oh dear.

go look at the poppy project for this month at poppy ink! seriously!? that little mini dress form! ok. too cute. and i totally blew it. i made a mental note to check the website as soon as the july kits went on sale and what do you know... i totally spaced it. and it's s o l d o u t. ah well. life goes on, but really, it's so cute!

moving on now.

not much to blog about.

*this weekend = lame. [didn't do much of anything.]
*work today = a little busy + i was mostly alone. [which meant no lunch. eek.]
*tonight = ate some watermelon. [it's now really summer.]
*my sickness = possibly improving. [but it's a day to day thing, so hard to tell.]
*tomorrow = big people, little world. [yay.]
*wish = to take some photos. [play with the d80.]
*in a week = maybe going to take tennis at unr with my friend. [exercise is good.]
*sleep = not coming. [so apparently still sick.]
*now = look through photos. [scrap? maybe.]

mmm kay. that's all.

lucky day?

today is supposed to be a lucky day i guess.
well it's not really looking that way for me.
i did get more sleep last night than i have for a while. so i guess that is the good part for my 7.7.7 day.
but otherwise. i've been watching this america's next top model marathon all day. [yes. i'm basically bored out of my mind.] i want to do something, but there just seems to be nothing for me to do. my sister has plans. james had to go to the lab for work. deepa is in vegas. and my parents are busy all day. there are some things around the house i need to do, like cleaning and laundry. but i'm not in the cleaning mood at all. maybe if i just start cleaning a bit, it will come to me. but ugh.

otherwise. i think i should try to finish up that maria grace scrapjack. yeah. i don't have much left to do... just need to add a few little touches, but yes, it's taking me forever to get back to work on it. maybe i'll go do that. so look for the photo here later if i have daylight left to get a photo. :]

eta: here it is. i didn't add much more, but i'm happy with it. so it's done. :]

so sad.

well. i was just going to take two last photos and go get them printed for the classes tomorrow. i have everything else pretty much set.

but for some reason...
i decided to check kristina's blog just to see if there was an update.
there was.
& & it's not a happy update.
you can read her blog for the story... which just totally sucks for kristina. [i would have been so mad.]
so basically, the classes aren't going to happen.

now it gets even better. i called the store to make sure that i won't be charged for these classes. here's a little run down:
rude lady: "youngplay memories."
me: "hi. i was just calling because i am signed up for the two kristina contes classes."
rude lady: "yeah..."
me: "well i understand they won't be happening."
rude lady: "what? they're happening."
me: "um. well. i just read that her flight to LA wasn't booked, so she won't be coming to your store."
rude lady: "i don't know what you are talking about. we haven't heard anything. she's coming and the classes are happening."
me: "ok. well just in case... if they don't happen, i just want to make sure that my credit card won't be charged."
rude lady: "well we haven't been made aware that they aren't happening... so that won't be the case. but if it was, no you won't be charged."
me: "ok. thanks then."
rude lady: hangs up.

i was a little in awe when i hung up about how rude she was. seriously. it was a little uncalled for in my mind.

anyway. so i'm pretty sad.

not having a good day so far. i had to wake up after like 3 hours of sleep to take my car for its oil change. no one was interested in helping me. once this guy finally helps me... he tells me they'll try to have my car done by 4pm. it was 10am. that must be some oil change. i realize it's a european car and everything is backwards... but it's the dealership. they should know how to do an oil change in less than 6 hours. "oh well. we're really backed up today," he says.

ugh. whatever.

so i called james to see if he could give me a ride. no. he's working in carson today.
called mom. no. she's still at home, so it would take her an hour to get to reno.
called just about everyone in my phone contact list that lives in reno.
no luck.
so i called james again. he tells me his brother can come pick me up.
except. his brother got caught in some traffic mess on the freeway. a semi had spilled his load, so the lanes were closed.
so it took him an hour to get there.
that only made me feel worse about getting a ride from him. poor guy. gotta take him out for dinner or something.

oh. our power was off at the house yesterday from about 5pm to just after midnight. not fun. it was 110 here yesterday.

but last night when the power came back, i was sorting through my iPhoto... i found some photos that make me smile. so maybe some photo action is in order.
this one. look how little and cute helix is there. i think i posted this one a long time ago... but i it really makes me smile. i think it was like just a couple days after we got him.














