You know that feeling you get when you've gone on that roller
coaster you think you love about 4 times in a row? The one with all the
twists and loops and spins and quick changes in the track that are fun
as hell the first time around but that round 4 leaves you kinda queasy
and wanting to stop...and then your psychotic friend drags you back on
for a 5th time and you just KNOW you're gonna hurl but you can't say no
because all sense has left you?
... yeah, I haven't done that either. What a shitty metaphor I was trying to set up there.
Anyway... yeah, my life has felt like a roller coaster ride that isn't that fun but I can't get off for some reason. The last week has just been ...well, insane.
The state of my "work area"/desk/me place almost perfectly fits the overly disheveled feeling I think is just all over right now.
So... fuck the roller coaster, we're going with the desk!
Yes... behold the desk. And it's really a pretty accurate vision of my life, almost. Complete with the grainy blurriness provided by my cell phone.
So let's see what all is there...
Let's go from left to right, shall we?
First up (aside from the random stuff I'll just skip over) is a box of tissues. While not sick sick, my sinuses are still playing tag with seasonal allergies. I feel like hell most days. On top of that box is the newest pair of fingerless mittens that I made, still waiting to be blocked. I'm so proud of these that they need their own glamor shot:
Oh hell yes. I have no idea why I went with pink.
But they are fucking beautiful and I can't wait until it's actually cold enough I can wear them.
MOVING ON...
There's a vase of dead roses. Yep, same roses from the last blog entry where I posted about that sock. These are such an awesome representation of all the shit I need to just hurry up and do already. Them... needing to be thrown away and the vase cleaned out... but I also have a house that needs to be cleaned and dishes that need to be washed. Whee.
It makes perfect sense that right in front of that is my cup of coffee...that is going cold. This is #2 for the day... I shall finish it even if it makes me feel slightly jittery.
Next up is the laptop, the eternal source of putting shit off. I blame the forums...
Below that you can see a glimpse of the horror that is the "shit on the shelf beneath my desk" The topmost being a heating pad. Ha...that will be my best friend in a few days, I can assure you.
Next is my current knitting project. (Cable Rib Socks from THIS BOOK) For those familiar with Noro yarn... you are already noticing and laughing your ass off at my misfortune. There was a knot...and the color changed...and instead of digging through my ball looking for where I could seamlessly pick up the color and continue with the fabulous soft color shifts of Noro I simply said "fuck it" and went with the blue it gave me. ...This will make the second sock a bitch and a half if I attempt to make them match, I'm sure. But I'm a glutton for punishment.
What you don't see in that photo is my bag containing my second laptop that is at my feet... this laptop is in charge of all my freelance work... and more importantly at the moment: my resume.
BUT we'll get to that.
So with the glimpse of my life done and over with... ON to the rest! (and you thought this was going to be a short simple blog entry. HA. I have a week's worth of shit to make up for here!)
...SO... I guess I'll start now with "a week ago." Actually, a week and a day ago. Which puts me in the full glory that is... San Diego Comic Con 2010.
I have photos.
Not a lot of photos since I'm one of those people who have been to Comic Con for 8 years now and don't really get all giddy about the floor anymore. Forgive how many are SW-themed. I love me some Star Wars.
And that was...pretty much it. I was only there for a day, after all. Give me a break.
So... Friday, Saturday and Sunday were spent at home for the most part. (Ok...so Friday we drove home and the boy took me to this adorable little yarn shop called the Needlecraft Cottage that was by the beach and it was a HOUSE full of KNITTING STUFF. I only bought enough yarn for two socks. But it was awesome.)
Enter... Monday.
Monday I get to work, expecting to pick up a few pieces from morons who didn't realize I was gone for Thurs and Friday and I get to hear that...well...
The company kinda doesn't exist anymore.
I don't need to get into specifics on my blog aside from the fact it meant that... well... I didn't have a job anymore.
... Back from a vacation where I bought tons of graphic novels and booze, spending money that I didn't really have to spend but figured it'd be ok depending on how I handled my next pay check only to realize I won't have a next paycheck.
Awesome.
Ohwait no.
Though I DID get the new couch on Monday. It is awesome... even if I have no way to pay for it at the moment. *cough*
So this week has basically been attempting to adapt to that. I re-upped my unemployment stuff (already got my form to fill out...huzzah.) and I've even applied to two jobs already (in a Collections Agency... not graphic design. Ew.)
But... I can say I've been productive. I finished THESE:
Which I love. And attempted to wear to go see a movie on Wednesday.
I say attempted since when we got to the theater and I was full on excited to see the childish madness that is Despicable Me... we were told that showing only had sold 6 tickets to they sold out the theater that evening to a private screening and I didn't get to see my movie. I was compensated with vouchers for a movie to use whenever I wanted, a full refund, and the (unused, sadly) ability to go to any other movie that was playing that night (...the only thing that started at the same time was Twilight...I said I'd go as long as I got to punch every last person sitting in the theater in the face, that didn't go over so well.) and since it was a Wednesday night and the boy had work the next day, we couldn't exactly sit around and wait for a later showing of anything else. Bummer.
The boy's been having a hellishly shitty week too. At this point I kinda wish the universe would stop seeking balance for the fun I had last Thursday/Friday. But we're a week into this mess now so I think we should be good.
Boyfriend is going away this weekend...leaving me at home. I plan to drink coffee, knit, and generally keep my head down until this all blows over.
... yeah, I haven't done that either. What a shitty metaphor I was trying to set up there.
