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Friday, December 26, 2008
My Aerogardens
I got an Aerogarden from each side of my family (Paul's and mine) and I set up the one from Paul's parents right after I got it on the 19th. The seed pods from my herb kit are already starting to sprout. It's very exciting. I haven't started the other one because I don't need two gardens full of the same herbs at the same time. I just ordered a kit with cherry tomatoes and jalapeno peppers and another with salad greens. I'll have to decide which to plant when they arrive. I'm pretty excited.
What I really can't wait for is for them to release the strawberry seed pods. They are expected out in the spring. I love strawberries.
So far, my Aerogardens are everything I dreamed they'd be. I'll post some pictures of my baby plants once I have them on my computer.
What I really can't wait for is for them to release the strawberry seed pods. They are expected out in the spring. I love strawberries.
So far, my Aerogardens are everything I dreamed they'd be. I'll post some pictures of my baby plants once I have them on my computer.
Monday, December 22, 2008
More presents!
Linda got me The Encyclopedia Shatnerica, the Millennium Edition. It's awesome.
I also got a Steampunk anthology from Paul, and Kass got me a whole box full of Pepsi points to use to get more music.
I also got a Steampunk anthology from Paul, and Kass got me a whole box full of Pepsi points to use to get more music.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Christmas Haul Thus Far
Paul and I have exchanged most if not all of our gifts because I hate waiting to give people presents, and Paul hates waiting to get them.
Paul got me a Nemu Nemu shirt, book, and a piece of commissioned original art (it's Anpan and Nemu and Kana and Ani all gathered around the Christmas tree exchanging presents). I'm pretty sure he also got me something else but I can't think of it right now. I'm apparently a horrible gift receiver. I got him Johnny Dangerously, An Evening with Kevin Smith, The Orange Box, a Sister Hazel cd, and a Questionable Content shirt. I feel like I'm forgetting something from that list, too.
Justin got us an xbox 360 for a combined wedding/Christmas gift. It's awesome. It came with Lego Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda. Lance got me Mass Effect, which is a straight up awesome game. I also picked up used copies of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire.
We just had the gift exchange with Paul's family. His brother Rob got me Prince Caspian, his Aunt Cathy and his parents got me the newest live action Peter Pan movie, a Patricia McKillip novel, the Hunter core rulebook, Young at Heart with Doris Day and Frank Sinatra, The Fantastic Films of Ray Harryhausen: Legendary Science Ficiton Series, Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection, Dido's new cd, and Spaced Out: The Very Best of Leonard Nemoy and William Shatner. They also got me an aerogarden, which is awesome and I'm really looking forward to having fresh herbs and things from it.
Paul got me a Nemu Nemu shirt, book, and a piece of commissioned original art (it's Anpan and Nemu and Kana and Ani all gathered around the Christmas tree exchanging presents). I'm pretty sure he also got me something else but I can't think of it right now. I'm apparently a horrible gift receiver. I got him Johnny Dangerously, An Evening with Kevin Smith, The Orange Box, a Sister Hazel cd, and a Questionable Content shirt. I feel like I'm forgetting something from that list, too.
Justin got us an xbox 360 for a combined wedding/Christmas gift. It's awesome. It came with Lego Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda. Lance got me Mass Effect, which is a straight up awesome game. I also picked up used copies of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire.
