Deliciously Random...

YAY me!

2007-04-25T04:15:28Z

Shew! I've been completing math problems up a storm tonight. When we first moved into our new house, we didn't have internet access. It took over 3 weeks for us to secure internet access due to the cable company being a bunch of dumbasses. At any rate, due to my work schedule and life just generally being crazy, I wasn't able to get to a computer with internet access for the entire 3 weeks. This means my schoolwork went all to hell. It is week 7 of 12 in my problem solving class (problem solving is a fancy word for really confusing math) and I was, until today, still in week 2 as far as the work completed goes. Well, I'm now on week 5. I did 3 weeks worth of work in a few hours tonight...and I'm still going strong. My goal, albeit an insane one, is to get all the way through to at least week 7, if not completed week 7 before dawn. Wish me luck!

A moment of total stupidity

2007-04-24T22:48:47Z

So, today I was thinking...you know, I just created a new email address, I don't need the old yahoo one. So, I requested my account be deleted, which immediately locks you out of the account, and you will never again be able to use said account. Well, it did not occur to me until AFTER I deleted this account that I like using the account musing_melissa on yahoo instant messenger. And now I am no longer able to do that.

I didn't even have a chance to write down the screen names of people I want to talk to so I don't have anyone on my contact list, except my husband, but I know how to get in touch with him. ;)

So, that said. I created a new yahoo account, solely for chat purposes. I would really like my LJ friends to add me, so that I can chat with them.

PLEASE! :)

My new ID is: dreamy_scribbler

cute, no? heh heh

oh what the hell...

2007-04-23T18:31:03Z

So...I've posted on LiveJournal quite a bit lately. I think I'm starting to...umm...like it, or something. Gosh, I dunno. I miss the community here at LiveJournal. 360 has a bit of a sense of community, but not like here. I have lost touch with virtually ALL my LJ friends, save for two, and I'm thinking about joining a few communities and seeing what happens. I will always prefer blogger, and I will most likely continue to use blogger for my other sites. Yahoo 360 blows. Well, ok, I'll be fair. 360 doesn't really blow, but some of the people on it do.

I started my second 1/2 quarter class this morning. (we are on the quarter system (duh!) and one class is the entire quarter, while your other two classes are split in half...just 6 weeks long, and run consecutively. So,I just finished my communication class and now I'm starting my information systems class. Fun, fun. Actually, it is.

If only I had my text book. It was mailed on the 21st...class starts on the 23rd. Why the hell didn't they mail me my book sooner?! Sheesh.

Will post more later today, for sure.

One more post for today...

2007-04-21T17:53:49Z

I'm sorry if I'm clogging up your friends page with all my posts lately...but here's just one more...

It suddenly occured to me that not everyone is interested in my recent wedding. So, I created a site just for wedding related stuff, including photographs. This way, interested parties can read up on this sort of thing, while the rest of my readers can go on with their lives, so to speak.

Ok. Here's the link!

My digital photography...

2007-04-21T14:36:58Z

I have posted several shots I took yesterday afternoon and evening. I have (lightly) manipulated a few of them with GIMP, an open source "photoshop" type program.

Posting photographs on LJ is a pain in the ass process. I've posted them over on my other site. You can get there by clicking HERE.

Please take a look and let me know what you think!

-MJ-

As promised...

2007-04-20T23:48:27Z

I am posting several professionally shot photographs from the wedding, below the cut.

Here is a good headshot of me...

This is Me and my matron of honor, Kristie...

This is me, just about to walk down the aisle...

Me and my step-daughter...

My dress, from the back...

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My mom and dad....

Family Photo...

Sweet...

Me and Eric...

about to walk down the aisle...

Photos!

2007-04-20T16:36:17Z

The professional wedding photographs are in! I have a few posted on my 360 site. I'm having a dumb moment where uploading the pics to a server so that I can post a photo or two here in LJ is just a little too complicated at the moment. I haven't had enough coffee, yet. ;)

Take a look at what's on 360...then wait a bit and I'll post more here.

