Anna's Blog

WOW! It's been ages....

Thursday, 5. July 2007, 02:12:47

Hi everyone!

Sorry I have been missing for so long.

I have been fine, just enjoying my summer is all.

I am still working at the hellhole you last heard about.

I've been doing the following things:

-Having friends over at my apartment.. we usually watch movies and just hang out. It seems like everyone wants to hang out there and not their residences.
-Strengthening the relationship between me and a guy friend.. (a few days ago I found out he likes me more than a friend, which was VERY good news to me as I've had a crush on him for a few months now!) His name is Elliott. He's just my type, too - the 'goth' musician rocker type.

Here is a couple pix of him for you curious ones out there:

Isn't his tattoo cool?

-Going to the lake with friends and swimming which I love to do.
-Busying myself with school stuff.
-Getting ready to paint my beloved convertible.

That's really all there is to it.

Miles is getting bigger. He is such a mama's kitty. No I'm serious, lol.

I'm pretty psyched because my best online guy friend, Kane, wrote a song for/about me called Brightstar. No vocals as of yet, just music. If you'd like to hear it, check out his myspace music page: http://www.myspace.com/pannarrans

Lyrics for the song are:

##Verse 1##

Darkness came and covered me.
No room left for hope in
my eyes, I couldn't see.
Trying to fly on these broken

wings of mine, I was falling down.
Retreating to another
place where I could be alone. I
never thought I would meet my saviour

##Chorus##

You are the brightstar in my sky.
The only light I see.
In this moonless night,
you're there to comfort me

##Verse 2##

I was lost, and on my own
Barricaded in my mind
No home or place to go,
But then I found someone so kind

to me, and some how you knew
all my pain and misery
and lent me a little part of you
I want you to know, you saved me.

##Chorus##

You are the brightstar in my sky
The only light I see
In this moonless night
you're there to comfort me

##Solo##

##Chorus##

You are the brightstar in my sky
The only light I see
In this moonless night
you're there to comfort me

##Chorus/Outro##

Brought the light back in my life.
Helped me through the pain and strife.
Every word I say is true,
I owe it all to

##Outro##

the brightstar I admire.
No one could ever lift me higher,
and even though the day has come
you still shine on

Anyway that's all I have for now I guess. I might be going camping tonight with some friends...hope you all have been doing great!

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Miles, Priscilla, and a Suspension

Wednesday, 25. April 2007, 19:23:28

suspension, kittens, sick

Hey everyone! Sorry that I haven't really been active on here. I've been sick with both a headcold and bronchitis for over a week now. Monday I finally went to the doctor for the first time in yeaaaars (I was like 13 the last time I saw one, so yeah!). Had to get a shot and then had 3 medications prescribed to me. Anyway, yeah, you'll never guess what happened to me with my job. I went into work yesterday and got sent right back home, after signing a write-up saying I was suspended without pay for two weeks for calling in sick on Monday. Well they said Monday when calling in that even though I was calling in after the required 2-hour timeframe, (I called a half an hour before my shift) that things would be fine as long as I got the doctor's note. So instead of going back to sleep after calling in like most sick people do, I got up and went to the damn doctor's just to get a note. The visit/shot cost a total of $80 and the meds cost about $20, all because I don't have insurance. Weellll. Tuesday morning rolled around and even though I was puking prior to going into work, I went. When I got to work, I basically shoved the doctor's note in my boss' face and then a few minutes later she showed me the write-up stating my suspension. And I was like "Wtf you have gotta be kidding me!" Stupid me shouldn't have even signed the write-up. Well I went home. There's more. I was supposed to go to their stupid mandatory meeting last night, dressed up at that. Well, at first I was going to go. But then I decided 'screw that'. So I didn't go. So basically now I can consider myself unemployed at the moment but don't fear I am going job hunting soon.. I've been at that hellhole six years - it was time for me to kiss it goodbye lol.

In other news, I HAVE A KITTEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is 8 weeks old, black, and male. I named him Miles. He is soooo adorable. I have some pics but I don't feel like adding them all right now so for now I will just add my few favorites.

His sister Priscilla is staying at my house but isn't mine. She is Corey's, a friend of mine.

Well that's all I have for now. Now that I am suspended I have more time to be online haha so hopefully I can be more involved on Opera.

Later!