We just had the gift exchange with Paul's family. His brother Rob got me Prince Caspian, his Aunt Cathy and his parents got me the newest live action Peter Pan movie, a Patricia McKillip novel, the Hunter core rulebook, Young at Heart with Doris Day and Frank Sinatra, The Fantastic Films of Ray Harryhausen: Legendary Science Ficiton Series, Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection, Dido's new cd, and Spaced Out: The Very Best of Leonard Nemoy and William Shatner. They also got me an aerogarden, which is awesome and I'm really looking forward to having fresh herbs and things from it.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Check
Dishes--Done
Trash--Done
Clarkesworld Submissions--Queue emptied
WorD stories--Read through once(I still have to print them out and make comments)
Tidying--Did a bit
Inn on Negly--Called and left message
Trash--Done
Clarkesworld Submissions--Queue emptied
WorD stories--Read through once(I still have to print them out and make comments)
Tidying--Did a bit
Inn on Negly--Called and left message
Eeeeep
I have so much shit to do and no motivation at all. I just updated my writing blog with stuff that I'm behind on in that area, and I mentioned a few of these things, but I'm making myself a list, here. I like lists.
1. Read Clarkesworld submissions
2. Read WorD stories
3. Tidy apartment so I can give massages here.
4. Do the dishes.
5. Take out trash.
6. Take crap in hall to goodwill.
7. Get pile of boxes in hall to Grandma's to burn.
8. Call Inn on Negly.
9. Study for NCBTMB.
10. Get to parents' house to get checks.
11. Get to bank.
12. Figure out how to get name legally changed.
13. Change name on all forms of ID, credit cards, bank accounts, etc.
14. Find nail polish remover so my nails no longer look like I just crawled out of a grave.
15. Write thank you cards.
16. Organize wedding/honeymoon pictures.
17. Listen to podcasts.
18. Read Realms of Fantasy.
19. Work off the MOUNTAINS of food I ate at Disney.
20. Try out some new recipes from Disney cookbook. (I totally did try a new recipe last night, I don't remember where I saw the idea, but I made quesadillas with roasted garlic and apples, and they were really good.) (Also, we did catch up on Eli Stone and Heroes.) (And I've got most of our new Disney swag put away, and we did put away the clean laundry last night.)
21. That reminds me. LAUNDRY. We have so much of it to do.
22. Submit stories.
23. Write.
And that's probably not all, but it'll work for now. Now I just have to do all of those things and check then off one by one.
1. Read Clarkesworld submissions
2. Read WorD stories
3. Tidy apartment so I can give massages here.
4. Do the dishes.
5. Take out trash.
6. Take crap in hall to goodwill.
7. Get pile of boxes in hall to Grandma's to burn.
8. Call Inn on Negly.
9. Study for NCBTMB.
10. Get to parents' house to get checks.
11. Get to bank.
12. Figure out how to get name legally changed.
13. Change name on all forms of ID, credit cards, bank accounts, etc.
14. Find nail polish remover so my nails no longer look like I just crawled out of a grave.
15. Write thank you cards.
16. Organize wedding/honeymoon pictures.
17. Listen to podcasts.
18. Read Realms of Fantasy.
19. Work off the MOUNTAINS of food I ate at Disney.
20. Try out some new recipes from Disney cookbook. (I totally did try a new recipe last night, I don't remember where I saw the idea, but I made quesadillas with roasted garlic and apples, and they were really good.) (Also, we did catch up on Eli Stone and Heroes.) (And I've got most of our new Disney swag put away, and we did put away the clean laundry last night.)
21. That reminds me. LAUNDRY. We have so much of it to do.
22. Submit stories.
23. Write.
And that's probably not all, but it'll work for now. Now I just have to do all of those things and check then off one by one.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Started a facebook.
Mostly because Savannah wanted me to, but also just for kicks. The system is glitchy as shit.
Monday, October 06, 2008
Savannah's here!!
We picked her up on Saturday night. Yesterday we went to the zoo, today we worked out my make up for the wedding, tomorrow we're finalizing the dress and the flowers, Wednesday we're hoping to get up the incline and be tourists for a bit, then Thursday is the bachellorette party. Then the rehearsal dinner, then the wedding!
^_^ Having her here is awesome.
^_^ Having her here is awesome.
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
First day off
Well, it's weird to not have to get up and go to work. So far this morning I've work on cleaning and reading Clarkesworld submissions. The dishes are done, the kitchen floor strip is mopped, and I've done a bit of tidying in the living room, but there's still a lot to do.