& & look at them now. ha.









plus. i like this one. it's from my one adventure at 210N for carol's birthday and my sister's birthday. [lucky for me they both wanted to go to 210N.] that's carol with her new short hair. i'm thinking it might be time for me to do that. this whole growing out my hair thing is getting a little old. plus it takes too long to flat iron, and i usually wear it up in a pony tail like in this photo anyway.


and here's a little peak at some scrappy stuff. this is as close as i get to organization. cute isaac mizrahi cereal bowls. yes. they would be fun to eat out of. but they are more fun to have on my scrap table. and. cute ayomi yoshida gift bags. too cute to give away. that's for sure.

i used the dymo and some black cardstock to fill in where the handles should be on the bags. that way each bag has a label... like photos or stickers, and in theory, it should help me put everything back in it's place. [not the case, but it was a nice theory.]

so yeah. polka dots make me happy. :]

also. you can see that i repurposed some of my film canisters. i still have a ton of them. for some reason, i cannot throw them away. so yeah. i put little things that needed a home in them like sequins and little tags. part of that whole idea of everything having it's place. i think the real problem is that i have too much stuff... so everything can't have it's own place. and then come the piles. and then the things that do have a place don't get put back, but just added to a pile. yuck. need to clean.

happy independence day.

whether i believe it or not, the fourth is here.
i actually really love fireworks. they sort of remind me of being a kid. i don't know... they still seem sort of magical to me even though i'm fully aware of how they work now. so i think i'm going to make it my goal to watch them this year, and just think about all the freedoms we have here. cool.

today i made a little effort to find some good photos to take, but i didn't have any luck.
and unfortunately for my bank account... i stopped into a few stores during my quest and had quite a bit of luck. but everything i bought was on sale... so i'm not feeling too bad. seriously every store at the summit was having a sale. it was so hard to resist. so i'm going to try everything on again, and just make sure that i won't have buyers remorse. there is one top that i got that is fabulous and i love it... but i don't know if i will actually wear it. you know how that goes. :/ i'm the same way with shoes. [i don't think i'll have that problem with the shoes i bought today though. ack. yes. i was really mean to my bank account.]

i'm almost done with my little fiskateer project. i thought i had planned it out pretty well so that it wouldn't take me too long to create... but man. i am putting lots and lots of time into this. it's ok though because i'm really liking it.

not making much progress on my mom's gift though. i meant to pick up something at the store today, but i spaced it and of course, when i remembered they were closed. i hope to have it done by the end of the week, but who knows how that will work out.

yep. so now the question is... should i go get in bed and attempt to sleep or stay up and be crafty? last night i was up until the sun came up. that was a real downer. laying in bed and noticing the light starting to come in my window. so maybe i'll just do a bit more and call it a night. :]

happy fourth. i hope you all have an amazing celebration today and don't forget to take a photo or two. :]

i'll leave you with this. this one totally reminds me of my history of dance class that i took last year. my old ballet teacher when i was a little one is now a professor of dance at unr... so i took her class. a little embarrassing when she would call me out in class. things like, "miss amy... do you remember doing this?" ha. all 100+ people staring at me. weird. anyway. i think i just might send her this link too. :]

floorplan fun.

so. my sister is moving soon, and i think she's decided that she wants to buy a condo instead of renting an apartment. well today, i found her little note sheet about all the condo places she's looking at online. i couldn't help myself. i had to look them up. :]
now i can give her my input, whether she wants it or not. hehe.
on friday she is going to go visit the area, and i think she'll spend some time looking at the various housing options. i'm not going to lie... i'm jealous that she's going. i'm sure she's going to get to see and maybe even stay with my grandparents. lucky girl. i miss them a lot, so it would be really nice to see them. but since she's going to be moving soon anyway, i'm sure i'll *need* to make lots of visits.

otherwise, i did get some scrapping done last night. nothing to share yet, but maybe tomorrow. :]

