First time I've logged into Vox in ages.
im there now. might come back here. we'll see.
So much has happened since I've last updated. Long story short: My (great-)uncle Jimmy fell, hurt his leg and wound up in the hospital. They ran tests and somehow found out he had a tumor in his stomach and that he had cancer all throughout his body. Three weeks later (Dec 8) he died, ten thirty PM. We had seen him the day before, and I don't know, I just kept telling myself that he would survive, that he was strong. Even when he was given his last rites, I still could not believe he was dying in front of us all. I still haven't cried-cried. I've shed a few tears in the hospital, but that was about it. I don't know why I haven't cried, I feel kind of bad about it. Then again, my mom and uncle Chris haven't either.
Before that, I went to NYC (see post below), then immediately after I spent all of November doing NaNoWriMo. I won, with 51,299 words and was pretty damn proud of myself. I also managed to meet my aunt Evelyn at the NaNo kick-off party. Small fucking world, huh? It was sort of weird, but I've been slowly getting used to the idea of having her in my life. My "dad" (he wasn't really there in life, so I feel weird calling him that) called me earlier this week and we talked for a few hours--only for me to find out the real reason he called: about child support he was paying mom; he didn't care to takl to me after all. That was a kick in the fucking gnads.
All that aside, I've an appointment with the Mood Disorders clinic in January, so hopefully I'll be getting proper treatment for my anxiety/paranoia/ocd/depression. Uhh shit, what else... OOH, mom got a job (for the first time in like, twenty two years) and she's done pretty good so far. I'm impressed. Now all I have to do is call St. Charles and see about registration and such (I dropped out of highschool in grade nine, so I'm going to an adult highschool to get my credentials) and I should be set for January!
Jeeez... I didn't mean to ignore Vox so much, haha, I just figure no one really reads it or visits the site, so why bother? Ha, and I have an LJ and my blog on my domain, harhar. Journal whore much? xD
So, how's everyone else been?
There is nothing better than coming home to a happy-to-see-you puppy. Nothing! As I've mentioned, Casey is a pretty quiet dog. He doesn't bark much at all, but lately he's started "talking" to me when I come home. A few weeks ago, my daughter and I walked in the house to a wagging furry boy, who upon seeing me, howled out a big "aaaaaaaarrrrrrroooooooooooo!" then promptly leaned against me for some back scratchin'. It was cute and I thought maybe we had surprised him, but nope! He did the same thing a few days later and at least once a week he says something to me when I get home--be it a long howl or an extended and varied tag to a yawn. I think I got chastised one day for not petting him long enough. In any event, it's amusing as hell when he does it. And he only does it with me. He's whined once when my husband was coming in the door, but he never gave a full-fledged aroo. I win!
Another time Casey was out with the hubby and kids when I got home from work, and I must have really surprised him. He ran down the stairs and immediately started "low riding" around and around in a small circle until he was practically trussed up like a Thanksgiving turkey. We all watched in amazement (and more than a few giggles) as he did this a few times. I had no idea I could illicit that kind of joy in another living being.
I took my furry boy out in the woods over this past weekend. He loved it as I knew he would. He bounded around, followed scent trails, leaped into brooks and ponds (even though the ponds all had a thin layer of ice on them), and ran like he didn't know where to go first. He was a sight to behold: all floppy ears, goofy dog grin, and big, brown eyes shining with amusment. This was the first time I've let him off leash since we got him 3 months ago. I banked on the fact that he's my shadow and wouldn't willingly go too far from me, and that he liked the steak and roasted chicken in my treat pouch even more. I was not disappointed. He was rarely out of my sight (not counting when he jumped off a ledge down a steep embankment and into a big pond) and came each time I called him. We played some fetch on the more open trails and he had a blast. Came and gave me the ball each time I threw it.
Casey gives off the vibe that he is a submissive dog, and he is with us, and he's generally pretty mellow with other dogs, but he's hardly submissive. He's not aggressive either though. In the last two weeks, at least two other older male dogs have tried to mount him and he has growled and snapped at both of them--surprising everyone. One of the dogs, a Rhodesian Ridgeback, tries to do this every time he sees Casey (his owner walks him off leash around the vacant campus we walk at and therefore has no control over his dog--but that's another story). I think if he does it again, there's going to be a fight because Casey does not like to be mounted.
So lj isn't working, again! I hate you sixapart! I really do!
I watched Arrested Development most of the day. Then I saw this movie called The Island. It reminded me of New Earth.
That is all
So.. I went to NEW YORK CITY totally spur-of-the-moment. I would copy and paste the entire entry here, but I'm too lazy, and besides, it took an entire hour to get the formatting right using HTML. VOX doesn't let me use HTML (damn WYSIWUG editor) and I'm not re-doing this. Leave your comments on the entry linked above if you have an LJ account, or just let me know who you are on VOX so I don't accidentially mark your anon. comment as spam.
So there's this website where you can put your picture in and you get results saying which celebrities "look" like you/you look like. Y'know.
Since the results are flash and won't post right in LJ so my results are below. I've done the three-times-a-charm thing and tried it with three photos of me to see if any of the celebs showed more than once. The results are fucking ridiculous, man. Here, have a laugh:
Photo One [LINK]
Frank Sinatra (64%)
Alyson Hannigan (64%)
Bernard Pivot (63%)
Sheryl Crow (62%)
Angelina Jolie (62%)
Carolyn Murphy (62%)
Gilles Villeneuve (61%)
Julia Stiles (60%)
Samaire Armstrong (57%)
Photo Two [LINK]
James Spader (72%)
Janeane Garofalo (74%)
Nana Mouskouri (73%) **i like her music, actually
Gillian Chung (71%)
Abhishek Bachchan (70%)
Richard Gere (70%) **HAHAHAHAHA *ahem*
Kana (68%)
Bae Yong-jun (68%)
Eugene Levy (64%) **gee.. thanks..
Wen Jiabao (64%)
**gee mew, im getting a ton of asian results. is THAT why you've been so flirty/huggy lately? hmmmmmmmmmmm? can't resist the not-so-asian-but-apparently-asian charm, huh.
...and one more result:
Photo Three [LINK]
John Williams (73%)
Janeane Garofalo (72%)
Elvis Costello (68%)
Nana Mouskouri (67%)
Benazir Bhutto (66%)
Alicia Silverstone (62%)
Kevin Smith (62%) **wth man! get real!
Larry King (62%) **again, wth...
Richard Avedon (61%) **is someone trying to tell me i need to go on 'ten years younger'?
Sean Lennon (61%)
It seems I closely resemble Janeane Garofalo and Nana Mouskouri. Sweet deal. (Am I weird thinking maybe something as silly as this could maybemaybemaybe make me stop with the obsessive 'Imsofuckingugly' bit?)
TRY IT!!!
And let me know your results. Even the lame/goofy/stupid/embarassing
ones. Pimp this post around—I want to see who everyone else got. =D
Dear period,
Thanks for coming five fucking days early.
No love, me.
I applaud this...and I weep for my country.
