| Goals for the 26th year |
- Quit Smoking.
- Write to Someone I Admire (Can be anyone from friend to celebrity).
- Send 27 Post Cards (I miss connecting with people outside of the internet).
Leave the State for vacation.
- Pay off my credit cards.
- Give handmade gifts for special occasions. (Due to my schedule, I will give as many as I can)
- Publish writing.
- Sky dive or bungee jump.
- Start a work out routine.
- Debate with someone and try to see their side.
- Walk for a cause.
- Take a dance class.
- Read a book a month (at least).
- Give a gift to a stranger.
- Hang out with my brother more often.
- Seek Grammar/Writing Education Opportunities.
- Volunteer my time outside of school.
- Stop to reflect on the good things. (May decide to blog it, may decide to write it down in a journal).
- Maintain a sick time balance at work.
- Save up for a cushion/emergency fund.
- Slumber Party/Diva Evening. (I miss sleep-overs!)
- Learn to walk in heels!
- Bring lunch to work (at least 3x a week).
- Take a financial workshop.
- Learn to cook/cook more often.
- Go Camping!
- Stop spending all my money on coffee!
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| Saturday Relaxation. |
| Saturday, August 18, 2007 |
So I am hanging out at the house tonight solo. Grim and his friend went to see his father's band play. I was planning on going but I ate something that didn't agree with me. My stomach has been bothering me since this morning. No worries, just the basics.
In other news, the Record Bag.. Frogged. I am not upset about it really. I knew the yarn was thicker than what it called for but I didn't think that it would make such a difference. The bag turned out HUGE! So it's an excuse for me to buy more yarn. -=giggle=- I think I am going to cast on fingerless gloves tonight. We'll see. I don't usually feel like knitting when I feel blegh.
As far as my Kitty troubles. Kiya finally stopped getting sick and all is well again.
Sigh is going into the vet on Monday. So we'll see what happens with that.
Otherwise all is well and I don't have much to tell.
Talk to everyone soon!
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| Kitty Dilemma |
| Thursday, August 16, 2007 |
So I have been absent since Sunday morning when I posted the meme. This is why...
Sunday afternoon we went out and saw "Transformers". Awesome movie I might add. The effects were fantastic. I was never a big fan of the cartoons, I think they were a little before my time. Anyways, we have a wonderful afternoon and come home to find.
Vomit. 
Lots and Lots of it. On the couch, floor, rug.. Everywhere. Sigh being the sickly one, most of the time, we assume it's him. Most of the time it passes. So we do what we do, we clean it up and wipe down the house. Then, as I am putting more dirty clothes in the hamper, I smell it.
If you have read previous blogs, I bet you know what I found.
Urine. 
Now this, unquestionably Sigh. Kiya has never once gone outside of her box. Not even an accident. I walk in and tell Grim. Unfortunately, the last time this happened we came to the conclusion, we had to do something if he did it again. We have a Vet appointment set up to see if he is sick. If he is, we let it slide. If he's not, discussions continue about the solution. I have asked a friend of mine if she would take him if I needed her to. I won't find out the answer until Monday. We'll see how it works out. If not, we can't bear the thought of giving him to a stranger. There is no way I am putting him to sleep just for that. We just can't afford to pay for damages if he ruins the hardwood floors in the apartment. I think I have said it before. He ruined an entire bedroom when he went on a rampage. Lucky for this apartment. He's only done it about 5 times and all the times were on rugs or clothes.
Needless to say... That upsets me... Greatly. He's my boy. -=frown=-
I'm not done yet.
Today, I call Grim to talk to him about the vet appointment tomorrow. I ask him if he's sure it's not Kiya. He says he doesn't think so.. Then she vomits. Guess it was Kiya. She throws up 4 times in the span of a half an hour. Emergency vet appointment. 2 hours later and $350.00 poorer. It is determined that she has a bug. I am ecstatic about the fact she is healthy. She's my first kitty. I love her and I adore her. Losing the money, still hurts a little though. Lucky for me, I got the loan check cashed today and paid off all debts before this occurred. I still have a little left over.
But Sigh has an appointment tomorrow. -=exasperated giggle=-
That's why I have been absent. That and well -=giggle=- the Record Bag I am working on! It's almost done! I need to make the handles and finish seaming. It's looking awesome and it's huge! I'll confess that I haven't been working on the socks much. I dove head first into the bag project. I have never made a bag before.
I got a package in the mail today!
The yarn is a purple, brown and green. I actually thought the brown to be black but it's still really pretty. I figure once I get the hang of sock knitting. This is going to be the yarn for a lovely pair of knee socks.
I also received this from Patti! Isn't she awesome!
The first button for the bag! -=does a jig=-
A lot of people have been asking me about the tattoo I want. I don't have anything official drawn up yet but here is the basic foundation. Something like this, only in bronze/gold. Earth tones. Egyptian looking.
(I am fanatical about Egyptian mythology and art) Then somewhere I want. "Do Not Bear Witness Against Me" In Hieroglyphics. I have actually translated how it would look via the net. I compared some of the markings to a cartouche and they match. Why would I want this ?
