I received my copy of Chris Howard's  Seaborn in the mail. *squee*
I'm excited to dive in and devour it!
I recently discovered him on kylecassidy  's LJ  and I'm excited to get into his work.
You can check him out here on LJ the0phrastus  , or check out his crazy beautiful graphic novel of his book at the0phrastus.typepad.com/saltwaterwitch/
 
I love finding cool new things to read , and spreading the word to others, so check it out everybody!

My morning routine has become this:
-wake up and stretch, realize that i have slept a bit later than i would like.
-get up, trudge downstairs to make tea and toast. realize we are out of blackberry jam and make a mental note to get more.
-completely forget about the jam.
-take said tea & toast upstairs to my desk and promptly check all of the local online job listings , apply to anything i'm remotely qualified for that doesn't seem like a bad idea (i.e. fry-cook at Kentucky fried chicken or babysitter to a "spirited " 2 year old)
-convince myself that i will find a job, surely i will
-check my email to see if i've received replies from any of the jobs that i've previously applied for. ( I have not)
-work out and do yoga. shower.
-decide to cheer myself up by going for a bike ride in the sun, reading in the garden and playing with the cats all day.if i'm feeling especially ambitious , watch some sci-fi and drink red wine or play video games.
It's at this point in the day that dave is normally done with work, and we decide what to cook for dinner, we cook together, play games or watch movies, maybe adventure out into the night for fun and then go to bed.
-wake up, and repeat. sometimes with coffee.
This, by no means is a bad life. It's quite nice actually, but If I don't add a job to the mix soon, well....just yikes I suppose.

I'm trying to stay positive, and really the best I can do is to put myself out there and hope for the best. I've been writing and crafting a lot lately, so that's nice , but i'm getting to the point where i'm starting to feel a bit antsy.
Think good thoughts for me world. I need all the help I can get :OD

I was reading bits of news over my coffee this morning and this one particular story really struck a chord with me.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1206802/The-young-student-prosthetic-arm-took--beat--global-fashion-giant-tells-story-humiliating-ordeal.html


That girl is such a role model for young people everywhere. How DARE a company be allowed to conduct it self in such a way. In this day and age is seems unbelievable that policies like that are allowed to be in place.
No one needs to fit into a cookie cutter idea of how we should be , or what makes us beautiful. the things that make us truly beautiful as one of a kind puzzle pieces in the universe, are our flaws, our idiosyncrasies and the singular, unique ways in which we experience the world and the weird, off, strange, amazing ,sometimes gross things we wear/say/do, shape our own realities. Fuck the status quo and screw a company that refuses to see the value of the individual beauty in everyone. I have never shopped there before and i never will , now especially and i would hope that anyone who reads this would do the same.

Last Week , I entered a short story writing contest at kyle cassidy's LJ , and I found out this morning, that I WON!!!!!!!!
I was jumping around and whoo-hooing, and generally smiling bigger than I have in weeks and weeks and weeks!
If your interested, you can read my story (and the other awesome entries as well) her:

http://kylecassidy.livejournal.com/537966.html


I am beyond excited!!!!

going to see the ocean for a week or so.
bye bye computer.

sunshine two days in a row shouldn't seem as amazing and rare as this.
Friday night- wine date with Dave, late night, rowdy bar times and fun.
Saturday- bbq @ kate and john's house, tons of food, lots of beer loud music and Frisbee.

today- working out, crocheting,walks in the sun, reading on the lawn.
huzzah!

bought coffee this morning.
left coffee shop, walked across parking lot.
got into my car drove to grocer.
grabbed coffee, got out of car, spilled entire coffee in grocer parking lot.
fuck my life.

all i want to do today is eat mac and cheese and watch scary movies.

