Opala's Evil Twin

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:34:57 GMT

Feeling very evil

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:06:12 GMT

Baddd day at work. Boss chewed me out - partly was my fault and partly wasn't. :(

eek a post/Update crossover

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:32:37 GMT

Vacation started Thursday at noon.
I was lucky enough to work a 7 to 12 shift and the boss man decided to close the office Friday.

Thursday morning I took Shadow in for dental work (7am), and later (7:30pm) I drove M to work so I could take Mckenna in for shots and to pick up the cat (8:30).
Shadow ended up having a top K-9 tooth removed... but he took it like a trooper and is doing great. Painkillers sure help!
The thing about taking M to work meant I needed to retrieve him also... So at 4:30am Steph and I go get him and we all have Breakfast at Denny’s.
Visited with Dea later the same day at her pool :P, which was an excellent way of dealing with the heat wave were having. I know, summer = HOT

Vacation this year means I'll be off work till at least the 14th/15th it's a good chunk of time don't you think? :)

Today we're going to the coast to take a train ride and watch fireworks http://www.ocsr.net/specials.html and Monday Steph and I leave for a 4 day Yurting trip at http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_98.php - ah full moon on the beach!

Adventure up north at Calisa's went well. Bit hectic though & C and I were both sleep deprived my stay :P
I was loopy during Jeff's ritual but it was so good to work with everyone again... Kaeti was there too!!
Lady E has a cool house, I love her upstairs... and she went to a park with us and I was able to snap a few pics of the kids playing :)

The only hiccup was on the way home, the train was hours late and we had to get off and take a bus at one point. But I did get to see 'Escape to Witch Mountain' new version, and it wasn't as bad as feared, kind of cute actually. Plus my tickets were so dirt cheap that it still felt like a bargain.

Happy 4th to those who celebrate it!

Tue, 26 May 2009 04:32:48 GMT

If we put you on the market, it looks like you'd be worth $585 million. Of the 42 different scenarioes, you said you couldn't be bought on 8 of them.

For the record, every time you refused to do something for any amount of money, it added another $50 million to your score (hey, I had to assign it SOME sort of dollar value).

So, you've definitely got your limits. Some people will do anything for money, and while you'll go reasonably far, there are a few lines that you'd never cross. That's the important thing, too - if money is the ONLY motivator in your life, then maintaining any real relationships or friendships becomes impossible. You understand that, and while you appreciate that having the extra cash could be a lot of fun, you're not the sort of person to sell out everyone and everything.

http://www.okcupid.com/tests/whats-your-price

Do-over?

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:49:13 GMT

My Aunt died today, early this morning. She was only in her fifties, being second to the youngest of my mothers many siblings.
Bad day at work too :(
& our car needs 400$ worth of work before it will pass DEQ (stupid computer is fried)
Sucky, sucky

Chill day

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:29:25 GMT

Took the day off from work to go to an early morning eye appointment across town. :)
(Ordered new glasses and made another date for contacts)

Then spent the rest of the morning getting my hair cut & buying shoes. How very girly of me hun? :P
Plus bought Powerball tickets - tis nice to day dream.

I even took a nap when I got home!!
Then out of the blue Jeff IM me... it was good to hear from him & get caught up on some gossip. He told me Tim & Autumn are splitville, a bit about his place, job, & such.

Later I made lasagna & salad for dinner, played around on puter, and watched TV!!
Today was a great chill out day - I so needed a break from the usual usual.

Quote

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:07:45 GMT

As you journey through life take a minute every now and then to give a thought for the other fellow. He could be plotting something.

I own too much crapola

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:53:14 GMT

Tried to find all my Samhain deco tonight, re-realized I'm a serious packrat. Took me over an hour & I haven't even found some stuffola that I know I have... hehe, let alone the items I've probably forgot about.

Bleck, there's craft (Witchy and other) that I haven't made use of in over 3 years, only looking at it when I need to find something. If I had a house, this wouldn't be such a big deal... but there's NO space here. I can't even walk in my closet unless stuff gets moved out first. :(

When Imbolc comes around I'm going to make an effort to get rid things.

Jummmbled update

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:41:49 GMT

Almost went out with Dea today :P
Car is having issues so I had to cancel on her. I then took it in and got the oil change and a few other minor things done. (Which took forever) Turns out also that it needs a new driver side headlight. My Neon has funny shaped lights and needs a special tool to change it. Darn. I know there's more things wrong with the car, but I can't afford to take it in to a real car DR at present.