-Anna

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Tagged Twice

Thursday, 12. April 2007, 15:20:14

tagged

Kim's Tag

Dark Purple

To others, you seem a bit dark, mysterious, and moody.
In truth, you are just a very unique person who doesn't care what others think.
And you really enjoy your offbeat interests and friends.
You've decided that life is about living for yourself - simple as that.

What Color Purple Are You?

Furie's Tag

Six Pet Peeves!

1) When someone calls and when you finally are able to pick up the phone, it happens to be when they hang up.
2) Commercials. Nobody likes them, they just want to see their tv shows dammit.

3) People who don't use their manners. It's a new irritation for me.
4) Clingy people. Doesn't anyone want their own space anymore? By clingy I mean people who can't possibly tear themselves away from each other because they're so infatuated with one another that they don't want time for themselves or friends or anything else that used to matter to them.
5) False advertising. You know what that is.
6) Teenagers who think they're "all that"; those who are corrupt and have no good morals anymore; and of course the ones who think they can drop out of school and still make it in the real world. (*cough* The last one applies to my youngest sister Shaleena! *cough*)

Whoever wants to do these tags, feel free. Man, I need to get some more friends on here....

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Alone and Lovin' It

Saturday, 7. April 2007, 05:49:06

weekend, nephew, happy, apartment

Hi guys!

It's been awhile but not much has changed, other than the fact that I'm..

ALL MOVED IN NOW!!!!

I am really happy.

Another couple reasons why I am happy:

a) I am going to see my honorary nephew Alex (he's 2 years old) later this afternoon. I haven't seen him since before Christmas because I had a falling-out with his mom, Jay, (former best friend - on/off since fifth grade) but now that we have reconciled and our friendship is back on track, she is going to come over to the new place to visit, even though her husband Dennis hates me and forbids me to see Alex. So their visit will be made in secret.

Ugh I can't stand Dennis!!! But he knows that Jay and I are friends again and he hates it and I think that is pretty freakin' funny.

b) I will get to see my nephew Deegan (he's 4 years old) today too! YAY!!! I can't wait. I am happiest when around Deeg!

Well I hope everyone's weekend will be as fun as mine!! Pics of my apt. should be up sometime soon.

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April Fool's

Sunday, 1. April 2007, 17:19:28

apartment ramblings

Well, I have yet to actually begin the moving process, but I'm proud to say that I signed the lease and received keys Friday morning, and spent my first night and two days there in bliss. I am really happy and can't wait to begin normal living there.

Everyone I've shown the apartment to so far has had nothing but good comments about it. My mom, youngest sister, and grandma have yet to see it but they will probably be viewing it sometime today.

Monday I might be scoring my first couch from someone I met off of freecycle.org... it's a site that runs by giving away things for free or posting what you are looking to get for free. Tuesday or Wednesday I am probably going to scout around at Enrich, a non-profit business downtown, that is known for helping people out with furniture and clothes and such. I can't be picky/choosy right now, I am poor. LOL!

Poor, but happy!

I am going to try and take pics of the apartment soon, lol. Warnings upfront include that the place sorta looks like a seventies shindig (LOL you will see why when you see the pics) - but I like it surprisingly. Also, it is pretty bare as of right now because I don't have much to my name at all so don't tease me too much when I do post the pics.

At the last two apartments I have lived at I didn't have to worry about furniture much because it was already provided in exception of the very little I do have.

Anyway I have rambled enough about it for now. Happy April everyone!

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Well... guess what?

Thursday, 29. March 2007, 22:45:57

I GOT THE APARTMENT!!!!!!!!!!

Heard the news when I got out of work today.

I think I am the happiest I have been in a long time.

I can't wait.

I started to pack last night and will probably start to move this weekend....

YAY!!!!

...Yep, just a little over-excited. But hey, after being cooped up with -as Furie calls him- my pet slob, could ya blame me???

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My Overdue Tag Info!

Thursday, 29. March 2007, 00:41:59

tag

A while back I was tagged by Furie. I apologize in taking forever to fulfill it because I truly suck at dishing out tag info. Sorry!

Five random things about me. . . .