"It is a plaintive prayer to the heart of the deceased not to bear witness against the deceased when their actions are being judged before Osiris."
It's probably going to go in the middle or upper part of my back. I haven't gotten any prices yet because I am sort of hanging around to see if a friend of mine can get it for me at a discount rate. We'll see though. It might take a while to complete and I don't want to get half done with one person and go to another. Like I said, I also don't have it drawn up yet. I don't like flash at all. I like original works. I like unique pieces. So I am sort of sitting on it. I know a couple of people on my blog were/are directly involved in tattoo work. How much do you think something like this would cost ?
Okay. -=giggle=- I rambled enough. Night night dears. Thanks For Reading. It helped to type out my long week. 
P.S. I probably won't be back until Monday. Lots of company coming! Labels: Kitty Dilemma, Kiya, Sigh, Update, Vet |
| posted by Valerie @ 9:39 PM |
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| A Better Saturday |
| Saturday, June 2, 2007 |
So today was a better day. I started off feeling really lousy. Although playing the Harry Potter game until 5:30 in the morning when you have to wake up at 10, could seriously make anyone feel that way. Sigh went to the vet and got his stitches removed. He hid under the bed for a full 2 hours when I brought him home. Now he's being more social. I think it also has a lot to do with the fact we now have an air conditioner in the living room so it's either be social and cool or anti-social and fry. -=giggle=-
Tonight we hung out with a couple of friends. Played the WII and had an all around good time. I gave Mistress Pounce the corset gloves I made that I can't wear because of the material.
No knitting today, I might do a couple of rows of my nightgown or start exploring some washcloth patterns. Tomorrow I have to go into work for a couple of hours. I told the boss I would help her out with end of month since I wasn't in on Friday. I only plan on being there for a couple of hours. So it shouldn't be to terrible.
Other than that, I read two books already this weekend. Go check out my book blog and see what I have been up to outside of the knitting world. Comment, give your thoughts on the book. I want some input! -=giggle=-
Talk to all of you soon.
XOXOXOXLabels: Saturday, Sigh, Weekend |
| posted by Valerie @ 11:37 PM |
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| Sigh, Work, Knitting and Misc. |
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 |
First, The Sigh Baby... The vet called when I was on my way home from work and Grim got the call. The result came back and the mass was Andocarcinoma. Which, after hunting for it, I can't find anything immediately on it. It's malignant. That's the bad news. The good news is, is that they say they got it all. There was no malignant cells in the facial tissue around the mass. So with a little luck it should all be well. Problem is that once you have cancer, you have a better chance of getting it back. Time will tell, but for the moment, all is well. -=giggle=- I rhymed.
Work.. for lack of a better word.. Sucks. -=giggle=- Just at the moment. It will get better but I seriously got ambushed with an overload of things I have to do solo because my boss is going to be on vacation. The filing will easily take me three hours alone and that's if the phone doesn't ring and if my boss doesn't drop more reports on my desk.
Knitting.. I have finished the handtowel and one washcloth. I am working on the last washcloth for my stepmom before I dig into the set for my mother. No towel, it takes to long and it just annoys me to do the same thing over and over again. I went to the library and checked out the Harry Potter knitting book. It's cute, not much in the way of adult wear but that's to be expected. I plan on making myself a scarf, the socks and a sweater.
On the topic of knitting: Do you think a knitted bikini would actually hold up in water ? I want to knit a bikini from Naughty Needles (the hawaiin one) but I don't want to make it if I can't swim in it. Input ?
Video Games, I went out and bought 2 Harry Potter video games lastnight. The Chamber of Secrets and The Quiditch World Cup game. I looove Harry Potter games, videos, anything really. I have been on a kick lately considering I am listening to the Goblet of Fire on my Ipod pretty much everytime I get the chance too. I also Got the 1st and Last Harry Potter movies. Then of course, Dawn of the Dead. Can't go wrong, Harry Potter and Zombies. -=giggle=-
So there might be the possibility that my mom is going to take me on a cruise next year for my birthday. She knows how much I love traveling. She also knows, I have been dying to go on a cruise since she went on one. So I started looking around, then out of the blue the Stitch'n' Bitch cruise line email gets dropped into my In-Box. I checked it out and ran it past mom. She wants me to call and see what the total amount would look like. She also wants to make sure it's not an "Old Lady Cruise". I doubt it is but I am going to mention the question to the attendant when I call for more information tomorrow. It would be a lot of fun. The bonus to this one, is we wouldn't have to pay for airfare. It ships out of NYC! I am keeping my hopes level though. I never get excited until the day it's supposed to happen. Pessimism at it's best. -=giggle=-
Um.. Blank...
I know there is more I wanted to say but now I can't think of it. That's okay though, I have a three day weekend to think about it and write it all down. I am also going to be updating the buttons and pictures then too. I don't have time at the moment. I have to write up a background for my character, then it's off to bed.
