It's hot and humid here. In April. eep.
I put my too-big shorts (the pull-on ones) in the wash and dried them on hot to try to shrink them some more. They shrank a little bit, but they're still loose. Mom may have to put a dart in the back.
I made a U2 playlist. Rattle and Hum was on MoviePix 2 on Saturday, so I'm on a U2 kick. Especially the song 'Van Diemen's Land'. It's fabulous, and it's sung by The Edge, one of the few U2 song that The Edge sang on. I love his voice. I also love the gospel arrangement of 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For'...
Love it. It makes me smile.
So, in other news, I reserved Fleetwood Mac's Rumors album from the library, because I'm also on a Fleetwood Mac kick. There's one copy and five people ahead of me on the list, so I may not get it for a couple of months. There's a charity knitting book called Knitting for Good waiting for me at the library, and I'm Not There is in transit. Huzzah!
I'm getting a headache now, though. Probably from the humidity.
I've started writing in my journal again. I'm gonna try to make a habit of it.
The weirdest thing is that I haven't been knitting much. I don't want to start much because the HP Knitting and Crochet House Cup is starting soon. I might make a belt out of some leftover cotton, though, to fill the void.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Speakers and Shorts
Today has been good and not so good.
Me and my parents went out for breakfast, then we went to the British imports shop, where I got some Munchies and a peppermint chocolate bar that I can't remember the name of. I resisted the urge to beg my parents to buy me a Beatles t-shirt ;) We got other stuff, too, like Mom's favourite tea, and some biscuits, and some crisps.
After that we went to Indigo to look for that book about Mary Shelley. I think I've found the title and author (!), but the book isn't in, and I don't want to order it up until I'm certain that it's the one I had seen before. Maybe I'll put in a purchase request for it on the library's website... Anyways, I did get a discounted book called Crystal Doors, which I'd heard was a good book. The regular price is $21.99 Canadian, and it was on sale for $5.99! :D
Then me and Dad went into PetSmart to buy dog food, cat food and cat litter. Turns out the cat food we get is in new packaging. Weird. Even weirder is that the dog food of the same brand is in the same style bag as the old cat food bags. But we get a different brand of dog food. In fact, we get PetSmart's own brand of dog food.
We went home, and then me and Dad went out again because I wanted to look at shorts and Mom wanted us to go to the library to pick up a DVD she reserved. So we went to a local mall, which is smaller than the other local malls. Unfortunately, they're renovating it and all of the small businesses will have to relocate. I hate it when people force out the small businesses - especially when some of the local shopping districts are becoming more commercial! It really annoys me how big businesses get to squash the smaller ones. And there's some nice small businesses in this mall, like the Dutch imports shop. I love that place - they carry some of the best chocolate. And now they might have to move.
On the upside, I found some shorts that weren't super-short. I got two pairs of belted shorts (one brown, one green) and two pairs of shorts with a stretchy elastic waist (one beige, one light green). I hope they fit after they're washed and dried - the stretchy-waist ones are in the dryer now.
Then we went to the library, where some UFI (Unidentified Flying Insect) flew into me as I got out of the car, and I freaked out. After I recovered we went in to pick up me and Mom's stuff. I noticed that a self-checkout is being set up in the library, which makes me worry a little about whether or not they'll be hiring now. I mean, of course they'll need people to do paperwork, stock shelves, etc, but it still worries me a little. After another UFI siege (which turned out to be something like a flying ant - not sure if it was the same bug as when I got out of the car, though), we went home.
And now my speakers won't work. I was trying to listen to a live video of Stevie Nicks singing 'Gold Dust Woman', and I noticed that I wasn't getting sound out of the right speaker, so I wiggled the speaker plugs, like I normally do, and both speakers cut out. DAMN! Now I might have to steal Dad's old speakers, if he's willing to part with them...
Me and my parents went out for breakfast, then we went to the British imports shop, where I got some Munchies and a peppermint chocolate bar that I can't remember the name of. I resisted the urge to beg my parents to buy me a Beatles t-shirt ;) We got other stuff, too, like Mom's favourite tea, and some biscuits, and some crisps.