Other than wedding stuff (you'd think it would be over when the ceremony is over...) I've been busy settling into our new house. We're just about completely unpacked and the place is really starting to feel like home. My favorite room in the house, however, is the covered front porch. I have my rocking chair out there and I just sit and watch the trees move in the breeze or the birds do their thing. Its so nice. I haven't had that in far too long.

:)

Wedding Photographs

2007-03-26T02:14:08Z

Wedding pics HERE

Photograph of my rings

2007-03-25T14:31:11Z

I have a photo of my rings posted on my other blog. Click here to find it

I just can't keep up

2007-03-22T00:20:22Z

I can't keep up with 3 different blogs anymore. Please follow the link to my main blog. CLICK HERE.

PS

2007-03-19T04:55:31Z

I took some pics of my rings due to a request from some dear online friends...but my dumb ass lost the mini-usb cable that is required to transfer the pictures from my camera to my laptop. DUH! When I find the cable, I'll upload and post the pics.

It just keeps getting better and better!

2007-03-19T04:44:30Z

March 17, 2007 will go down in history as the day my beloved and I publicly proclaimed our love for each other and sealed our commitment. I am now a married woman and I couldn't be happier! It was a beautiful ceremony, filled to the brim with little personal touches and truly heart-felt sentiment. Eric and I each wrote our own vows, and I also wrote some "vows" to his two children, essentially promising to always love them and to always be there for them. I also promised to do my best to make sure they grew up to be really good grown-ups. :) There was not a dry eye in the house, and for a former drama geek, that's a damn good thing. ;)

The ceremony was followed by good food and good company. Eric and I stayed in a local hotel courtesy of the best man and it was a lot of fun. Now, we're home again and nothing's really changed...except the knowledge that we are really stuck with the other. LOL! That's a good thing. :)

When the pics from the wedding are developed, I'll post them! :)

YAY!

And for his take on the day...click here

retraction

2007-03-04T21:40:06Z

As you can see, I'm not leaving LJ behind. I've made a few posts lately, and I will probably continue to do so. I just can't stay away!!!

Party Time!!!!!

2007-03-04T21:39:22Z

I just completed all the course work for my classes, including the final exam in my business class. So, technically, I'm now on SPRING BREAK!!! WOOO HOOOOO!

I performed a little below par, in my opinion. I received a final grade of 84% in my writing class and 83% in my business class, both of which are B's, but they're low, and that frustrates me. I worked hard and I think I should have done better. But, they're NOT bad grades, so I should be happy about them.

I hate being a perfectionist!

Great News!

2007-03-04T20:20:31Z

I have wonderful news to report!

First, the wedding is 2 weeks away, to the day. 2 weeks!! In 2 weeks, I will be married! I am so excited and I now know that nothing can get in the way of our wedding.

Secondly, the big news: We are purchasing a home. It is a lovely 3 bedroom, 2 bath on Richmond Hill, behind the Inn. Its on a wooded lot, with loads of trees, including a few fruit trees and one 300 year old oak. It has a workshed, which has its own electricity and light, GREAT for Eric, who likes to tinker. It has hardwood (laminate) floors all throughout the home, and the master bath has a great big garden tub. It has a wrap-around porch on 3 sides, and part of it is covered, so we can even hang out on the porch when it rains. (I love to do that!) There is an additional room that can serve as office space, and the kids each get their own room, which is awesome! The kitchen is large and bright, in fact, the whole house is bright as there’s tons of sunlight. Its a great little home, and in 2-4 weeks, it will be OURS! No more renting. No more instability. And there’s tons of room in the yard to till and start a garden!

I’m soooooo happy!

So long...

2007-02-23T02:08:42Z

I am trying to get away from the time-sucking black holes that are LiveJournal and Yahoo! 360. I still would like to write a blog…and I still would like people to read my writing. That’s where my new blog comes in. Its been hanging around in the corner, waiting to be noticed, and today is its day to finally shine.

God bless Word Press.

I invite everyone to go here, and update your bookmarks. Thank you, and good night.

OUCH!