TTFN
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| posted by Valerie @ 7:01 PM |
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| Sigh Is Home!! (Warning: Stitches Pictures) |
| Saturday, May 19, 2007 |
-=does a dance=- My baby is home and he is soo happy to be here. I didn't get the opportunity to post again after I got out of work. I called the Vet at about 3:15 pm yesterday and he had just gotten out of surgery. They said he had done really well and that he should be able to go home tonight granted that we can keep him quiet and calm. That made me nervous considering he gets a little bouncy and Kiya would definately try to pull at the stitches. So I thought on it for a while, talked to Grim about it and we decided to let him spend the night there.
Kiya was behaving really weird lastnight. Around 6pm at night she started tugging at her foot, growling and hissing. We checked her foot over and there wasn't anything visibly wrong. We thought maybe her nail was bothering her and she was just irritated in general. She was doing it when we got home after game at around 1 or so. So we're hoping it passes over and that she's not going mental.
I woke up this morning and went to the noon apointment. I had to wait a while but the moment I saw my Sigh my heart melted. He is so happy to be home. Although I don't know if Kiya is as happy to see him as we thought she was going to be. The usual bitchy atitude has been surfacing from her. Hissing, Growling, the works. So I am staying home with them today to make sure she doesn't bother his stitches and I am making sure he relaxes like he should.
Poooor Sigh! Then there is Kiya.. Look at her expression.
"I hate you."
I haven't been getting much knitting done but I probably will be doing it in overdrive later tonight and tomorrow. I really want to finish up a couple of things so I can cast on other projects.
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| posted by Valerie @ 12:35 PM |
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| Update |
| Friday, May 18, 2007 |
| I called at 12:30 pm. He's not even in surgery yet. I wouldn't be surprised if they kept him overnight. We'll see. More to come as I know it. Labels: Sigh |
| posted by Valerie @ 1:10 PM |
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| Today's the Day |
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Sigh is currently at the vet undergoing his procedure, to say I am a nervous mother would be an understatement. I know he'll probably be fine through the procedure but I am more worried about what the hell they're taking off him. What if it really is cancerous? You know, all the what if's of owning or raising anything pops in your head and drives you nuts. I would never be able to have children, I would have a heartattack thinking about abductions and pedophiles near bus stops. Thank God I am not having kids, I might live longer. -=giggle=-
So we'll see, I have to call them at 3 to get an update and be at the office by 4:15 for a visit to talk with the doctor. Hopefully all goes well and I can take him home with me tonight. If not, he has to stay there overnight for observation, which I would actually sort of prefer. You never know what could happen. I'll keep you updated.
On another note, I am very suprised at the RPG responses. Here I thought I was the lone gamer dork of the bunch. WOOT! We are out there. Which leads to the question.. Favorite System ? World of Darkness ? D&D ? Hackmaster ? Details dears, Details. My favorite so far has got to be Warhammer. Such a nitty gritty unhappy and brutal rpg. I love it when I am rolling right, I hate it when I am fumbling.
Speaking of Warhammer, I finished the 3rd novel lastnight. Finally!! I pretty much read from 8 to midnight though. -=giggle=- Needless to say, I really didn't want to get up this morning to take Sigh into the vet. I did and once the initial grogginess wore off I felt fine. I swear these meds are a dream come true, I genuinely have a happier disposition and it's refreshing, I hate being grumpy all the time. The book, was awesome and very very somber/depressing. I highly recomend the trilogy if you're interested in Fairytale/Science/Mediaval Fiction. I believe the author is Sandy Leonard in case you're interested. Next Book: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest from my list!
Oh, on a more interesting note. Yesterday I went to Dunkin Doughnuts for my usual Coffee and muffin. Handed them my Credit Card and took my coffee. He looked at me and told me their system was down. Of course, I have no cash. I go to hand them back the coffee and they tell me to keep it and just pay tomorrow. So I protest and then thank them once they tell me it's okay. I went back today and got the usual. The guy from the day before was working the window. He rang it up.. here's the conversation:
" You forgot to ring me up for yesterdays too."(Me)
" Oh yea you're right. What did you get again?"
" Medium Regular Coffee Extra Cream and Sugar and a Banana Nut Muffin."
He looked at me and said.. "You know we give a lot of people favors. Usual they never come back but when they do they usually lie about their order so they don't have to pay as much. I remember everyone and most of the orders I take on a regular basis, so I know they're lying but I don't say anything. You're the first person to come through and tell the truth and offer to give full payment. For your honesty, keep your money." I protested, because I know that comes out of someone's money. He wouldn't take it and I was taken aback by it. First of all, whatever happened to honesty? The guy could have been trying to hit on me, which I wouldn't notice flirting if it smacked me. It still remains that they have done it before and people have purposely avoided coming back or lied about their order. No wonder people are cynical, most people really are assholes. -=giggle=-
Okay, Long Blog and I need to work some. Talk to you all later.Labels: Sigh |
| posted by Valerie @ 11:20 AM |
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| About Me |
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Name: Valerie
Home: Troy, New York, United States
About Me: I am 26 years old. I work, go to school, participate in roller derby and knit every chance I get. Oh, I also love hanging out with my boyfriend (Grim) and two cats (Kiya and Sigh).
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