After that we went to Indigo to look for that book about Mary Shelley. I think I've found the title and author (!), but the book isn't in, and I don't want to order it up until I'm certain that it's the one I had seen before. Maybe I'll put in a purchase request for it on the library's website... Anyways, I did get a discounted book called Crystal Doors, which I'd heard was a good book. The regular price is $21.99 Canadian, and it was on sale for $5.99! :D
Then me and Dad went into PetSmart to buy dog food, cat food and cat litter. Turns out the cat food we get is in new packaging. Weird. Even weirder is that the dog food of the same brand is in the same style bag as the old cat food bags. But we get a different brand of dog food. In fact, we get PetSmart's own brand of dog food.
We went home, and then me and Dad went out again because I wanted to look at shorts and Mom wanted us to go to the library to pick up a DVD she reserved. So we went to a local mall, which is smaller than the other local malls. Unfortunately, they're renovating it and all of the small businesses will have to relocate. I hate it when people force out the small businesses - especially when some of the local shopping districts are becoming more commercial! It really annoys me how big businesses get to squash the smaller ones. And there's some nice small businesses in this mall, like the Dutch imports shop. I love that place - they carry some of the best chocolate. And now they might have to move.
On the upside, I found some shorts that weren't super-short. I got two pairs of belted shorts (one brown, one green) and two pairs of shorts with a stretchy elastic waist (one beige, one light green). I hope they fit after they're washed and dried - the stretchy-waist ones are in the dryer now.
Then we went to the library, where some UFI (Unidentified Flying Insect) flew into me as I got out of the car, and I freaked out. After I recovered we went in to pick up me and Mom's stuff. I noticed that a self-checkout is being set up in the library, which makes me worry a little about whether or not they'll be hiring now. I mean, of course they'll need people to do paperwork, stock shelves, etc, but it still worries me a little. After another UFI siege (which turned out to be something like a flying ant - not sure if it was the same bug as when I got out of the car, though), we went home.
And now my speakers won't work. I was trying to listen to a live video of Stevie Nicks singing 'Gold Dust Woman', and I noticed that I wasn't getting sound out of the right speaker, so I wiggled the speaker plugs, like I normally do, and both speakers cut out. DAMN! Now I might have to steal Dad's old speakers, if he's willing to part with them...
Thursday, April 23, 2009
In which Merenwen battles indigestion and other nuisances.
Chili and a Coke? What was I THINKING?!
Actually, the chili was kinda weak. Next time I'll put hot sauce in it and have the Pepto tablets at the ready.
Youth group was good and bad. The good news was that I got my point across about actually doing things, and we might have meetings over the summer! The bad news was that Stone was there, and was being obnoxious. I didn't walk out of the loft, though, until close to the end of the meeting when I went to see if Dad was there yet. But Stone said some stuff that I think he should have kept to himself. Private stuff. I won't say who it was about. But let's just say I'm pissed.
When I got back from youth group, I told my mom about the possibility of summer meetings. I said something like, "Stephen suggested that we have meetings over the summer..." and Mom said "No." Then I told her about how I suggested that we have the summer meetings be ever other week instead of every week. I'm so pissed that she automatically said no. What is her problem with summer meetings? Is she planning something for the summer and isn't telling me? I don't have to go to every meeting, just as many as possible! And Stephen would totally understand if I miss a meeting due to doing something with my family!!!!!
On a happier note, I think I'll try getting back into journal writing. I think I miss it. I've picked up I Capture the Castle again after a long break from it - reading it is something else I've missed. I seem to be in a reading funk - plus, I've been kicking myself because I didn't get this book at Indigo about Mary Shelley when I got my bargain books there. Damn! And I can't remember what it was called or who wrote it! I'll have to go to Indigo and see if I can find it. I like Indigo better than Chapters - even though they're the same company now, I like Indigo better because it's better ordganised.
I listened to the library's copy of Pink Floyd's The Final Cut. It's interesting. Very bitter, but interesting. I think a sound effect from one of the songs actually made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up - I was listening to the CD on headphones, so I was able to hear everything pretty clearly.