1) I am a Desperate Housewives (tv show) ADDICT. I have been hooked to the show from day one and it is my drug. Hehe. A lot of people think it is nothing but trash but I don't care.... it in fact may be in some ways but there's also really good writing involved... mystery, romance, real life issues, drama, humor, suspense, fun, and sexy celebs all rolled into one! Teri Hatcher's character Susan Mayer is my favorite housewife which is funny because according to a lot of people she is the worst one. Whatever...

2) Growing up, my "What I Want To Be When I Grow Up" careers-in-mind always changed. It went from wanting to be a kindergarten teacher, a writer, a video game designer, a real estate agent, someone who writes the notes in movies because of my praised handwriting (tacky I know LOL), a college Lit professor, a child psychologist, to most recently what I am going with now - a veterinary technician.

3) I don't have a religion. Though I do believe in God and all that. All my life, up until a couple years ago, I proclaimed myself to be a Christian, although I never did like going to church. Still, I always prayed and HATED when people would use God and Jesus' names in vein. I never did preach to anyone though because I think pushing religion on others is wrong. Anyway I stopped wanting to be a Christian because I got sick of the gay bashing that Christians are guilty of. I myself am totally straight but I do support gays and gay marriage. I admit though that when I was younger -like 16- I was anti-gay for awhile. But since I learned that my youngest sister is bisexual and now that I've acquired many gay friends, it would be wrong of me to degrade them because of their sexual preferences. To me, that is just like bashing someone because of their skin color or disability or whatever. Yeah, I get that it wasn't intended by God to have gays but does that mean people have to be so cruel towards them because they're out there? NO. Anyway moving on LOL...

4) As a toddler I didn't really cut teeth with "teething rings" like most toddlers. My mom ran a restaurant/inn, The Winter Inn, when I was really young, and so instead, I would chomp on steak bones. Ironic, since I loathe steak - have since I was a child. In addition to that - when me and my younger sister Kaytee were older, we would always get free Shirley Temples and we'd always raid the after-dinner mints jars there as well, lol.

5) I have three moles on my left hand that form the shape of a perfect triangle. If that isn't strange enough, guess what? I also have three moles in the shape of a triangle on the left side of my face. (Also, my eyes are known to change colors... nothing too extreme though... they just usually switch from really green to hazel, to blue-green, to blue, and sometimes to gray.)

Since I don't have five people in my friends list to tag yet, I will tag anyone who comes across this who hasn't already done this!

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Future Apartment?/Birthday Info

Sunday, 25. March 2007, 02:29:49

apartment, birthday

Well my birthday was pretty fun.

Went to two bars, Talespinners and Westside. Both bars announced my birthday and gave me a free birthday drink. I ended up pretty sloshed -mostly off of Sex on the Beach drinks- and I didn't fall once in my 8-inch spiked heel boots. Gotta give me credit for that. Especially when I spent most of the night dancing on the dance floors. Sooo fun.

Invited a couple of people back to the apartment for awhile... later found out via MySpace that those people are a swinger couple looking for... well, "fun" with others. Disturbing. No wonder Corey and I kept getting strange vibes from them...

That's pretty much all I have as far as my birthday went.

Onto the apartment thing....

Well I saw an ad in the local paper concerning a one-bedroom place that was here in town and it was acclaimed to be clean and quite nice. So I called on it today. Brent, Britney and I headed over for a tour afterwards. I was more than pleased with it. In fact it beats the one I live in now, lol. The place is in fact really clean and well-maintained. The landlord just so happens to be the guy I bought my car from. Anyway, yeah, I am excited. I am also worried though, because the landlord said there is someone else interested in it as well, but he said that the guy hasn't gotten back with him recently, so if I hurry and submit my rental application, it's mine! Yay!! Wish me luck!!

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Well, there goes my youth....

Thursday, 22. March 2007, 16:52:04

Haha.. if you don't know what I am referring to - it's my 26th birthday today. I'm being pretty pathetic by being a bit mopey about it. I would have liked to stay 25 forever. Though oddly enough, I was always wanting to be 18 and up when I was young.... Looking back now I realize I was much happier when I was responsibility-free and surrounded by friends and favorite toys.