I still don't even know how I feel about this. I keep switching from being happy to be out of there to horrified and worried about how I'm going to pay our bills.
I still don't even know how I feel about this. I keep switching from being happy to be out of there to horrified and worried about how I'm going to pay our bills.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
Wrapping up the loose ends
Paul and I applied for our marriage license on Friday, then we went and picked out tuxes for the guys to wear. Paul's got an ivory vest to match me, Justin and Rob will be in brown vests to match the bridesmaids.
Yesterday, I got my hairstyle for the wedding practiced, and Betsy came out from Toledo to give her approval, which she did.
Everything is pretty much ready.
Yesterday, I got my hairstyle for the wedding practiced, and Betsy came out from Toledo to give her approval, which she did.
Everything is pretty much ready.
Sunday, September 07, 2008
Zoo Trip!!
We went to the zoo today! It was great fun. I love the zoo. I got us a family memberships, so Paul and I can go all we want.
Today, we got to watch them feed the African painted dogs. It was awesome. They make this really cool noise, like a squeak. They don't bark.
I took a few really awesome pictures, too. I'm really happy with my camera.
Today, we got to watch them feed the African painted dogs. It was awesome. They make this really cool noise, like a squeak. They don't bark.
I took a few really awesome pictures, too. I'm really happy with my camera.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
More wedding stuff, also some stuff that isn't wedding related!
Paul and I got wedding bands on Sunday. Mine is white gold to match my engagement ring, his is made of tungsten, which is used to make saw teeth. It's very tough.
I also just ordered a wedding cake topper.
We played Best Friends at Pete and Linda's last night. Joseph came over and we all had a good time. It was awesome, really.
I also just ordered a wedding cake topper.
We played Best Friends at Pete and Linda's last night. Joseph came over and we all had a good time. It was awesome, really.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Unity Candle!!!
I know, it could be a better quality photo. But here it is!! Isn't it BEAUTIFUL?!?!?!?
Monday, August 18, 2008
Gen Con!
This year was my best Gen Con so far. Every game that we played in was a lot of fun, and we didn't have to deal with anyone more annoying or creepy than Rob (Paul's brother, who came along with us and stayed with us in our room). On our way out we listened to William Shatner's autobiography on audio book. It was AWESOME. I want to pick it up in paperback when it comes out.
Paul and I were in a Mutants and Masterminds game set in Freedom City. It was the best con game I've ever played in. The GM made us character packets with background info on the city and on our character, including a run down of what we each thought of the other characters. He had pictures of the bad guys we were fighting so we could better imagine what was going on. My character was a batman-style hero with gadgets.
Next we had a Fantasy Craft game with Rob. It was also great. The game had somehow overbooked and they'd sold twice as many tickets as there were seats at the table, so we ended up getting a back up DM who'd never read the adventure before, but he was really cool and the adventure and characters were cool, so we had a fantastic time. I was an elven mage and we fought fast like freak zombies and a huge animated tree. Paul played a goblin priest and Rob was a giantess sage.
Next was the first round of the Hunter tournament, which we didn't actually want to advance in. The game was good, but it didn't showcase the new game well enough for me to need to buy it at the con. We fought guys with chest tentacles.
Then Paul, Justin, Rob, and I were in an RPGA Star Wars Saga Edition game. RPGA also sold more tickets than they had DM's, but I think that was poor planning on their part. I played a soldier who didn't like Jedi. Rob and Justin played the Jedi. The game went on a little long, but it did a nice job of showing off the new system. We even got a little starship combat in.
Our last game was a Star of the Guardians game using the Cortex rules system. It was a cross between Star Wars and Firefly. Paul's character was very much like Mal, Justin was Jayne, and I was a cross between Inara and Saffron. We were blackmailed into taking a job to kidnap a scientist who'd invented this crazy new energy making technology. We decided not to turn the weird little crab symbiont alien over to our gun running employer, but he ended up getting him anyway because of the book plot.