Anyway... yeah, my life has felt like a roller coaster ride that isn't that fun but I can't get off for some reason. The last week has just been ...well, insane.
The state of my "work area"/desk/me place almost perfectly fits the overly disheveled feeling I think is just all over right now.
So... fuck the roller coaster, we're going with the desk!
Yes... behold the desk. And it's really a pretty accurate vision of my life, almost. Complete with the grainy blurriness provided by my cell phone.
So let's see what all is there...
Let's go from left to right, shall we?
First up (aside from the random stuff I'll just skip over) is a box of tissues. While not sick sick, my sinuses are still playing tag with seasonal allergies. I feel like hell most days. On top of that box is the newest pair of fingerless mittens that I made, still waiting to be blocked. I'm so proud of these that they need their own glamor shot:
Oh hell yes. I have no idea why I went with pink.
But they are fucking beautiful and I can't wait until it's actually cold enough I can wear them.
MOVING ON...
There's a vase of dead roses. Yep, same roses from the last blog entry where I posted about that sock. These are such an awesome representation of all the shit I need to just hurry up and do already. Them... needing to be thrown away and the vase cleaned out... but I also have a house that needs to be cleaned and dishes that need to be washed. Whee.
It makes perfect sense that right in front of that is my cup of coffee...that is going cold. This is #2 for the day... I shall finish it even if it makes me feel slightly jittery.
Next up is the laptop, the eternal source of putting shit off. I blame the forums...
Below that you can see a glimpse of the horror that is the "shit on the shelf beneath my desk" The topmost being a heating pad. Ha...that will be my best friend in a few days, I can assure you.
Next is my current knitting project. (Cable Rib Socks from THIS BOOK) For those familiar with Noro yarn... you are already noticing and laughing your ass off at my misfortune. There was a knot...and the color changed...and instead of digging through my ball looking for where I could seamlessly pick up the color and continue with the fabulous soft color shifts of Noro I simply said "fuck it" and went with the blue it gave me. ...This will make the second sock a bitch and a half if I attempt to make them match, I'm sure. But I'm a glutton for punishment.
What you don't see in that photo is my bag containing my second laptop that is at my feet... this laptop is in charge of all my freelance work... and more importantly at the moment: my resume.
BUT we'll get to that.
So with the glimpse of my life done and over with... ON to the rest! (and you thought this was going to be a short simple blog entry. HA. I have a week's worth of shit to make up for here!)
...SO... I guess I'll start now with "a week ago." Actually, a week and a day ago. Which puts me in the full glory that is... San Diego Comic Con 2010.
I have photos.
Not a lot of photos since I'm one of those people who have been to Comic Con for 8 years now and don't really get all giddy about the floor anymore. Forgive how many are SW-themed. I love me some Star Wars.
Yes...that's me and the Chief. My single
"random celebrity" sighting.
He was awesome, I was sober and coherent. I
can't really ask for a better moment there...
You know... except if the
boyfriend could have actually put us in the center of the photo.
I have no idea what's going on with the
language in that one photo. they did stuff to the train station
in front of the Con. It amused me. The Green Hornet car was awesomely
fancy, sitting in full glory outside the convention center in front of a
huge screen that played the trailer for the movie.
And that was...pretty much it. I was only there for a day, after all. Give me a break.
So... Friday, Saturday and Sunday were spent at home for the most part. (Ok...so Friday we drove home and the boy took me to this adorable little yarn shop called the Needlecraft Cottage that was by the beach and it was a HOUSE full of KNITTING STUFF. I only bought enough yarn for two socks. But it was awesome.)
Enter... Monday.
Monday I get to work, expecting to pick up a few pieces from morons who didn't realize I was gone for Thurs and Friday and I get to hear that...well...
The company kinda doesn't exist anymore.
I don't need to get into specifics on my blog aside from the fact it meant that... well... I didn't have a job anymore.
... Back from a vacation where I bought tons of graphic novels and booze, spending money that I didn't really have to spend but figured it'd be ok depending on how I handled my next pay check only to realize I won't have a next paycheck.
Awesome.
Ohwait no.
Though I DID get the new couch on Monday. It is awesome... even if I have no way to pay for it at the moment. *cough*
So this week has basically been attempting to adapt to that. I re-upped my unemployment stuff (already got my form to fill out...huzzah.) and I've even applied to two jobs already (in a Collections Agency... not graphic design. Ew.)
But... I can say I've been productive. I finished THESE:
Which I love. And attempted to wear to go see a movie on Wednesday.
I say attempted since when we got to the theater and I was full on excited to see the childish madness that is Despicable Me... we were told that showing only had sold 6 tickets to they sold out the theater that evening to a private screening and I didn't get to see my movie. I was compensated with vouchers for a movie to use whenever I wanted, a full refund, and the (unused, sadly) ability to go to any other movie that was playing that night (...the only thing that started at the same time was Twilight...I said I'd go as long as I got to punch every last person sitting in the theater in the face, that didn't go over so well.) and since it was a Wednesday night and the boy had work the next day, we couldn't exactly sit around and wait for a later showing of anything else. Bummer.
The boy's been having a hellishly shitty week too. At this point I kinda wish the universe would stop seeking balance for the fun I had last Thursday/Friday. But we're a week into this mess now so I think we should be good.
Boyfriend is going away this weekend...leaving me at home. I plan to drink coffee, knit, and generally keep my head down until this all blows over.