Did take Steph out to look at costumes afterwards. She's got her hopes set on a kimono, she's really into the Asian thing right now... that's not going to be easy to find, may have to search the net for one. *Ponders*

Have gotten out with Dea a few times over the last couple of weekends. We've ventured out to two local farmers market and such. That's been lots of fun.
& on one of our adventures I scored two pairs of jeans! Jeans never fit me right, but these do! (Aside from being a bit big)

Works, well, work. I do like what I do - the hours are killing me though. Can't believe I'm going to try to get back to school too. Yelp I must be crazy.

Oh yeah a GREAT BIG *POKE* to everyone... updates people!

Yelp

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:53:00 GMT

Bloody Mary
You scored 53% Cardinal, 38% Monk, 53% Lady, and 24% Knight!

You are a lady, but you are also wicked. You hide behind a gentile face doing what seems proper in the eyes of others but underneath it all you are scheming and plotting to rule the land. If someone stands in your way, a little bit of poison might make things easier for both of you.
You scored high as both a Lady and the Cardinal. You can try again to get a more precise description of either the Cardinal or the Lady, or you can be happy that you're an individual.

Cool dispite the usual bs to get test & results

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:08:19 GMT

http://www.careerpath.com/career-tests/colorcareercounselor.aspx

The Dewey Color System®

Best Occupational Category
You're a CREATOR
Key Words:
Nonconforming, Impulsive, Expressive, Romantic, Intuitive, Sensitive, and Emotional
These original types place a high value on aesthetic qualities and have a great need for self-expression. They enjoy working independently, being creative, using their imagination, and constantly learning something new. Fields of interest are art, drama, music, and writing or places where they can express, assemble, or implement creative ideas.

CREATOR OCCUPATIONS
Suggested careers are Advertising Executive, Architect, Web Designer, Creative Director, Public Relations, Fine or Commercial Artist, Interior Decorator, Lawyer, Librarian, Musician, Reporter, Art Teacher, Broadcaster, Technical Writer, English Teacher, Architect, Photographer, Medical Illustrator, Corporate Trainer, Author, Editor, Landscape Architect, Exhibit Builder, and Package Designer.

CREATOR WORKPLACES
Consider workplaces where you can create and improve beauty and aesthetic qualities. Unstructured, flexible organizations that allow self-expression work best with your free-spirited nature.

Suggested Creator workplaces are advertising, public relations, and interior decorating firms; artistic studios, theaters and concert halls; institutions that teach crafts, universities, music, and dance schools. Other workplaces to consider are art institutes, museums, libraries, and galleries.

2nd Best Occupational Category
You're a PERSUADER
Key Words:
Witty, Competitive, Sociable, Talkative, Ambitious, Argumentative, and Aggressive
These enterprising types sell, persuade, and lead others. Positions of leadership, power, and status are usually their ultimate goal. Persuasive people like to take financial and interpersonal risks and to participate in competitive activities. They enjoy working with others inside organizations to accomplish goals and achieve economic success.

M lost me

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:16:14 GMT

Yesterday Dea drop me off for work :) M had a day shift/training.
Yesterday M was supposed to pick me up... (haha, this whine's going to be hard to figure out right?)
I waited, a friend from work waited with, we see M drive by us (I try to flag him down) and he's off.
Friend jumps in her car and gives chase & I stay put... but he's long gone. She heads home, I wait.
Eventually I start walking home.
A block from home M pulls up. 6pm (I got off at 5)
He says he got lost (That's why I sent him our worksite web driving directions the night before, & told him to PARK somewhere in the parking lot & I find him.)
I should've just begged Dea to pick me up too. :(

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:15:59 GMT

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You Are 48% Goth

You definitely have some gothicness going on, but you're far from being a stereotypical goth.

You enjoy certain elements of goth culture, but you're not going to be into something simply because it's goth.

It's likely that you're the type of person who totally defies labels. Good for you!

If you are into something, it's because you sincerely love it. Not because it projects a certain image.
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Are You Goth?

Ranting ahead, had to cross post!

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:47:47 GMT

Remembering the days... when PUBLIC school use to be FREE for all to attend. (Well except for lunches, clothes, etc) Remember then?

