This was my first V-day with Stacey! It was a little insane to say the least....
I woke up at 5 am all hung over and couldn't fall back asleep. So I worked on my line sheet for wholesalers for like 3 hours and then finally headed back to bed to go back to sleep around 8. Of course this resulted in both of us sleeping till about 2 pm. No good.
I was looking forward to the night because my dad was taking Stacey, my grandma and me out to Vinny T's. Dinner was going great until my dad brought up politics while waiting for dessert. Of course he just had to do it. I keep trying to divert the conversation by saying that we would just have to agree to disagree, but he kept at me. Eventually the conversation topic became economic inequality and health care. Which of course prompted me to bring up social inequality because economic inequality and social inequality are directly linked. Needless to say, my conservative father didn't like this much. I just had to bring up my gayness and how difficult it is for me on a daily basis. And he had the nerve to say that my lesbianism is like how he had to get a haircut when he got an office job. Apparently we all have to conform to normal social standards to get by. Ummm not okay. So of course I freaked out and vulgarly told him that we could talk when he was forced to walk around pretending he's gay. He stormed off to the bathroom, I started crying at the table and my clueless grandmother was like, "What just happened?"
When my dad finally came back neither of us spoke to each other. Stacey and I ended up leaving early and I bawled my eyes out in the parking lot. Fun V-day for sure!
I woke up at 5 am all hung over and couldn't fall back asleep. So I worked on my line sheet for wholesalers for like 3 hours and then finally headed back to bed to go back to sleep around 8. Of course this resulted in both of us sleeping till about 2 pm. No good.
I was looking forward to the night because my dad was taking Stacey, my grandma and me out to Vinny T's. Dinner was going great until my dad brought up politics while waiting for dessert. Of course he just had to do it. I keep trying to divert the conversation by saying that we would just have to agree to disagree, but he kept at me. Eventually the conversation topic became economic inequality and health care. Which of course prompted me to bring up social inequality because economic inequality and social inequality are directly linked. Needless to say, my conservative father didn't like this much. I just had to bring up my gayness and how difficult it is for me on a daily basis. And he had the nerve to say that my lesbianism is like how he had to get a haircut when he got an office job. Apparently we all have to conform to normal social standards to get by. Ummm not okay. So of course I freaked out and vulgarly told him that we could talk when he was forced to walk around pretending he's gay. He stormed off to the bathroom, I started crying at the table and my clueless grandmother was like, "What just happened?"
When my dad finally came back neither of us spoke to each other. Stacey and I ended up leaving early and I bawled my eyes out in the parking lot. Fun V-day for sure!
I finally got to see all of my raver friends this past weekend! Ceci and I went to Hard Hits in Southbridge, MA at the ADC. It's a monthly event with all hardcore techno DJs spinning. It was definitely the best one to date for me.
Ceci and I drank some Peppermint Schnapps in the parking lot and then headed inside with hoops in our hands. We got in and immediately a few people were like "OMG It's Cloud!" and came rushing over to give me crushing hugs. I loved every old face I got to see again and loved meeting the new peeps too. I especially enjoyed getting to talk for a bit with Bry and powersupply cuz I've never really sat down and talked to either of them much.
Perhaps the best thing about the whole night though was the hooping. Ceci and I broke out the hoops and soon enough a bunch of people were coming over and wanting to join us. Both hoops got passed around quite a bit and I'm definitely thinking we'll be seeing some more hoops next month....
Stay tuned to see pictures from that night and for my new Cloud hoop and tutu!
Ceci and I drank some Peppermint Schnapps in the parking lot and then headed inside with hoops in our hands. We got in and immediately a few people were like "OMG It's Cloud!" and came rushing over to give me crushing hugs. I loved every old face I got to see again and loved meeting the new peeps too. I especially enjoyed getting to talk for a bit with Bry and powersupply cuz I've never really sat down and talked to either of them much.
Perhaps the best thing about the whole night though was the hooping. Ceci and I broke out the hoops and soon enough a bunch of people were coming over and wanting to join us. Both hoops got passed around quite a bit and I'm definitely thinking we'll be seeing some more hoops next month....
Stay tuned to see pictures from that night and for my new Cloud hoop and tutu!
I feel so amazing. I woke up today and decided that instead of half assing my way to getting healthier I need to be more hardcore. I threw all of the produce remains from the past few days into the blender to chop up and feed my worms (yay vermicomposting!). Then I did a half hour of pilates which left me feeling super energized. I cleaned the blender and made a yummy banana smoothie (ice, milk and a banana = filling and healthy). Now I just feel excellent.
