
You are advised to come to work dressed according to your salary. If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we will assume you are doing well financially and therefore do not need a raise.

If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, so that you may buy nicer clothes, and therefore you do not need a raise.

If you dress just right, you are right where you need to be and therefore you do not need a raise.

Sick Days:
We will no longer accept a doctor's statement as proof of sickness. If you are able to go to the doctor; you are able to come to work.

Personal Days:
Each employee will receive 104 personal days a year. They are called Saturdays & Sundays.

Bereavement Leave:
This is no excuse for missing work. There is nothing you can do for dead friends, relatives or co-workers. Every effort should be made to have non-employees attend the funeral arrangements. In rare cases where employee involvement is necessary; the funeral should be scheduled in the late afternoon. We will be glad to allow you to work through your lunch hour and subsequently leave one hour early.

Bathroom Breaks:
Entirely too much time is being spent in the toilet. There is now a strict three-minute time limit in the stalls. At the end of three minutes, an alarm will sound, the toilet paper roll will retract, the stall door will open, and a picture will be taken. After your second offense, your picture will be posted on the company bulletin board under the "Chronic Offenders" category. Anyone caught smiling in the picture will be sectioned under the company's mental health policy.

Lunch Break:
Skinny people get 30 minutes for lunch, as they need to eat more, so that they can look healthy.

Normal size people get 15 minutes for lunch to get a balanced meal to maintain their average figure.

Chubby people get 5 minutes for lunch, because that's all the time needed to drink a Slim-Fast.

Thank you for your loyalty to our company. We are here to provide a positive employment experience. Therefore, all questions, comments, concerns, complaints, frustrations, irritations, aggravations, insinuations, allegations, accusations, contemplations, consternation and input should be directed elsewhere.

The Management

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Sep. 30, 2008

Heat

Today was my riding lesson and it was a really good one. Donna, the lady who started the riding classes, got a new horse. His name is Heat (sp?) and he's a chestnut Arabian. Since Roxy was being used, Donna decided to let me try riding him. He was kind of jumpy since he isn't used to the ranch yet. So it took a while to tack up. Then when we got to the round pen, Donna rode him a bit to make sure that he was going to be ok. Once Heat calmed down a bit, I was able to ride him.

Heat is so different from Roxy and Nellie. He responded so well to the slightest pressure of my legs. I barely even had to use the reins. I even was able to try trotting with him. His trot is bouncy but it's fine when I post. I guess from now on I'm going to be riding him instead of Roxy.

When I got back I took a nice cold shower and then got started on cooking dinner. I made some homemade spaghetti sauce with the tomatoes from the garden. As I was cooking the noodles, the stove caught on fire. I covered it with a pot lid and it died out. Apparently someone had dropped some uncooked macaroni noodles under the burner and didn't take it out. I didn't even notice it. It was kind of scary but there wasn't any damage.

Well, I think I'm going to go start a load of laundry and then play some WoW before I have to go to bed.

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Sep. 27, 2008

Playing with GIMP

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Sep. 26, 2008

Temper temper...

Oh dear, my sister is throwing a tantrum because I'm not playing the part of her personal secretary. She skipped out on school so that she could take a nap. Because I didn't wake her up in time for her art thing at 4, she's angry with me. Now, I was told that she was too tired to go to school, so I assumed it applied to her art thing too. It's not my fault that I wasn't informed. Besides, she's nearly an adult, she can wake up herself. I certainly had to when I was her age. Pff... and who takes a 5+ hour nap in the afternoon anyway?

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Sep. 25, 2008

New Layout

I was bored today so I decided to design a new layout for my blog. I was trying to think of something that would represent me. I looked around for free stock photos but I wasn't able to find any that I thought was me. I wanted something that I enjoyed and I figured I should probably make the graphics from scratch. Since I like computers, I figured I could do something with the old terminals. So the layout was born! It was tough since I haven't really done this kind of thing for a few years. But I figured it out.

Let me know what you think of it. Or if you find anything that isn't quite right or broken. I want to fix it as soon as possible.

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Sep. 23, 2008

ugh

I don't want to go to work tomorrow.