& & i can't believe tomorrow is the 4th. it's not really feeling like it for some reason. plus i haven't made any plans. i was thinking of watching the fireworks at tahoe, but i hate the idea of driving back here with all the drunk people on the roads. i've done it before and it just scares me so much to think who's driving in front of or behind me. i think james is going to spend the day up there at the beach with his friends. i don't really think i'm up for it. i just don't know if i can handle being in the sun all day when i feel so sick. but he said he's going to come back here before dark... so maybe we'll go to the park and watch the fireworks. who knows.

now i think i'm going to run get some more colored cardstock... i don't keep very much on hand, and i need some specific colors for the project for mom. then i believe i'll just hang out and watch the devil wears prada and work on some things.

ok. well. i hope everyone is having a fabulous week so far.

so.

i couldn't resist having some input on the song garrett's band posted [see 2 posts below].

so i asked james what he thought.
he actually does listen to some metal occasionally.
but he said it wasn't for him.
he said it is very stylized to a specific type of hardcore/metal music. who knew!?
and he said maybe some of his friends would like it.

anyway. just thought that was interesting.

i am sicker today than yesterday. i went to work at the lab, and sharon looked at me and told me to go back home. then i was coughing so hard on my way home from dinner that i had to actually stop my car. :[
[yeah. maybe that's a good reason to eat at home more often. ha.]
i did start taking some antibiotics tonight though. so i'm crossing my fingers. my dad said that since the antibiotics aren't helping james, this could be a viral thing. i sure hope not. i cannot be sick for kristina's classes on saturday. that just might break my heart. :/

so. i think i'm going to actually do some scrapping tonight. [since i won't be able to sleep... i may as well do something with my time instead of laying in bed being terribly frustrated.] i owe my mom both a birthday present and a mothers' day present. [yes. i'm a terrible daughter. i did make her a card and get her some flowers... but you know. i've been feeling like i should have done more.] so i have a pretty cool idea, and i think she'll really like it, but i'll be able to get it done sooner rather than later as well.

& & i have a little secret. i'm in love with the show little people, big world. i'm not completely sure what it is, but i really like watching it. tonight, it melted my heart when matt wrote help in paint on the boys' door. ugh. seriously melted my heart. and then when he gave his speech at the hotel convention thing... initiate heart melt number 2. yeah. love that show. and really looking forward to next week's vegas episode! ha. [i'm such a dork.]

mmm kay. i'm outta here. and may i add that i'm well on my way to beating my number of posts from last month. ha. :]

one more thing.

i HATE being sick.
i couldn't fall asleep last night.
& & it's looking to be the same situation tonight.


the bad part is... i'm so stinking tired.
:[

eight?

i can't believe i only blogged 8 times last month. ha.

i guess things have just been uneventful.
& i'm not really scrapping much lately.
& & i've been sick for what feels like forever.

anyway. i need to clean my scrap area big time. i think that might help me be more inclined to get some things done. also looking at all the things i've purchased recently that are still sitting in bags scattered randomly around my table might help me want to scrap too.

i need to work on taking all my photos for the two kristina contes classes on saturday. i'm sure i have some of the photos already, but i need to take a few more. and i think i'll get them printed at costco if i have enough time instead of printing them here.

well yeah. it looks like i have nothing to blog about.

so if you're feeling like being shocked, go visit this page and listen to "maltreatment":
http://www.myspace.com/martyrdomcherub
now... it's not really something you will want to listen to, but it is garrett's band.
he does the vocals. [which i don't think should be called vocals, but instead screaming.]
i'd love to know what you think, if you can make it through a short listen.
all i can say is that i'd like to read some lyrics to know what he is saying. when he first started doing this a while back in a reno band, i asked him if he ever thought about me to be motivated to scream like that. i believe his answer was yes. ha. sad.

and because i just tortured you, i'll leave you with this because it's cool:


and this is another version:


and this is the original postal service version:



in other words... the singer of death cab for cutie, ben gibbard, wrote the song for his other band, the postal service. the song was covered by iron and wine. [which is the version that appeared in a fun m&m's commercial.] and the song was also recreated by ben folds, and i think it's pretty innovative and like i said... cool. :]

maybe this whole post was just torture, but if you made it through... tell me which version is your favorite.

ok well. i'm throwing in the towel for this blog post. i don't think there is any saving it. haha.
goodnight.