I need to get some homework done and then Ceci's coming over to practice hooping with me. So excited! So I'll leave you with this awesome hooping vid I found on youtube last night: Hoop Masters
I need to get some homework done and then Ceci's coming over to practice hooping with me. So excited! So I'll leave you with this awesome hooping vid I found on youtube last night: Hoop Masters
I'm starting to get really fucking frustrated with my job. I'm only part time, which is fine. What is not fine is how bipolar my hours are. I have 25 this week. Next week I have 12. WTF?! So totally not cool. I'd rather work like 18-20 every week instead of this crazy bullshit. It's so frustrating! Especially since I'm in school. Like this week I'm going crazy trying to get my schoolwork done and next week I'll have a shit ton of time to spare. I don't like this. GRR!
Let me just start off by saying that last night was insane. Actually, yesterday in general was kinda crazy. First of all, my case got dismissed so I'm a free woman!!! Back from the court house me and Stacey fell asleep all day and woke up around 5 pm. We ended up having Kris and a couple others over to drink and chill. The night eventually progressed and turned into a cult classic movie marathon. We watched 3/4 of Balls of Fury, then switched to Tank Girl and finished the night up with Rocky Horror (which totally turned into a sing along).
Now that I'm free I feel like the weight of the world has finally been lifted off of my shoulders and I'm free to live my life. It's such a satisfying feeling. I'm all motivated to work on my shop, work on my garden and get straight A's this semester. I'm going through and redesigning my shop a bit to have more of a consistent branded look and feel. I will be offering simple hemp creations with multiple bead/hemp color combos in a variety of sizes as well as creating more one-of-a-kind items.
Stay posted for news!
Now that I'm free I feel like the weight of the world has finally been lifted off of my shoulders and I'm free to live my life. It's such a satisfying feeling. I'm all motivated to work on my shop, work on my garden and get straight A's this semester. I'm going through and redesigning my shop a bit to have more of a consistent branded look and feel. I will be offering simple hemp creations with multiple bead/hemp color combos in a variety of sizes as well as creating more one-of-a-kind items.
Stay posted for news!
Today shall be interesting. I got a job at Michaels (YAY!) for the holiday season, however, that means I need to get a pair of khakis to wear to work. Now let me just tell you how much I hate pants. The don't ever fit me right and create little bulges around my waist and just arent flattering in general. I am much more of a skirt kinda girl. But I need khakis. So me and Stacey are meeting up with my mother to go shopping and get panera today. Usually shopping = fun, but I feel like today may just be torture since I can only buy khakis. Not pretty skirts or dresses or comfy PJs or cute bras.... Khakis. Yuck.
I have officially placed my seed order for my winter garden! Everything will be grown in containers on my enclosed porch that is pretty much all windows and gets full sun during the day. I ordered a bunch of veggies including lettuce, container tomatoes, bell peppers, celery, broccoli and cauliflower and also ordered some lemongrass to round out my herb garden. I ordered from Park Seed and was even able to find a 10% off coupon code with a quick search on google.
Now all I have to do is wait, well and prep my porch. I started clearing out my old tomato and eggplant plants as well as my excess mint and oregano. I swept and still need to vacuum but it's getting there!
All of the now dead veggie plants are going into my worm composting bin, which I actually need to get more redworms for.
I forgot how much prep work all this is! It will be worth it to have my own fresh produce in the middle of winter though...
Now all I have to do is wait, well and prep my porch. I started clearing out my old tomato and eggplant plants as well as my excess mint and oregano. I swept and still need to vacuum but it's getting there!
All of the now dead veggie plants are going into my worm composting bin, which I actually need to get more redworms for.
I forgot how much prep work all this is! It will be worth it to have my own fresh produce in the middle of winter though...
The lady and I went fishing today at the Wachusett Reservoir in West Boylston, MA. We had every intention of doing it up proper and getting up early and all that jazz, but I slept through my alarm so no go on that. However, we did get our butts over there to hit the prime dusk fishing time.
I had a couple nibbles but didn't catch anything. Stacey on the other hand caught a pretty good-sized lake trout. And this was right after she said she was done for the day and I said 5 more minutes so she cast her line out again. Unjust I say!
Stacey and her catch:
Trout close up!
I had a couple nibbles but didn't catch anything. Stacey on the other hand caught a pretty good-sized lake trout. And this was right after she said she was done for the day and I said 5 more minutes so she cast her line out again. Unjust I say!
Stacey and her catch:
Trout close up!
I just sold an $80 dollar painting on Etsy. And it was the most expensive thing in my shop!
http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=20337635
Things are finally starting to look up!!!
http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=20337635
Things are finally starting to look up!!!
So much shit has happened the past few weeks... eventually I'll update when I have the time.