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Sep. 23, 2008

Riding Lesson

This afternoon I went riding like I normally do on Tuesdays. I ride Roxy, who's the paint in my picture over on the left side bar. I'm so excited about everything that has been happening this past couple of months. I'm really beginning to excel. Since I have finally been able to post, my teacher decided to teach me how to do two-point. First I practiced the stance while Roxy stood still. It was hard making sure that my body was aligned correctly. At the walk it was even more difficult to stay in the center of balance. But while Roxy was trotting, I was able to figure it out for a moment. It was really fun, even though because the reins were loose, Roxy went off on her own way. My teacher then lead Roxy and I tried doing two-point while Roxy went over the cavalletti. I went forward a bit too much and I felt like I was going to fly over Roxy's head. LOL. But it was really fun.

I also was able to canter with Roxy a bit more and I'm beginning to feel more comfortable with it. Roxy is listening to me more and realize that I'm the one in charge. :D

I just wish that I could go riding more often.

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Sep. 22, 2008

Terrence Karapetyan

As I promised earlier. Here is the character study, or prologue, of Beast of Blood:


"Brother, over here!"

Terrence stopped reluctantly and looked towards his older brother Leon. Leon was surrounded by his usual group of friends and on his arm was his new bride, Lady Aldreanna. Leon was a tall man, he had dark brown hair and a thick beard. On his face was his usual smile that never seemed to leave no matter what was happening. The smile only made Terrence frown when he saw it. Terrence had been hoping that no one would notice him as he sneaked off to the gardens.

"Come here, Terrence," Leon said impatiently. Terrence sighed and forced a smile on his face, pretending to be happy to see Leon and his friends.

"What is it that you need, Brother?" Terrence asked as he walked to Leon. He looked behind Leon and saw that his brother's friends seemed less than happy to see him. Leon couldn't see his friend's expressions and patted Terrence's shoulder a little too roughly.

"I wanted to make sure that you were going to come with us this afternoon to go hunting," Leon said as he watched Terrence rub his shoulder. A soft groan was heard from the group behind Leon. Terrence clenched his teeth as Leon bended forward to whisper in his ear. "I don't want to be embarrassed in front of my friends, so I'm going to need your help."

Terrence's upper lip twitched as he bowed and said, "Of course, Leon. I wouldn't miss it." Leon nodded then turned back to his friends, clearly dismissing Terrence. Without hesitating, Terrence slipped away.

He was soon outside in the gardens, but now he wasn't sure if he wanted to be there anymore. He frowned again and began pacing near the pond. A loud splash interrupted his thoughts. The ripples were too large to be one of the goldfish swimming in the pond. Terrence moved forward and looked into the pond. As the ripples slowed down he saw the face of a demon in place of where his reflection should have been. The red face that was curled up into a fearsome look was watching him. It moved when Terrence moved. As Terrence reached his hand to the surface of the water, the demon reached forth with its claws. The water rippled again from Terrence's touch and the demons face disappeared replaced with his reflection. He stared at the water, waiting to see if the demon would reappear. It never did.

There was a laugh from behind Terrence. He shot up onto his feet and turned around to see where the laugh had come from. Hidden in the shadows of the trees was an old witch. Her scarred face was hideously twisted. Her hands were thin and curled, the skin dry and cracked. The only thing covering her hunched body was a tattered black robe.

“How did you get in here?” Terrence demanded.
 
The witch only laughed again and said, “I know what exactly what you want.”
  
"W-what do you mean?" he stammered as he moved forward towards the witch. She held up her hand and Terrence's body froze.
  
"I'm here to tell you that I'll be able to give it to you for a small price. My home is north of here, find me and I will help you."
  
She laughed once more then vanished.
  
Terrence's body unfroze and he stared at the spot where the witch had been standing. His eyes narrowed as he thought, She has no idea of what I want. No one knows.

He saw a servant approaching from the corner of his eye, and turned to face him. The servant cleared his throat and began speaking when he saw that Terrence had noticed him.
  
"My lord, your brother wishes you to meet him for the hunt now."
  
"Tell him I'll be there shortly," Terrence told the servant. The servant nodded and left to deliver the message. Terrence watched him for a moment before walking back to the castle to change into his hunting clothes.

