I figure today is as good a day as any to update the world on what’s going on in my oh-so-important life.

I’m bed-ridden, again. I was in bed all weekend and feeling like utter shit. On top of it being the time of the month, I was having stomach issues as well. I couldn’t go to the bathroom, and then when I was actually able to, it hurt. I’m really hoping I don’t have to end up going to the hospital, but if this continues, I just might have to. I went to work today, and I started to feel OK around lunchtime. I figured, “maybe I can finally eat”… Bad idea. I bought a Publix sub, ate one half of it, and then the shit hit the fan. I got progressively worse as the afternoon dragged on. My legs would shake every time I would attempt to get out of my chair. My head started spinning and I couldn’t maintain my balance. It got so bad that I texted Audi about how bad I felt. He called me, and told me I needed to get home if I was feeling that bad. I went to a co-worker, and asked if I could go home early. She noticed how bad I looked (and sounded) and said that our boss could drive me home. So he did, and I’m so grateful. As soon as I went in my front door, I couldn’t carry my bags and laptop anymore. My legs were giving out beneath me. I dropped my stuff in my chair, and crawled under the covers. I slept for about 20 minutes, and that definitely helped. Now, here I am…in bed, typing this all out now.

In other news, my birthday just passed on the 22nd of August. Normally, people write a blog about their birthday, but really… I don’t put too much stock in my own birthday. I wrote a message in my deviantART journal talking about how I’d be gone for the weekend, but that’s about it. Anyway, here’s what happened last weekend.

On Saturday morning, I drove over to my cousin’s house so that I could spend time with my family, including my parents who had already been brought over from the train station by my cousin. They cut a cake for me, sang Happy Birthday, and then we all just spent time together until about 4pm. My cousin drove me and my parents to the train station, and I went down to Miami with them. That evening, I went out to dinner with my friend Chris and then we went over to Barnes & Noble. He originally wanted to go see a movie with me, but honestly, there was nothing worth watching. LOL. That’s pretty sad. So he bought me a book called The Dark Arts instead. You can see it here. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find it with the cover I bought it with. =/ Chris also bought me these cute lolita looking arm warmers at Hot Topic (LOLOHNOEZ) that I plan to use in a photo shoot… whenever I get some energy back.

Sunday morning, I took the train back home, and I rested up for the evening to come. I had made plans to go out to dinner with my neighbors and invited my cousin Liz and my brother Nestor along. After much deliberation and indecision, I finally settled on going to this all-you-can-eat oriental buffet called Variasian. (See what they did there?) We all had an awesome time, everyone got along really well, and the food was fantastic. In other words, my birthday weekend was awesome. =)

In other random news…

I got my new license plate finally. I want to get a new cover for it, so that I can replace the Carmax one. Heh. And!! my Lunarpages sign was chosen as one of the weekly winners, so now I’m in the running for the 16gb iPad. Woohoo!

*45 minute intermission*

Ok, just went with Audi down to my job so that I could pick up my car and drive back home. I have done so, safely, without dozing off at the wheel, and now, I am back in bed.

…and that’s pretty much it. I’m tired, achey, and ready for some rest time. Ciao!

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Normally, I do not write reviews about movies, but this movie is just SO BAD, it needs a thorough ass-reaming from yours truly.

WARNING: Spoilers ahead!

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I drove back to that same Goodwill I spoke about in a previous entry, and managed to find three more CD’s worth buying:

This sampler has songs from Front Line Assembly, Controlled Bleeding, Delerium, Eden, and more. I knew about 5 of the bands on there, and this seemed like a rare find, so I figured it was more than worth the $2.

I love this group, so this was a no-brainer. Their most popular song was “Dirt”, which is on this album.

One of the sexiest women on Earth. Seriously. And her voice? To die for. Check her out, especially when she sings in Arabic. *melts*

I got some bad news today, though. Seems that if I want to stay in this apartment, I need to pay 60 more dollars a month. YEA. $895 for a mediocre apartment that’s right next to a FUCKING SWAMP. They can call it a “nature reserve” all they want, but if it smells like a swamp and it looks like a swamp… So Audi, who has at long last decided he wants to stay with me, is now going to work with me so we can decide whether or not we want to fork over $895 a month for the next year… OR find a new apartment in a better neighborhood and pay the same price or similar. Decisions, decisions.