My daughter is starting Middle school -Twality-, 6th grade! Not looking forward to school clothes buying or getting her supplies, but started and knew it was coming... so not really a big deal, and the actual looking at stuff is fun, they've got some really nifty supplies now-a-days. However...

Today in the mail we received her new school info packet. With bus routes and supply list and such. Cool. Then reading further the real fun stuff began.
8$ Atlas (6th graders - required)
15$ PE Uniform (Required)
20$ Student Body Fees (Required)
150$ Outdoor School (6th graders only - required) {{& Just what in the hell is outdoor school? Something akin to camp?, I know it has an overnight stay... but THAT's all I know about it/best guess... when do I get the info for that? WHY in the HECK is it REQUIRED?}}
20$ Yearbook (Optional) {{Yeah, like we'd get that after seeing the above)}

YELP, that's 193$ REQUIRED extra dough that seems needed to be forked over so my daughter can attend school in my district. Oh and the nerve of the packet/principle letter to state that (School starts the 3rd, like two weeks from now) they wanted to give us a heads up to have enough time to plan to pay for it. (Ending of last school year might've been a better heads up, you think?)
193$ dollars is a lot of money for those on a budget or not fucking RICH. (At the beginning of the month too, can we say rent time?)... What do they do if someone doesn't/can't pay? Kick the kid out of PUBLIC school... sue the parents? What? Is there a your family is too poor to attend normal public school alternative public school out there? Make the kid wear a I'm poor sign?
Though if you qualify for free/reduced lunches you still have to pay these fees, but you can make payments. (We don't qualify)

Just throwing this $tidbit$ in for the fun of it -
Lunches - $2.80, $.50 more if you want a carton of milk with that. That's 14 dollars a week, or $56 a month... without milk or breakfast - breakfast is $1.75, and another 50 cents if you want milk with it. Can you imagine having more than one kid in middle school? SHESH!!!
(How'd you go into bankruptcy Jim? My kids are in middle school!)

I'm not liking this start to the new school year... Also on a sidenote, music is a required class... either band, orchestra, or choir.
Yeah, we picked choir (No extra cost like with band or orchestra... you know small things like instruments and band uniforms.)
My daughter is not musically inclined... has NO interest in it what-so-ever. She's an artist, you know drawing and paint and such. Think they offer art? Nope. I swear if homeschooling wasn't such a pain in the a$$ I'd be pulling her out of this crap.

Sorry all, thus ends rant........ for now :P

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:31:51 GMT

Your result for The Mythological Goddess Test ...

Minerva
Indeed, you are 75% erudite, 50% sensual, 50% martial, and 58% saturnine.

Another virgin Goddess (Diana or Artemis being the other), Minerva was, just like her Greek counterpart Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom and Freedom as well as an all powerful Goddess of War, which made her a most formidable opponent indeed.
Among the many disciplines that fell under her control were: writing, the sciences, architecture, embroidery, and just about anything else dealing with artistic skills, wise counsel, and of course battle and warfare.

Like Athena, owls were considered sacred to Minerva, representing wisdom. She was a very wise warrior, respected by the Roman legions.

She was also, no kidding, the Goddess of Women's Rights and patroness of career women.

On the upside

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:49:35 GMT

Taking a moment to mark the upside of life lately...

Tomorrow is my first paid day :) & today was my last extern day. This week I only have to work Monday & Tuesday with Wednesday having me doing an exit interview for school.
The weekend had a couple of happy shiny highlights... Sunday I drove Dea down to Wal Mart for supply shoppin' & girly time....later Steph and I enjoyed a Thunderstorm and hung out... Steph watched Free Willy for the first time.
Saturday was a trip to the beach, Steph took Summer with...
I do love the coast!
Oh & M installed the AC Saturday too, so on the hottest day so far we had a cool bedroom to retreat to! Very nice.

Avoo

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:50:54 GMT

Was offered & accepted a job at where I am externing now... details are fuzzy (& it's probably going to be more hours than I want it to be) but there it is :P

Saturday night thunderstorms

Sun, 25 May 2008 04:19:17 GMT

Practically did nothing all day (2 loads of laundry & quick trip to the g-store) and it felt good... slept in and everything!
Lately I've been ubber busy - externing, housework, Steph stuff, ect.. ect... so my extra day off (Monday) I'm planning on doing as little as possible too.
However tomorrow I've gotta take Steph to the craft store and get her school project supplies & help her with that, plus I need to get a few personkal & house supplies. Man, I feel like I need a wife. :P

Very much looking forward to C's visit next weekend, I don't know all what we're going to do, but I'm sure we'll have fun.