I might walk down to the library tomorrow, if I feel up to it. Today I only felt like reading. And I felt miserable earlier. But I think I'm okay now. I'm just sick of all this crap with my family. I wish my brother would call home. I wish Mom would get off my case about what I should be learning. I wish I had the courage to walk to the library by myself. I wish Grandpa wouldn't be such an ass. I wish Patti would get over herself and stop acting like a child. I wish I'd spent my childhood better. I feel like I'm running out of time.
Actually, the chili was kinda weak. Next time I'll put hot sauce in it and have the Pepto tablets at the ready.
Youth group was good and bad. The good news was that I got my point across about actually doing things, and we might have meetings over the summer! The bad news was that Stone was there, and was being obnoxious. I didn't walk out of the loft, though, until close to the end of the meeting when I went to see if Dad was there yet. But Stone said some stuff that I think he should have kept to himself. Private stuff. I won't say who it was about. But let's just say I'm pissed.
When I got back from youth group, I told my mom about the possibility of summer meetings. I said something like, "Stephen suggested that we have meetings over the summer..." and Mom said "No." Then I told her about how I suggested that we have the summer meetings be ever other week instead of every week. I'm so pissed that she automatically said no. What is her problem with summer meetings? Is she planning something for the summer and isn't telling me? I don't have to go to every meeting, just as many as possible! And Stephen would totally understand if I miss a meeting due to doing something with my family!!!!!
On a happier note, I think I'll try getting back into journal writing. I think I miss it. I've picked up I Capture the Castle again after a long break from it - reading it is something else I've missed. I seem to be in a reading funk - plus, I've been kicking myself because I didn't get this book at Indigo about Mary Shelley when I got my bargain books there. Damn! And I can't remember what it was called or who wrote it! I'll have to go to Indigo and see if I can find it. I like Indigo better than Chapters - even though they're the same company now, I like Indigo better because it's better ordganised.
I listened to the library's copy of Pink Floyd's The Final Cut. It's interesting. Very bitter, but interesting. I think a sound effect from one of the songs actually made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up - I was listening to the CD on headphones, so I was able to hear everything pretty clearly.
I might walk down to the library tomorrow, if I feel up to it. Today I only felt like reading. And I felt miserable earlier. But I think I'm okay now. I'm just sick of all this crap with my family. I wish my brother would call home. I wish Mom would get off my case about what I should be learning. I wish I had the courage to walk to the library by myself. I wish Grandpa wouldn't be such an ass. I wish Patti would get over herself and stop acting like a child. I wish I'd spent my childhood better. I feel like I'm running out of time.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Getting back into the swing of things.
Hey, sorry I haven't posted in a while. There's not much to recap, actually - I went out for dinner with Mom, Dad, Grandma and Grandpa on Wednesday, and skipped youth group. I want to go to youth group tomorrow, though, because I haven't been going for... three, four weeks?
Oh, and I signed up for the HP Knitting and Crochet House Cup on Ravelry, which should be fun. I hope I get sorted into Ravenclaw :)
So Monday (yesterday) I started doing schoolwork again after my very extended break (eep!). Started with biology, then writing, then reading, then lunch. After that, it was world history, then math. Then a bit of music, I think, but not much. We've got this Usbourne piano classics book that I've been trying to use, but I can't read the chords. There are these numbers above some parts of the pieces, but... do they stand for chords?! So I've been trying to 'sound out' the chords, just playing a chord that has the right key in it... and hoping for the best.
My darling Ma thinks that I need to get into a rhythm with my schoolwork. I haven't been letting on that I have a rhythm sorted out, though. Maybe I'll write it out on the whiteboard so that she can see that I'm trying to keep my education organised...
So, for math, I'm still doing polynomials. For biology, I'm using my anatomy colouring book (yeah, I said 'colouring book'), since Human 3D will not work. For 'Lit' I'm just reading the sixth Harry Potter book (I want to finish it in time for when the movie comes out), writing has been working on my Harry Potter fanfiction (which is almost complete), and for world history I've been reading through that WWII book, which is interesting. I learned last week (I didn't do much work last week, but I did read a few pages of the WWII book) that the economy was so bad in Germany back then that housewives used their paper money for their stoves, because the paper money was worthless.