I know, my descriptions are pretty bare bone, but how long do you really want this post to be?
The time really flew by this year. I swear, I'd look at the time and it'd be 10:00 am, and then the next thing I knew it was after midnight.
We had lunch a couple times at this great gumbo place called J. Gumbo's. It was fantastic, and totally a place to eat at if you're ever in Indianapolis.
I also attended two workshops--one on Irish dance, and another on making chain mail. Both were lots of fun.
Paul bought lots and lots of things. You can check out his list on his blog. I bought many fewer things, but he got things on crazy sale and most of mine were full cost.
My swag!
Centimeters Per Second, an anime by Makoto Shinkai.
War and XPs, the new Order of the Stick book.
Elan Magnet, free with my OTS purchase!
Best Friends, a fun little game book by Gregor Hutton.
Fantastical Visions III, and anthology put out by Fantasist Enterprises.
Red Dragon Inn II, which is compatible with the first RDI that we bought at Origins.
A T-shirt with the rough translation of the word "Nerd" spelled out in traditional Chinese characters.
Caught, a beautiful piece of original artwork by A. L. Ashbaugh.
A chainmail dice bag that I made myself.
A few pretty dice.
Paul and I were in a Mutants and Masterminds game set in Freedom City. It was the best con game I've ever played in. The GM made us character packets with background info on the city and on our character, including a run down of what we each thought of the other characters. He had pictures of the bad guys we were fighting so we could better imagine what was going on. My character was a batman-style hero with gadgets.
Next we had a Fantasy Craft game with Rob. It was also great. The game had somehow overbooked and they'd sold twice as many tickets as there were seats at the table, so we ended up getting a back up DM who'd never read the adventure before, but he was really cool and the adventure and characters were cool, so we had a fantastic time. I was an elven mage and we fought fast like freak zombies and a huge animated tree. Paul played a goblin priest and Rob was a giantess sage.
Next was the first round of the Hunter tournament, which we didn't actually want to advance in. The game was good, but it didn't showcase the new game well enough for me to need to buy it at the con. We fought guys with chest tentacles.
Then Paul, Justin, Rob, and I were in an RPGA Star Wars Saga Edition game. RPGA also sold more tickets than they had DM's, but I think that was poor planning on their part. I played a soldier who didn't like Jedi. Rob and Justin played the Jedi. The game went on a little long, but it did a nice job of showing off the new system. We even got a little starship combat in.
Our last game was a Star of the Guardians game using the Cortex rules system. It was a cross between Star Wars and Firefly. Paul's character was very much like Mal, Justin was Jayne, and I was a cross between Inara and Saffron. We were blackmailed into taking a job to kidnap a scientist who'd invented this crazy new energy making technology. We decided not to turn the weird little crab symbiont alien over to our gun running employer, but he ended up getting him anyway because of the book plot.
I know, my descriptions are pretty bare bone, but how long do you really want this post to be?
The time really flew by this year. I swear, I'd look at the time and it'd be 10:00 am, and then the next thing I knew it was after midnight.
We had lunch a couple times at this great gumbo place called J. Gumbo's. It was fantastic, and totally a place to eat at if you're ever in Indianapolis.
I also attended two workshops--one on Irish dance, and another on making chain mail. Both were lots of fun.
Paul bought lots and lots of things. You can check out his list on his blog. I bought many fewer things, but he got things on crazy sale and most of mine were full cost.
My swag!
Centimeters Per Second, an anime by Makoto Shinkai.
War and XPs, the new Order of the Stick book.
Elan Magnet, free with my OTS purchase!
Best Friends, a fun little game book by Gregor Hutton.
Fantastical Visions III, and anthology put out by Fantasist Enterprises.
Red Dragon Inn II, which is compatible with the first RDI that we bought at Origins.