spent friday night and saturday in albany, crashed at dave's brother's house.
there was drinking and videogames and bagels with chive and bacon cream cheese.
needless to say , it was excellent.
last night we went to a rockabilly show at snappers, had a few beers, danced around and in general, made merry.
it was so nice to be out late.nd not have to worry about getting up at 5 in the morning for a job i hate. sweeeeeet.
on todays agenda: workout
video games
soup making

this website made me laugh so fucking hard, i almost pissed myself.

http://lookatthisfuckinghipster.tumblr.com/

it's incredibly hot out today. it makes me long for vacation at the shore, the ocean and sand between my toes.

tomorrow is my last day of work and im sooooooooo excited. it will be such a relief to never have to set foot in that horrid place ever again.
this weekend there's a rock-a-billy show at snappers that dave wants to go to and there are loose plans to go to the park. things are shaping up well, and for that im thankful

my mom gave me a 10$ gift card for kohls that she got in the mail.
i got a yellow t-shirt with a panda wearing headphones with the caption "turn it up" , and a pink cardigan. for 8.50$ score!
misson outfit for happy spring time nearly complete. ( i just love colors that clash) now, i need some sort of absurd frilly skirt. maybe something with tuile.

really down as of late. something good needs to happen very soon, i feel as though the world is crushing me.
i need to actuate some happiness in my life. someone is gonna get it this week. i'm guessing my shit boss may be the lucky winner of an earful of "fuck you i'm quitting"

today my ipod and i are going to the park and the swings will be conquered.
tonight, dave and i head to the pub for kates last night barbacking and then home to watch the newly purchased "my name is bruce"
i never want to go back to work.

nice lazy weekend, coming sadly to a close.
slept A LOT.
yesterday was kate's 30th b-day, so we drank many beers and ate pierogies and bratwurst and cabbage and stayed up until 3am talking about the marvel universe. (like you do)
dave and i slept until noon today , watched the mets lose and then went to his folks for easter dinner.(ham ham and more ham, i love any excuse for excessive amounts of pork )
now , dave is sleeping because he has to work the overnight tonight, and i am at my parents house, wishing that i was snuggled up next to him with the tip of my nose resting on the back of his neck(he smells like beer and old spice and clean laundry), but maybe tomorrow night.
my evening plans are :

-make tea
-do yoga
- read my new dragonlance book
-watch paranoia agent episodes and fall asleep

i've been in a funk for a few days now. i hate my job, i feel like i'm accomplishing nothing and im realy REALLY tired of being nice to people i dont give a fuck about.
all i want to do is craft, and go on walks and ride my bike and spoon with my boyfriend and not hate my life so much right now.
it's amazing how a shitty job can suck the life out of you.

this weekend has been pretty bad ass.
friday , i went to the city with my boyfriend , his three brothers , his dad and our friend ellis to see the mets play the red sox at citi field. AWESOME!
went to white castle after the game and ate sliders and onion rings much to my mouth's delight.
yesterday we cooked dinner for each other and then hung out at our friend's apartment drinking wine and gabbing into the wee hours.
today, dave is working but i'm off, so i'm baking a cake for my dad's bday and then adventuring out into the world because the weather is amazing. too bad i have to work tomorrow and end the fun.
wealthy benefactor, anyone?

worked at the coffee cart at the hospital today for the first time. met an extraordinary amount of elderly folks who responded surprisingly well to my tattoos. normally , most older folks assume the worst of you when you're pierced and heavily tattooed but these folks (most) were sweet as a slice of pie, asking polite yet insightful questions and it made me feel just an eensiest bit better about the world.

bought a new knitting bag , and the soundtrack to paranoia agent. oh japanese electronica, how you sooth my soul.....


dave has to work late tonight, so i'm spending the evening at my folks house and i plan too drink too much coffee, stay up waaaaaaay too late , play video games until my eyes hurt and then go to bed. i'm glad to have off tomorrow.

worked for 9 hours today. blerg.
came home , did yoga , played with the piles of kittens that are now here and played video games. tonight involves my excitement and intrigue in the form of watching nathan fillion on "castle" , drinking tea and going to bed. i'm a whirlwind of activity.