In his room after he had dressed, he picked up a silver necklace from his dresser that had a clear blue stone hanging from it. He hung the necklace around his neck. He pulled his dagger from a small chest and wrapped the leather strings from its sheath onto his belt. When he finished, he went to the castle gates and met his brother there. Leon's group of friends was smaller now that the women and those who didn't want to hunt had left. They were all waiting for him and were irritated with him being slow. They talked amongst themselves as they watched Terrence take his bow and quiver from a servant and strap it to his back.
  
"Are we ready now?" Leon asked when he finished and everyone in the group nodded. "Terrence?"
  
"Yes, I'm ready now."
 
The group walked through the gates of the castle and the streets of the city. Once they reached the outer edge of the city, the forest began. It was well into the afternoon as they reached deep into the forest where the deer were. While Leon followed the trail of a deer, Terrence slipped away from the group. He stopped when he when he wasn't able to hear the small group walking through the forest anymore. He pulled out the crystal from beneath his shirt and held it in his hands. He closed his eyes and wove his energy through the forest searching for life signs. His mind touched the mind of a deer. He released the connection and walked in the direction of the deer.

Terrence found the deer grazing in a clearing as the sun was setting. He watched it from inside the forest, his hand gripping his bow tightly the other still holding the blue crystal. His ears caught the movement of the party approaching as silently as they could. He knew that it was time for him to do what Leon had wanted him to do. He sat down and placed his bow next to him. Taking the crystal in both hands, he closed his eyes and this time he focused all of his energy towards the deer in the clearing. In his mind filled the thoughts of the deer. It’s constant worry of a predator, ready to bolt at any sign of danger. Terrence was able to dull that urge to flee. As the party emerged from the forest and into the clearing, the deer only looked up and went back to eating.

Terrence watched as his brother shot the deer with an arrow. It hit directly into the deer’s shoulder, followed by another arrow. Inside Terrence’s mind filled the pain of the deer. He bit back the urge to cry out in pain and waited until the deer fell to its side before releasing his connection. Cringing from the pain, Terrence picked up his bow and stood up.  He saw Leon's friends patting Leon on the back and praising him for the kill. Instead of joining them, Terrence turned around and headed back to the castle.

It was dark as he was walking through the forest and the stars were covered by the canopy of leaves. Terrence wasn't paying attention to where he was going as the pain of the deer lingered in his mind. It wasn't until he was deep into the forest that he realized that he was lost. He was becomming tired and he knew that it was useless to wander around in the dark. He took off the quiver and dumped it on the ground with his bow. He lied down under a tree, not particularly caring whether it was good shelter or not. The last thoughts he had as he fell asleep was of what that cazy witch had said to him.
  
Terrence was awoken earlier than he would’ve liked to have been. The birds were chirping but the sun had yet to rise. It took a moment for Terrence to remember where he was. His back was stiff from sleeping on the ground. He rubbed his eyes and took a look at his surroundings. Everything was calm and peaceful. The deer's pain in his mind had disappeared and he didn’t feel so angry anymore.

I probably ought to start heading--

Movement from in front of Terrence startled him out of his thoughts. He pushed himself up to his feet and pulled out his knife.

“Who’s there?” he demanded.
  
“It’s just me again,” said the familiar voice of the witch. She moved in closer and Terrence lowered his knife. “I see you’ve to come and visit me after all.”
  
Terrence didn’t reply and the witch continued, “I suppose you want me to give it to you right now.”
  
He scowled at the witch and opened his mouth to say something, but the witch continued.
  
“You want to be king, right? But your brother got that position. I’m here to give you what you want.”
  
She reached inside her robes and pulled out a vile.
  
“The king’s wife, Lady Aldreanna, is with child. Put this in her drink and she will have no children.” She handed the vile to him and Terrence looked at the red liquid that sloshed inside of it. "Getting rid of your brother is something you'll have to figure out on your own."
  
“Why are you doing this?” he asked the witch. “Why are you helping me?”
  