A T-shirt with the rough translation of the word "Nerd" spelled out in traditional Chinese characters.
Caught, a beautiful piece of original artwork by A. L. Ashbaugh.
A chainmail dice bag that I made myself.
A few pretty dice.
Saturday, August 09, 2008
The invitations are DONE
I'm going to mail them on Monday.
Postage is expensive.
They do look nice, though if I do say so myself.
Postage is expensive.
They do look nice, though if I do say so myself.
More wedding stuff!
I ordered a unity candle yesterday. It should come in the mail in 2-3 weeks. It will be in this style, and it will have a chocolate band as an accent to match the brown throughout the rest of the wedding.
Invitations should be ready to send out by Monday. Announcements will probably have to wait till after Gen Con.
Also, when I picked out flowers, I also finalized the menu and picked out linen colors. The table cloths will be chocolate brown, and we'll have terra cotta napkins, except on the bridal party table, where the colors will be reversed.
Our menu consists of:
Veggie trays, fruit trays, and cookie trays to start.
Then the buffet of field green salad, fruit salad, pasta with a choice of red sauce, white sauce, or olive oil garlic sauce, baked chicken, green beans almondine, whipped potatoes, and rolls.
Then cake.
Then after a while a cheese tray if people get munchy, and the cookies will be out all night.
Invitations should be ready to send out by Monday. Announcements will probably have to wait till after Gen Con.
Also, when I picked out flowers, I also finalized the menu and picked out linen colors. The table cloths will be chocolate brown, and we'll have terra cotta napkins, except on the bridal party table, where the colors will be reversed.
Our menu consists of:
Veggie trays, fruit trays, and cookie trays to start.
Then the buffet of field green salad, fruit salad, pasta with a choice of red sauce, white sauce, or olive oil garlic sauce, baked chicken, green beans almondine, whipped potatoes, and rolls.
Then cake.
Then after a while a cheese tray if people get munchy, and the cookies will be out all night.
Friday, August 01, 2008
Wedding Flowers!
The main flower in my bouquet is the Leonidas Rose. Here are a few pictures.
http://www.growquest.com/rose%20section/2533.jpg
http://www.jessicasteward.com/archives/64LeonidasLg.jpg
http://www.sheridangardens.com/Roses/Roses%202003/Leonidas.jpg
http://www.growquest.com/rose%20section/2533.jpg
http://www.jessicasteward.com/archives/64LeonidasLg.jpg
http://www.sheridangardens.com/Roses/Roses%202003/Leonidas.jpg
Out tonight!
Paul picked me up from work today and we went to Station Square. We ate at The Melting Pot, which is a lovely fondue restaurant. A little pricey, but worth it. We started out with a swiss cheese fondue, then we had salad, then we had our main entree, which consisted of shrimp, tuna, chicken, and two kinds of beef, as well as broccoli, potatoes, and mushrooms to cook in the boiling broth. We finished up with a Turtle flambe.
Then we went out to listen to the free concert that was going on outside. We caught the end of the second act, The Delaneys, which I enjoyed, then Sister Hazel took the stage. They were just getting started when lightening started arcing across the sky. It was very cool--the lightening was actually behind the clouds, you could see it through gaps. Then it started to rain.
It was amazing. The people who were there to drink got out of the rain, but the people who were there for the music all moved up and we sang and danced and jumped up and down and clapped and got completely soaked.
I had a great night.
Then we went out to listen to the free concert that was going on outside. We caught the end of the second act, The Delaneys, which I enjoyed, then Sister Hazel took the stage. They were just getting started when lightening started arcing across the sky. It was very cool--the lightening was actually behind the clouds, you could see it through gaps. Then it started to rain.
It was amazing. The people who were there to drink got out of the rain, but the people who were there for the music all moved up and we sang and danced and jumped up and down and clapped and got completely soaked.
I had a great night.
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