2007-02-20T18:22:37Z

Yesterday morning, I slipped on some ice while scraping my windshield. It hurt, but I didn't think it was a big deal. In fact, I walked around all day, barely limping, and didn't think twice about it until I came home and looked at my ankle. It was immensely swollen and bruised. On top of that, I could barely move my toes, and they were numb. We thought it was broken...and so I went to the E. R., which took HOURS! Ugh. They took some x-rays and thankfully, my ankle was not broken, but, in the words of the doctor, it was sprained "really bad". I now have it in a plastic brace, elevated, and I am supposed to ice it every hour, but I haven't done that yet because I'm lazy. LOL! I can barely walk, because my crutches are a pain in the freakin' ass. I can't walk without the crutches because I'm a cripple (temporarily) and it hurts. But, with the crutches I just sort of hobble around slowly and I can't carry anything or get anything done. Its a little frustrating. But, I'm sitting comfortably in bed, at the moment. Thank god for laptops and wifi internet.

I'm supposed to stay off my feet for the next 5 days. I am predicting lots of random blog posts out of boredom. Be prepared! :)

Update

2007-02-19T17:07:50Z

So, I seem to have forgotten about LJ, slightly. But, I have remembered, once again, how much I love (and hate) LJ...and am back on the scene, at least until I forget again. LOL!

Those of my few LJ readers who may be so inclined ought to check out my 360 page, which is updated much more frequently.

Welcome back, gwenlliana. I'm looking forward to reading about your goings on.

And Thanks a bunch dragonpurr for the Valentine's day greeting!

As for me, I'm finishing up the last week of school for this quarter...which is hectic. Last week I completed 2 weeks worth of work in about 3 days, which was exhausting. I was behind due to my beloved's back surgery, which went remarkably well. I'm all caught up now, and I have a research paper (on Internet Addiction, of all things) to work on, as well as finishing up my business class. Then, spring break...and then a new quarter, which will bring unknown goodness, as I have no idea what classes I have been signed up for. (You see, at ITT they sign you up for all your classes automatically, which is good, in a way, because you can't fuck around and take whatever you want. It sucks, at the same time, for the very same reason.)

Other than school, I haven't been up to much. Taking accelerated classes seems to take the party out life, it seems. But, that's ok with me.

That about covers it. More to come soon.

Praise Goddess!

2007-02-19T17:04:02Z

His divorce is final. At long last! Thank fucking god.

-There was much rejoicing-

Meme

2007-02-19T17:02:25Z

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 103.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 2 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.
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Fzwl...what? You got to promise to collect the roast chicken first, all right? said Gaspode urgently.

--The fifth elephant by Terry Pratchett

HELP!

2007-01-17T18:22:27Z

I need a good creative writing prompt. Anyone feel like indulging me?

Argh!

2007-01-17T14:24:18Z

I want to post an update but I'm feeling a little blocked, word wise. I've been sitting here at the keyboard for the past several minutes, fingers poised at the keyboard, ready to type away...and...nothing comes. *sigh* I hate it when this happens.

So, know that I *want* to write something today but I can't right now.

I'll post later, if I'm able. ;)

Indecision

2007-01-09T22:25:50Z

So, I'm having some major indecision about whether or not to continue to use LJ. ARGH!

I just don't know whether I like it. Sometimes I do. Sometimes I don't. Add to that the fact that I REALLY like Yahoo's 360 and well, shit. I don't know what to do.

For the time being, I'm keeping up with BOTH LJ and 360. This hasn't worked out all that well because frankly, I'll keep up with one and forget about the other. So, like I said, I don't know what I'm going to do...but I'm not getting rid of this LJ account, and I'm going to continue to use it until I make a final decision on the matter.

Its snowing here and its beautiful. Judging from the view outside my old bedroom window (I'll explain) there seems to be at least 2 inches on the road, more on the ground. I know, my friends up north are laughing their asses off at me...but this is a big deal down here!