Math has been treating me good today. I've learned the Zero Product Rule, which I friggin' love. It's fairly simple to understand. The only problem is that some of the polynomials on which I have to use the Zero Product Rule only have two expressions, so I don't know how to factor them, thus I don't know how to use the ZPR on them. I might have to ask my mom to look up the page in the answer key, so that I know what do to with them.
Oh yeah. I woke up rather early. It must've been really early, because my dad was up, and he gets up early. He and my mom were bickering over an open window. At first I thought, oh my god, did the cat get out? But then I think I heard the tag and bells on her collar jingling. The kitty's fine. My mother, on the other hand, keeps making references to the argument by saying that 'I was called a liar this morning'. Ha! Big deal! I'm called a 'miserable child' daily, because my !@#$ing irritating father thinks I'm miserable all the time. Is it because I make bitter remarks? Or because I don't smile as much as he'd like?
I know I've been a bitch lately, but it's mainly because of: stress + not having a contract at the dojo anymore = anger and bitterness.
Ah, life... it's a bitch.
Oh, and I signed up for the HP Knitting and Crochet House Cup on Ravelry, which should be fun. I hope I get sorted into Ravenclaw :)
So Monday (yesterday) I started doing schoolwork again after my very extended break (eep!). Started with biology, then writing, then reading, then lunch. After that, it was world history, then math. Then a bit of music, I think, but not much. We've got this Usbourne piano classics book that I've been trying to use, but I can't read the chords. There are these numbers above some parts of the pieces, but... do they stand for chords?! So I've been trying to 'sound out' the chords, just playing a chord that has the right key in it... and hoping for the best.
My darling Ma thinks that I need to get into a rhythm with my schoolwork. I haven't been letting on that I have a rhythm sorted out, though. Maybe I'll write it out on the whiteboard so that she can see that I'm trying to keep my education organised...
So, for math, I'm still doing polynomials. For biology, I'm using my anatomy colouring book (yeah, I said 'colouring book'), since Human 3D will not work. For 'Lit' I'm just reading the sixth Harry Potter book (I want to finish it in time for when the movie comes out), writing has been working on my Harry Potter fanfiction (which is almost complete), and for world history I've been reading through that WWII book, which is interesting. I learned last week (I didn't do much work last week, but I did read a few pages of the WWII book) that the economy was so bad in Germany back then that housewives used their paper money for their stoves, because the paper money was worthless.
Math has been treating me good today. I've learned the Zero Product Rule, which I friggin' love. It's fairly simple to understand. The only problem is that some of the polynomials on which I have to use the Zero Product Rule only have two expressions, so I don't know how to factor them, thus I don't know how to use the ZPR on them. I might have to ask my mom to look up the page in the answer key, so that I know what do to with them.
Oh yeah. I woke up rather early. It must've been really early, because my dad was up, and he gets up early. He and my mom were bickering over an open window. At first I thought, oh my god, did the cat get out? But then I think I heard the tag and bells on her collar jingling. The kitty's fine. My mother, on the other hand, keeps making references to the argument by saying that 'I was called a liar this morning'. Ha! Big deal! I'm called a 'miserable child' daily, because my !@#$ing irritating father thinks I'm miserable all the time. Is it because I make bitter remarks? Or because I don't smile as much as he'd like?
I know I've been a bitch lately, but it's mainly because of: stress + not having a contract at the dojo anymore = anger and bitterness.
Ah, life... it's a bitch.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Tuesday...
I should be doing schoolwork.
I woke up at around 8. I think my mom woke me up, because the first thing I remember is her calling down to me to come upstairs. And I got up and crashed on the loveseat with 'Space Oddity' by David Bowie stuck in my head. I don't know why it was stuck in my head. Maybe I had a dream about it.
Yesterday was.... okay. I got some Bernat Natural Blends Cashmere, or whatever it's called, because it was on clearance. I got three skeins in the 'Ocean' colourway, and Mom got some white, off-white and pink. I might make a hat out of mine. And today I found out why it's on clearance - it's discontinued.