Going outside for a minute or two to enjoy the stormy weather :)

Amazing!

Sat, 17 May 2008 01:10:12 GMT

Congratulations! You have passed the April 28, 2008 - June 20, 2008 PTCE. Score results and a certificate are being mailed.

Well, I'm now certified... (nuts that is) :P

Also today I finally went out and got the mail, Calisa made stockings were waitng for me :)
They look so good in person, I mean they look nice in pics but so much better in my mits!

Fudgesickles!

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:40:25 GMT

Took my national today... don't think I passed :(
Won't know for sure till the 16

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:00:53 GMT

Forgot to note that I wacked my hair... it's now very short. M said, "I hope you were going for cute"
His nice way of saying I look like I'm three.

Cop in, cop out

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:36:48 GMT

I got pulled over this morning - for the 'oops my bad' reason of not having my lights on (I thought I had them on - felt very stupid). No ticket or anything... and the officer was extremely nice... but a nerve-racking experience anywho's. (You should have seen me diggin' in my glove compartment looking for my paper work).
Side note of weirdness is I've been feeling like it was about time (past time actually for - awhile now) that I'd get stopped.
Now that it has, maybe it won't happen for another 5 years or so :P

In other news... {warning, bit on the depressing side}
- School's been stressful. Lots of work to do and...
I actually got into a tiff with the teacher in front of the Rx Tech morning classes. (26 - 28 peeps) We were correcting our math finals and it was over a problem of all things.
Not that it matters much - I was proven right in the end, and she apologized in front of the class to me after break - but during our disagreement she had accused me of rolling my eyes at her (etc) (as if), and was just very unprofessional and hard to deal with.
I kept my cool during/after and kept my focus on, and responses limited to, the math problem (and it blew over)... but the woman has issues with me (and others) that make the thought of dealing with school for three more months unpleasant.

- M's recent schedule change is causing me lack of sleep. And him to have to ride the bus for 2 hours. I'm driving him to work late at night & he's taking the bus home. I get home before mid-night after dropping him off, & am trying to sleep at or before 1am and then getting up at 6am. (Except for last night when I drove him to a bus stop & was home at 10pm... and he was on the bus for total of 3 - 4 hrs)

there's more I could continue with... but after reading over what I just typed out and seeing how long it's getting - I think ama going to stop :P

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:46:35 GMT

The Recipe For avaopala

3 parts Power
2 parts Craftiness
1 part Laughter

Splash of Mania

Limit yourself to one serving. This cocktail is strong!

What's the Recipe for Your Personality?

Avoo! Whata Yule!

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:04:28 GMT

Yule/Solstice went pretty well today.
Late last night I kind of set up an altar out on the porch... though I didn't stay up all night, (Mike did, but that's his normal schedule) the candles I lit were still going into afternoon. About 5am we were all awake & opening gifts. :P
Oddly enough this is the first year M bought me gifts (usually I buy myself stuff)... I think it's because I wanted gadgety things this year. & I knew I was getting something 'cause well, M just isn't very good at keeping secrets (plus I'm a Scorpio ay). I did my best not to let on I knew till last night about 3am when I heard him rustling paper, the man was trying to wrap my presents - using a pocket knife and packing tape. hehe. I fetched him some skizzors. Anyways I scored a camera and an MP3 player. Both are way too complicated (Have multi buttons, interact w/ puter, ect). :/
Steph got her usual hoard of stuffola... & tomorrow we're venturing out to get her ears pierced.
M got workout clothes, and a watch. He's going to start using the gym at work before his shift... His work place is so cool. They have a restaurant, dry cleaners, and other neat perks.
Mike and Steph have been play video games all day (Except for when M went to bed for a few hours) and I've been veggin' out and making sure the herd got fed.
I hope everyone’s celebrations/day went as good as mine :)

Calisa

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:02:24 GMT

I'm crying in my coco tonight, stressin' over a very hard test to come tomorrow... but at least I'ma crying in DARK HOT CHOCOLATE! Big thank you.
(love everything!, thanks thanks thanks)