I said I was in my old bedroom. I'm at my mom's house and I will most likely be spending the night here, due to the weather. My car went into the shop today for a million trillion problems...and my mom picked me and Eric up and took us to her place. (I don't remember why) Then it started snowing and well, my mom simply does not drive in the snow, and NEVER at night, so we're camping out here. I heard from the guy at the repair shop and he almost yelled at me about the condition of my car...which I didn't need...and he said it would be a few days before I'd get it back. I don't know how we're going to work everything out what with Eric's school schedule, and MY school books over at our apartment...*sigh* I have a feeling we're going to be staying at my mom's for the next several days, just to make transportation easier. I just hope we get to swing by the apartment at some point tomorrow so I can pick up my books, and some clothes and whatnot.

School's going great. I'm doing better than expected in my classes this quarter. I'm so proud of myself! :D In one of my classes, I'm learning how to build a computer...which is way too much information but interesting, nonetheless. I'm gonna be suh-mart. heh.

The quit is going well! Next week it will be 2 months since my last cigarette...same for Eric! We're both completely smoke free and it feels amazing. I honestly had no idea how crappy I was going around feeling. I have so much energy!

And I'm working out literally 5 days a week now. 3 of those 5 days I'm doing strength training, which feels really good...and every day I speed walk for 30 minutes. I would never in a million years have been able to do any of this if I were still smoking. That, my friends, is a sad fact, but the good thing is NOW I AM able to do it, and that's what I'm proud of.

More tidbits about my new health obsession: I actually drink my 8 glasses of water every day. I used to drink *Maybe* one, two at the most, a day. Sheesh. Now, if I don't get in at least 6 I feel like total shit.

I'm telling you people, after I quit smoking I was intensely aware of how bad my body was feeling, and I really needed to make some big changes. I'm actually making those changes, which is something I'm really proud of and I encourage all of you to do the same. You only get one body in this lifetime...and if you want to live until you see your grandkids, you're gonna have to take good care of yourself.

K. Enough preaching.

I'm off to...drink some more water! yeeha!

-M-

Another Update

2007-01-03T13:00:02Z

Its time for another update! There isn't a whole lot to report...but its been a few days since I've posted anything, so I figured this would get me warmed up and then I can post something of a little more interest...perhaps.

Up until yesterday, I was running a dual operating system computer. This means I had both windows and linux installed. It worked like a dream. I loved linux, evangelized about linux, never wanted to use windows again (but because of school requirements, I must!) and then I screwed everything up. Its a really long (and boring) story so I'll cut to the chase, after several failed attempts at re-installing linux, and after having used up my entire hard disk (somehow! How? I have no clue!) and therefore having no room to do anything on either windows or linux, and after having no way to reinstall linux due to there being no space...*deep breath*...I deleted every. single. thing. on my hard drive and reinstalled windows. (ugh)

So, now I'm using windows as my primary O.S. and I am not happy about it. But, it took so long to get windows working properly (and safely) that I was fed up with the whole installation process, linux or not.

Then I started thinking: I am slowly building a desktop system. I can use linux on my soon-to-be desktop and windows on my laptop. Once I have a desktop, I will use that for my average, day-to-day computing and then use the laptop just for school. Its ideal, in my book.

At any rate, I'm not going to install linux on this computer, and I'll have to wait at least a few weeks or so before I can use linux again. This makes me a little sad, and more than a little frustrated. But, I brought it all upon myself.

Computer misadventures aside, its been really slow around here. We had a quiet but very pleasant new year's eve/day. School started but I couldn't get any work done because I was working on my computer...but that's ok.

Wow. I guess that's it. I'll post something better later today.

I love exercise. Who knew?

2006-12-30T01:54:17Z

I just got back from the YWCA and I had a great workout. I speed walked for 30 minutes then went through 1 circuit run of the strength-training machines. It felt SOOOOOOOOO good to work my muscles. Wow. Who knew I'd become an exercise addict! Certainly not I.

I feel really good and only a little sore. I figure, if I'm sore 1 hour after lifting the weights, then I'll be SUPER sore tomorrow!

Tomorrow is just a cardio workout since I need to give my muscles a 24 hour break in between sessions. Should be easy peasy!