And then we went to Indigo, where I got my own copy of Blood and Chocolate, so now I can take my time finishing it and I can take the library's copy back. Yay!
Then when we got back, Dad wanted me to leave the spare room because he was going to deflate the air mattress. And he was going to shove my chair under the desk again, which is, well, bad, because when I tried to pull it out, it was forced under the desk. So I told him not to. And he told me he had to move it. And I told him I'd take it downstairs. And, in a nutshell, we started screaming at each other. I got grounded from the computer for the rest of the day and sent to my room. And then I had to apologize to him and turn my computer off. At first I listened to music sans headphones, because my headphones are starting to die now, so I tried to put electrical tape on my headphones, but I couldn't get it to work for me, so I just listened to music with my headphones on, sans tape. And I read Blood and Chocolate. While eating my chocolate eggs.
So yeah. Yesterday was good and bad.
Today, I didn't eat breakfast, so I have to go eat soon. And I have to start some schoolwork. But I don't want to. I feel like crap because I think I've got a cold. And I want to walk to the library, but yesterday, when I told Mom I wanted to walk to the library tomorrow, she asked me why, and told me it was going to rain. Why the hell does she always discourage me from going out on my own, and yet she wants me to get out of the house more often?! ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You know what? I really feel cheated. Nathan got to learn geometry while I had to learn fractions. He got the world history books, and I didn't. Now I have a book on the second World War out of the library, and was planning on reading it as a 'unit' or whatever, and she wants me to read Canadian History for Dummies! And Emily Carr! WTF?! I never said I wanted to read any Emily Carr. My life does not depend on me reading Emily Carr. DAMMIT, I WANT TO READ ORWELL!!!!!!! AND DICKENS!!!!
...sorry about that.
I woke up at around 8. I think my mom woke me up, because the first thing I remember is her calling down to me to come upstairs. And I got up and crashed on the loveseat with 'Space Oddity' by David Bowie stuck in my head. I don't know why it was stuck in my head. Maybe I had a dream about it.
Yesterday was.... okay. I got some Bernat Natural Blends Cashmere, or whatever it's called, because it was on clearance. I got three skeins in the 'Ocean' colourway, and Mom got some white, off-white and pink. I might make a hat out of mine. And today I found out why it's on clearance - it's discontinued.
And then we went to Indigo, where I got my own copy of Blood and Chocolate, so now I can take my time finishing it and I can take the library's copy back. Yay!
Then when we got back, Dad wanted me to leave the spare room because he was going to deflate the air mattress. And he was going to shove my chair under the desk again, which is, well, bad, because when I tried to pull it out, it was forced under the desk. So I told him not to. And he told me he had to move it. And I told him I'd take it downstairs. And, in a nutshell, we started screaming at each other. I got grounded from the computer for the rest of the day and sent to my room. And then I had to apologize to him and turn my computer off. At first I listened to music sans headphones, because my headphones are starting to die now, so I tried to put electrical tape on my headphones, but I couldn't get it to work for me, so I just listened to music with my headphones on, sans tape. And I read Blood and Chocolate. While eating my chocolate eggs.
So yeah. Yesterday was good and bad.
Today, I didn't eat breakfast, so I have to go eat soon. And I have to start some schoolwork. But I don't want to. I feel like crap because I think I've got a cold. And I want to walk to the library, but yesterday, when I told Mom I wanted to walk to the library tomorrow, she asked me why, and told me it was going to rain. Why the hell does she always discourage me from going out on my own, and yet she wants me to get out of the house more often?! ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You know what? I really feel cheated. Nathan got to learn geometry while I had to learn fractions. He got the world history books, and I didn't. Now I have a book on the second World War out of the library, and was planning on reading it as a 'unit' or whatever, and she wants me to read Canadian History for Dummies! And Emily Carr! WTF?! I never said I wanted to read any Emily Carr. My life does not depend on me reading Emily Carr. DAMMIT, I WANT TO READ ORWELL!!!!!!! AND DICKENS!!!!