“You've heard about the guardians that everyone has, haven't you? Well, you unfortunately had to have a witch as your guardian, and an ugly witch too.” She laughed then said, “Now, go back before they miss you back at the castle. And take a bath when you get there too. You look retched.”
  
The witch turned around and left Terrence alone. Terrence pocketed the vile and stared after the witch until she disappeared from view. He looked at the vial in his hand again and thought about what it meant. If he were to go through with poisoning Lady Aldreanna, he would be next in line. He didn't think his brother was good at being the king. He couldn't even hunt a deer without relying on Terrence and causing Terrence pain. He did think that he was more qualified at being the king, with his hidden talent in chanelling magic. It would be a benifit to the kingdom.

Terrence put the vial in a pocket on his shirt. He picked up his quiver and bow before walking in the direction of where he thought the city would be, now that he could tell his direction from the rising sun. He had made up his mind and was going to become the king. He was the only chance that Lunithor had to become great.

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Sep. 15, 2008

My Best Books List

I've been building a list of books that I have really enjoyed. I change it as I remember books that should be here or decide that I don't think the book is as good as I first thought.

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Ender's Series and Shadow Series by Orson Scott Card
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton
Dune by Frank Herbert
The Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. LeGuin
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Holes by Louis Sachar
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien
Uglies Series by Scott Westerfeld

Books that were on the list but were removed:

Twilight Series and The Host by Stephenie Meyer

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Sep. 14, 2008

Color Quiz

I took the Color Quiz and here are my results:

My Existing Situation

Orderly, methodical, and self-contained. Needs the respect, recognition, and understanding of those close to me.

My Stress Sources

Unfulfilled hopes have led to uncertainty and apprehension. Needs to feel secure and to avoid any further disappointment, and fears being passed over or losing standings and prestige. Doubts that things will be any better in the future and this negative attitude leads me to make exaggerated demands and to refuse to make reasonable compromises.

My Restrained Characteristics

Circumstances are such that I feel forced to compromise for the time being if I am to avoid being cut off from affection or from full participation.

Egocentric and therefore quick to take offense. Sensitive and sentimental, but conceals this from all except those very close to me.

Able to achieve satisfaction through sexual activity.

My Desired Objective

Intense, vital, and animated, taking a delight in action. Activity is directed towards success or conquest and there is a desire to live life to the fullest.

My Actual Problem

Disappointment and the fear that there is no point in formulating fresh goals have led to stress and anxiety. I want congenial contact with others and scope for development, but feel that my relationships are empty and my progress impeded. I react with an intense and zealous activity designed to achieve my aims at all costs.


This is so cryptic that in some ways I'm able to fit these descriptions and in some ways I'm not. Heh, it's just for fun anyway.

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Sep. 11, 2008

Update on this week

I had something happen at work yesterday that sucked. I don't want to talk about what happened though because I'd rather not talk about my job online at the moment. It's just not really smart to.

But because of it, I've been a bit of a wreck. I'm really having to fight me not going back into a relapse of my depression. It's tough, but I think I'm going to be able to stick it out. I forced myself to do something productive today. I ended up cleaning my room and doing some laundry. I also took my dog on a drive around town for a bit. It seemed to lift my spirits up a bit. But I know I'm going to get nightmares about my job tonight because I have to go back tomorrow. Really, I just wish that I had some warning is all. It was so sudden that it just messed me up.

Well, to update on some other things. I've been busy putting a package together for my boyfriend. He's currently in Florida so this is something that I do for him a couple of times a year. He really loves it. This year I'm sending him some homemade cookies, a DVD that he asked for, pictures, gummy candies, and a cowboy popcorn tin that my mom bought for me to give him. It's for his birthday which is this Sunday. It's going to get to him a bit after his birthday, but I figured it'd be okay since he's busy moving to a new apartment this week.

Also, I just got World of Warcraft. I don't know why I haven't played it sooner. I like it a lot. If anyone else has it, we should play together sometime. Give me a comment and we'll figure something up,

Oh, and about the prologue that I was talking about in my previous post. It's going to take me a bit longer to edit it because I'm struggling with not being depressed right now. But I'll be sure to put it up first thing when I do get it finished.