Around 7:00, he asked me if I wanted to go to Home Depot with him, and I said sure. He and I hadn’t gone out anywhere together for a while. So, I took the opportunity, even if it was just to Home Depot. XD. After we finished there, I asked him if he wanted to go out for dinner. He was all for it, and asked what I was in the mood for. After some discussing and deliberating, we agreed on Outback Steakhouse. I figured this would be a good way to help lift his spirits: by giving him food he loves. Haha. Dinner was pretty normal, and after we got back home, I got on the PS3 and started playing Playstation Home. LOL ADDICTED. Right now, he’s on the PS3 playing Naruto: Ninja Storm. Haha. An 8 year old trapped in a 30-year-old body. XD

Anyway, I am off to get some rest. Ciao!

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Yes, today was one of those days. You know, the kind of day that is just endless excitement, chaos, and hilarity from morning to night? Yea, the kind of day where you’ve facepalmed yourself so much you might just end up unconscious.

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Yes, indeed-y. I’m gonna be busy, busy, busy. After work tomorrow, I’m going to my goddaughter’s soccer game, and from there I’ll be driving down to Miami. I have another doctor’s appointment Friday morning, and my doctor now has the new ultrasound scans from the hospital. Hopefully, tomorrow, I’ll find out if there actually has been any drastic change in the size of the massive fibrous mass in my left boob. I swear, I think that thing gets bigger every day. It’s the size of a ping pong ball now. =( Meh.

I’m going to be staying in Miami for the weekend, so I can spend some time with my family and friends. I haven’t seen some of my friends in almost 4/5 months, so it will be nice to hang out with them again. I’ve so far got plans for Saturday afternoon, and possibly Friday night. However, sprinkled in between, I’ll likely be doing stuff for my job, since there is still a lot of catching up to do. Now that Paul has left Statements to pursue other ventures, we have to buckle down and get shit done until Jon finds a replacement for him. Fun! *sigh*

On a lighter note, the newest Bleach chapter is UH-MAZING. I frickin’ called what would happen, too, which is always such a gratifying feeling. Oh, and the Bleach episodes are finally back onto the canon storyline from the manga. However, they’re taking their sweet, precious time getting to one of the greatest fights in Bleach history: Ichigo vs. Ulquiorra. WOOO! I’m SO stoked.

Anyway, it’s time to start packing my bags for the weekend and start getting ready for bed. Ciao!

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I realized part of the reason that I didn’t get a lot of comments on my blog entries was because the people whom I left comments for never seemed to have much time to comment on mine. Hmm. SO, to rectify that situation, I decided to seek out folks with blogs who might be prone to comment on mine if I comment on theirs! I made a poll on deviantart.com, asking folks to link me to their blogs (whether it be on Blogger, Blogspot, Tumblr, WordPress, etc). The response I got was more than anything I ever expected! I ended up with almost 20-25 new additions to my Fellow Bloggers list. Hooray! So hopefully now, I’ll have a bit of a bigger following.

In other news, I went shopping today. I FINALLY bought a copy of “The Fame Monster” from Lady Gaga. Why hadn’t I bought a copy earlier you ask? Well, I didn’t have a car until recently, and since I’d gotten the car, all I’ve done is work, work, work. (And no, I didn’t want to order it online). I also bought myself some *cough* feminine apparel and a really cute shirt that kind of… already looks like the shirt I was wearing, except the one I was wearing was a tank top with a racer back. The new shirt has sleeves, so now I don’t have to worry about the damn bra straps showing anymore. Huzzah! I’ll likely wear it to work tomorrow.

Oh and speaking of work, I really do hope I have a good day tomorrow. I’m frickin’ exhuasted as it is, and the fact that tomorrow’s Monday instantly marks it as a day that is destined to be filled with stress, madness, and failure. If I can at least have a decent Monday, then I can have some ray of hope for the rest of the week.

Anyway, back to today, after leaving the mall (which is FAR AS HELL), I drove back north and stopped off at my cousin’s house to visit the family. My godkids were apparently VERY excited to see me. haha. The littlest one came rushing down the stairs shouting my name. SO KEWT! XD I didn’t take my camera, but that was fine. Luckily the iPhone has a decent camera so I snapped a few shots here and there. We watched “Back to the Future III” for a little while in the living room until I realized it was getting kind of late and decided to head back home.