...sorry about that.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Easter Weekend, Part 2 (or, 'I Really Don't Want to Be Here')
Time for part 2 of the weekend :)
Saturday
We didn't do much Saturday, but we did have turkey and ham for dinner, which was fabulous. Mom made scalloped potatoes, too, which kicked ass. I didn't have any of the Arctic Gardens peas and zucchini, though, as I hate peas, but I had salad. And we had lemon meringue pie for dessert :)
Sunday
I listened to the radio for a bit, then came upstairs. We didn't bother with Easter baskets, so partway through Sunday Morning Mom gave me a chocolate bunny and some Peeps. After she gave chocolate bunnies and Peeps to Katie and Dan (who came down later), she gave mini Whopper eggs to me and Katie. They were originally for Aunt Patti's boyfriend's kids, but they weren't coming to the hospital today.
I had lemon meringue pie for breakfast, and since dinner had been changed to lunch, I didn't eat before we left. Katie and Dan went to pick up Nathan and Steph at... 11:00? 11:30? I can't remember, but it was somewhere around that time.
We arrived just as Grandpa was wheeling Grandma into the room. This room that Grandpa booked was basically an apartment, with a kitchen/dining/living area, a bathroom and a bedroom. It was a nice room, but I really, really didn't want to be there. I wish I had brought a book with me, but that would've been rude.
And Grandpa was being... weird? Sullen? I don't know. He said nothing to me as he handed me my Easter card. He handed them out like it was his duty and didn't give a crap about it. And when he handed me a bag of chocolate eggs, he said something like, "Here, before I forget." It was odd.
Oh, and I found out that these friends from Arizona actually live here in the province. Huh.
And Becca (Patti's kid, my cousin) was dressed like a hooker. She was somewhat nice to me, though. She offered me a Baci chocolate that Patti's friend had brought. The little piece of paper that came with the chocolate cracked me up - had something witty printed on it, but I can't remember the exact words.
And I never really got to visit Grandma, because there were so many people. I don't know what the hell Grandpa was thinking, having that many people around Grandma at once.
Oh well. At least I got to see Justin, and I got to eat some killer ice cream cake.
Saturday
We didn't do much Saturday, but we did have turkey and ham for dinner, which was fabulous. Mom made scalloped potatoes, too, which kicked ass. I didn't have any of the Arctic Gardens peas and zucchini, though, as I hate peas, but I had salad. And we had lemon meringue pie for dessert :)
Sunday
I listened to the radio for a bit, then came upstairs. We didn't bother with Easter baskets, so partway through Sunday Morning Mom gave me a chocolate bunny and some Peeps. After she gave chocolate bunnies and Peeps to Katie and Dan (who came down later), she gave mini Whopper eggs to me and Katie. They were originally for Aunt Patti's boyfriend's kids, but they weren't coming to the hospital today.
I had lemon meringue pie for breakfast, and since dinner had been changed to lunch, I didn't eat before we left. Katie and Dan went to pick up Nathan and Steph at... 11:00? 11:30? I can't remember, but it was somewhere around that time.
We arrived just as Grandpa was wheeling Grandma into the room. This room that Grandpa booked was basically an apartment, with a kitchen/dining/living area, a bathroom and a bedroom. It was a nice room, but I really, really didn't want to be there. I wish I had brought a book with me, but that would've been rude.
And Grandpa was being... weird? Sullen? I don't know. He said nothing to me as he handed me my Easter card. He handed them out like it was his duty and didn't give a crap about it. And when he handed me a bag of chocolate eggs, he said something like, "Here, before I forget." It was odd.
Oh, and I found out that these friends from Arizona actually live here in the province. Huh.
And Becca (Patti's kid, my cousin) was dressed like a hooker. She was somewhat nice to me, though. She offered me a Baci chocolate that Patti's friend had brought. The little piece of paper that came with the chocolate cracked me up - had something witty printed on it, but I can't remember the exact words.
And I never really got to visit Grandma, because there were so many people. I don't know what the hell Grandpa was thinking, having that many people around Grandma at once.
Oh well. At least I got to see Justin, and I got to eat some killer ice cream cake.
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