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Sep. 6, 2008

Terrence Karapetyan - A Prologue

I just wanted to let you know that I've finished the rough draft of the prologue of Beast of Blood. Once I finish rewriting and revising I will post it here. It's not going to be in the actual book, but it does set up a lot for the story.

I also made a cover for it and I'm going to share that with you today.



Also, here is the music that I listened to when I was writing the prologue.

The White Witch - Harry Gregson-Williams (Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Soundtrack)
Moonlight Sonata, 1st Movement, Op. 27, No. 2 - Ludwig Van Beethoven

I couldn't figure out how to get the player on here. But here's the link to my playlist that you can listen to if you have an imeem account.

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Sep. 2, 2008

Good Day

I go horseback riding every Tuesday and lately I've been trying to learn how to post. I couldn't figure out how to do it for a long time. But today I figured out how to do it! It just clicked somehow and now it's making trotting a lot easier for me. Not only did I get posting down, but I actually can post on the diagonal too. Also, I got Roxy to keep on trotting while I teardropped.

Actually, I showed up for my lesson a little too early today. We've been switching my time around a lot, so I got confused. I was able to meet the girls that do their lesson before me. They're really nice and I found out that they're homeschooled. I talked a bit about it with them. I told them that I was homeschooled and I really enjoyed it. I should've asked them about their older brother because I might've known him, but I didn't think about it.

Well, after my riding lesson I went back home and had to mow the lawn. I promised my dad that I would do it. The other day he was really frustrated that he had to mow the lawn when he had to get ready for a camp thing he's going to this weekend. I told him to calm down and that I would do it.

I'm glad that I did too. While I was going around I noticed that there was a piece of paper where I was going to mow. I picked it up thinking it was trash, but it turned out to be a $20 bill. That just made my day even better. As I got to the backyard my sister's dog kept on following behind me. When I turned the mower around, she would run away then come back to follow me some more. It was really cute until she began picking up peaches that I had put in a pile and dropping them in front of the mower.

Hopefully I have a good day tomorrow. It's back to work for me. *blech*

Oh, and here's a shout out to Rachsters AKA Eowyn, Lady of Rohan. She's given me an award, which I am honored to receive.

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Aug. 29, 2008

What the?

Last night someone stole our big black garbage can. Who steals a garbage can?

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Feb. 1, 2008

Lets go dancing!

I admit it, it was super awkward at first. I had a hard time finding the dance room as it was in the basement stuck behind a smelly weight training room. Then once I entered I was the only one in the room who was single and under 20. I had no idea what I was getting myself if.

Fortunately soon after two single girls around my age came in. So I wasn't the only single person there. I started to enjoy myself after we started dancing. I'm beginning to learn that I absolutely love dancing. I can't understand how people don't like to ballroom dance. It's one of the best things to do with people out there.

So now I'm looking forward for my lesson next week. The only thing that would make this experience better is if I had Stephen in the class with me. But for now, that's not an option. *sigh*

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Jan. 22, 2008

My Day Tomorrow

Nothing much interesting happened today, so I figured I'd write about what I'm planning to do tomorrow.

I'm going to try to get up at 7 tomorrow so I can do a load of laundry and study before I head over to my institute class at 11am. After the class I have to go home and eat lunch then head over to my therapist at 1pm. I'm not quite sure what I'll talk about, but I'll figure out something I guess. Once I finish with that I think I'll head over to the gym and work out. Then I'll get home and study a bit more or relax and write my story.

Well, it's getting late here. Night.

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Jan. 21, 2008

Fighting Against Stupid Facebook Applications

I've been on Facebook for a while now. It got to the point where all the applications on there were bugging me real bad. So I figured out a way to block the applications on other people's pages so that it's easier to comment on their pages.

If you want to follow suit and say no to spam. Here's how I did it.

You have to remove all third-party applications. Then you have to un-authorize any applications that you have authorized. Once you do those two things, you can go here and select the "Do not share any information about me through the Facebook API" box. Click save and you're good to go. No more pages of endless applications that you have to scroll through just to comment on someone's page.

I'm just waiting to see if it stops the requests... I'll be sure to mention if it does or not in a couple of days.

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