I’m kind of hungry right now actually. I’m gonna go scavenge the kitchen for food. CIAO!

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That title means “I couldn’t think of a title”. Clever, huh?

I am EXHAUSTED. I don’t think I’ve stopped moving in the last 3-4 weeks. It’s always something keeping me busy or something I want to do because it’s the only free time I’ll have available. =/ On the one hand, this is good, especially since I have a job that pays pretty well.  On the other hand, it leaves me feeling drained and depressed. I get home and I honestly don’t want to do anything except vegetate. However, I do LIVE for the weekends. Is that sad? To feel like you’re wasting your life away just waiting for the weekend to arrive? *sigh*

Anyway, speaking of weekends, this past Saturday was rather… interesting, to say the least. My neighbors (bf + gf) invited me and the hubby to go out to a bar and get our drink on. The beginning of the night was great! And thennnnn, it all started going downhill. My female neighbor got a little too intoxicated and basically started grinding up on every person she could find on the dancefloor. Even though I was half in the bag as it was, my buzz was basically killed by the fact that I had to babysit her so she wouldn’t make a total fool of herself. I was embarrassed, quite honestly.  I kept having to reassure her  boyfriend that I was taking care of her. Eventually, the night stopped being fun. The hubby and I decided it was time to go home. The minute I got home, I went straight to bed. I had a lovely buzz going on, and I’m honestly surprised I didn’t throw up. LOL. By the next morning, though, I was fine.

So yea, little lesson for y’all out there… friends don’t let friends get stupid drunk. =|

Anyway, on a much lighter note, I watched Inuyasha: The Final Act on Hulu, and it was SO WORTH THE WAIT. At long last, the story of Inuyasha is concluded, and HOW! It was so amazing to see all my favorite scenes from the manga animated at last. But I think the very best part of Inuyasha has always been the music. The background music they create and choose for each scene is just perfect every time, and it just melts me every time. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that they use that ancient Japanese style of music. It’s just so mysterious and spooky, yet romantic at the same time.

As for other anime news, any and all fans of Bleach out there who are caught up on the latest episodes should be very happy that we’re going back to the main storyline this week!  YES! About frickin’ time, right? Mind you, the Zanpaktou filler arc, for me, was actually pretty damn good, and Muramasa instantly became one of my favorite Bleach characters. But I am dying, DYING to see the big battle between Ichigo and Ulquiorra. *SQUEE* That was my fangirl squeal in case you couldn’t tell. Haha.’

Anyway, I’m off to maybe watch some more anime or play some video games. Ciao!

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I got the job, ladies and gents! Yippee! Today was my first day of work, and I gotta tell ya, it was pretty damn sweet. The job is basically this: Photograph the abstract metal art pieces and sculptures, edit the photos so that they look spectacular, and prepare the eBay listings for them. The main goal that the studio is aiming for is to make the images look as close as possible to how the pieces look in real life. A lot of times, people will see the images and think that it has blue or orange when it really doesn’t; it’s simply a light reflecting the wrong color onto the piece. My job is to correct old images and take new photos with the correct lighting and camera settings for the best final result. I spent the majority of the day taking photos, which is like heaven for me, since I love doing that anyway!

One of the nicest things about the job is that I get paid on Tuesdays. That means next week on Tuesday, I’ll be getting my first paycheck, which is so desperately needed right now, even if it will only be about $240 for Friday, Monday, and Tuesday. I work 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, 9 to 5. I’m so excited! Hopefully now, with the money coming in from the two book covers, and this job, I can finally fix my DAMN CAR! LOL. Until then, my wonderful hubby Audi is driving me to and from work.

Tomorrow, my parents are coming up to visit my family in West Palm Beach, and Audi is gonna drive me over there so I can spend some time with all of them. Later on in the evening, I’m going to the movies with the neighbors to see Alice in Wonderland in 3D. Audi’s really not in the mood to see it, but he said that if I wanted to go with them, that it would be cool. Heh. What a party pooper! ;D

Anyway, that’s pretty much it for now. Still waiting for a final confirmation from Random House, and planning on enjoying my weekend before *giggle* going back to work on Monday! XD

Ciao!

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