It's quite funny how I can be 26 and look as young as I do. The guesses from people concerning my age range from 12 to 17. Most people would think that I love that, you know - the nature of women defying their age and all that. They couldn't be more wrong. <sarcasm> Oh yes, I love how I get a children's menu nearly everytime I enter a sit-down restaurant. I love answering the phone - especially if it is a telemarketer seeking ME - and getting asked, "Is your parents available?" Or strangers occasionally slipping me small talk and suddently inquiring about what grade of school I'm in. I absolutely adore getting verbally and asthetically degraded!</end sarcasm> Haha. Um, no. There's more examples I could throw in but I'll spare you.

Anyway, yes it's my birthday, whoopdie doo. Going to go out tonight and get sloshed and fried but first, I am going to see my best friend Tori, if she still plans on coming. My weekend plans will be very similiar... like every weekend I have.

I see I've been tagged. Thanks, Furie!

I will have to do the tag later though as Corey has gotta use the phone (I'm on DSL but the cord that lets you be on the phone and 'net at the same time is missing so we have to get offline to use the phone here) and then we are most likely heading back to the apartment. (We are at my Mom's right now; we spent the night last night smoking and drinking alcoholic Shirley Temple's. Complete with cherry cocktail syrup. Mmmm!)

Bye for now...

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Roommate From Hell!

Tuesday, 20. March 2007, 03:21:25

slob, roommate

I think I am destined to be miserable when it comes to my living situations, because so far as an adult -in exception of the time I spent with Tori- I haven't been all that happy.

And now that I am living with my latest roommate, David, I think this is the worst situation out of them all. I did have another roommate - Trula - but she has recently moved out.

Back to David... He smokes for one thing. I don't. Well, *cough*, at least not cigarettes anyway.

I quit smoking cigarettes when I was 20. Anyway, yeah, it is not keen to have the smell of cigarette smoke lingering around the entire apartment - especially when you're a former smoker. It's been tempting me to start smoking again and I definitely DO NOT want to do that.

Another thing - he has his own bedroom - but he refuses to acknowledge its existence. Instead, he chooses to use the living room closet for his clothing and belongings and sleep out on the couch instead of his bed, because it's apparently more "comfortable". Well, it's not good to me because he leaves his shit all over the living room as well as the dining room, including his plates and cups from when he gets done eating. Also his dirty socks are always left out by the couch. Ew. You can't tell me that that right there isn't nasty as hell. P..U!!!!! I have had several complaints from my friends when coming over - saying that they are smelling nothing but dirty feet. How do you think that makes ME feel???? I am embarrassed to have people over because of this. It mortifies me. Well, this weekend, I got tired of the living room closet reeking, sooo ... I emptied its contents and threw it all into his unused bedroom and later told him he needed to do his endless amount of nasty ass dirty laundry. Now the closet is spotless and vaccummed out. He didn't seem mad about it when he found out. I just can't seem to get rid of his... odor as well as the cig smoke. I febreze the hell out of the apartment very often and still it's like it doesn't help.

He is an utter slob, as mentioned above. I seem to be the only one that cleans and tries to give a crap about the apartment. I am a total neat freak. I am always complaining about his sloppiness/nastiness. What in the hell did I get myself into? He leaves his deodorant with its cap left off on the bathroom counter as well as his cologne and shaving cream and razors. Also he never seems to want to wash towels. He DOESN'T PUT THE TOILET SEAT DOWN, didn't he grow up with at least one woman in his life? Errrr, I am so infuriated. I wish I would have checked him out more before I had moved in with him. Just to let you all know, I am NOT romantically involved with him - wanted to make that clear as glue.

With my income taxes I had planned on ... "pimping" out my car some more, but now - I am at my wit's end. I have decided to move out somewhere by myself with the money instead. I told David last week I cannot live with him in the way he lives, that I want out. He is mad but oh well, heh.

He likes to leave unnecessary lights on too, as well as turning up the heat, and so did the other old roommate, Trula, so now of course we are stuck with expensive electric bills.

Also we have been having problems with break-ins, and David doesn't seem to care enough to get the locks changed.

He has totally ruined my aspect of ever living with a guy again. At least with a straight guy, anyway. I am never going to marry unless its someone like Mr. Clean, only cuter! My gay friend Corey cleans and cooks just fine but he is currently unemployed so that doesn't help, lol. I would rather just get my own place anyway. I am tired of picking up after other people; smelling cigarette smoke; getting my space invaded, and so on.

Well that's all for now. Going to go hang out with Corey and avoid David some more.. thanks for reading my horror story!

If only it WAS all fiction....

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