This one is hard.

I'm thankful for my grandmother.

She passed away several years ago, but I still feel her presence. She often shows up in my dreams, usually when I'm doing something I shouldn't (which is a weird sort of conscience to have, but I like it).

More than dreams, though, my grandmother left her mark writ large in my mind, and in my life. She paid for me to go to college - that's the big one, financially, but not the biggest thing emotionally.

My grandmother was, her whole life, a strong, capable, pragmatic, and compassionate woman, the matriarch of our family and its guiding light. I have endeavored to be like her. I will always endeavor to be like her.

I am immensely grateful that I had her for a grandmother.

Current Mood: thankful

Tweety stuff.

• 18:35 WE HAZ NEW MATTRESS!! Huzzah!!! It's memory foam, so it's 'inflating' for a bit. WOO! #
• 18:39 Best breakdown of a zombie apocalypse in the history of ever. This is freaking hilarious. is.gd/4Pcij #
• 19:01 OK, is this a joke or for real? OpenOffice releases a mouse of many many buttons. is.gd/4Pd3l #
• 09:01 Awake at 8 AM on a Saturday. Fucknuggets. Stupid plumber decided that 'Saturday Afternoon' meant 'Call at 8, come over at 9.' Dick. #

I haven't posted Gracie-spam in awhile. My little goddaughter was a pirate for Halloween. (Of course she was!) Look at the cute little pirate!

Yo ho ho!

No rum though, please.

I'm only two.

Feel free to click the dragons if you like. :D

I may or may not have mentioned that there has been a young man attacking women near my home for the last month or so. He was caught yesterday. He's FIFTEEN YEARS OLD. How does someone that age start attacking and raping women? Incredible.

Tweety stuff.

• 18:50 Everyone has to see this. Shatner reading Levi Johnston's tweets. is.gd/4OkgD #
• 18:57 Thanks, DAD! Malia Obama discovers the joys of being a First Kid... having her grades mentioned at press events. is.gd/4Okxx #
• 19:01 HOLY AWESOME. The place we snagged our rings has found a way to mokume gane titanium. is.gd/4OkId #
• 22:04 holyfuckingWANT!!!! Onion, again you break my heart with wonderful ideas... Alan Moore as official White House Biographer is.gd/4OrgP #
• 14:28 Reasons I love xkcd: some days
  it's funny as hell, some days it's wonderfully thought-provoking and deep. is.gd/4P3qQ #
• 15:56 Awesome Space Invader shirt. Very creative. :) is.gd/4P6zx #

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Currently listening to: ATOM™ FEAT. TEA TIME "XXX" (Rather Interesting)

I'm kind of tired, so I'm not going to say a whole lot tonight.

It's Day Five, and I blogged. Woo.

Tweety stuff.

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• 18:43 WIN! Having trouble explaining the finer points of character alignment? Here ya go. is.gd/4Novw #
• 19:26 A periodic table you can set a drink on. PUNLOVE! is.gd/4Nq3i #
• 19:30 This is simultaneously adorable and the NERDIEST THING EVER: WoW magic user costume. With working health/mana bars. is.gd/4Nqb9 #
• 10:12 I may have to start doing this. :) is.gd/4NWto #
• 11:53 Official word is in: bronchitis. Joy. #
• 11:58 EEEEE! Ludo costume!!! is.gd/4O1gU #
• 11:59 Even better: an Instructable for the Ludo costume!!! is.gd/4O1jh #
• 12:22 Really sweet Lovecraftian artwork from Francois Launet is.gd/4O2yO #
• 12:33 I need to look at Instructables more often: bitchin' Dark Crystal Mystic costume! is.gd/4O38Y #
• 12:41 This should really happen. Thank you, Onion. Oni
  on calls out PETA for degrading women for animals. is.gd/4O3y5 #
• 13:43 Heh heh heh... Fun with Leviticus and Maine. Wouldn't want to be hypocrites, right guys? is.gd/4O6pf #

Today, I am thankful for my parents. Okay, I'm always thankful for my parents, but today I'll write on it.

I'm grateful that I have loving, caring parents who did their best to raise me to be a healthy, happy, thoughtful, responsible adult. I'm glad that they're still a part of my life. I'm stupidly grateful that they still help me out when I need it. :-)

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Love will tear us apart.
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I watched this over at Autumn's, and quite frankly it was amazing. I'm eagerly awaiting my copy from ebay so I can show it to Phil. :3





Ps: Autumn, WHAT WAS THAAT?

Today my heater decided to be a pain in the butt. The blower won't function properly unless it's turned up to level 3. I've had that issue for awhile. It's annoying, but not worth the money to try to fix it. Today, though, that issue was joined by a new one. The air being blown stays cold unless I'm traveling over 20 mph. So, driving down the highway with light traffic? I'm toasty. During rush hour? That air is COLD. Cold cold cold.

Add these things to the need for new brakes (possibly rotors, too) and the clunk clunk clunk sound that my car makes when I turn...

I need a new car. Or a bunch of money. Or both.

I don't see either happening in the immediate future. *SIGH*

Tweety stuff.

• 21:19 OK, this sent me on a coughing jag, but it's so worth it. Best Tarzan Doll Evar. is.gd/4MtaB #
• 21:23 Alright, alright, I'm calling Doc Steele in the A.M. #
• 11:03 Doc appt for tomorrow. Naps and something soft to eat today. @#$%^&**&^%$#@#$%^ Sick of this shit. #
• 11:25 Gil made it into the City Newspaper for his awesome zombie gear! Look!!! is.gd/4N44S #
• 11:27 ...as did all of the RCRD crew who attended the walk! HAWT. is.gd/4N48U #
• 11:34
  November 14 is your last chance this season to check out HOT DERBY ACTION!!! Get tickets now! is.gd/4N4sB #
• 12:46 So, Mom and I put together a little video with her footage of the Little Theater Zombie Walk. :) is.gd/4N7QY #
• 15:15 Bud has my arm completely pinned. He can make himself incredibly heavy when he wants to. #
• 15:31 Awesome math teacher messes with his students. is.gd/4Nfw5 #

It goes without saying that I am thankful for my friends, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't say it.

Today, I am thankful for my chosen family, my kin, my dear loved ones, my friends. I'm thankful for those of you I've known for years and years, who have done silly things like drive 8 hours in a weekend so that I could go to a LARP (or more than that just to visit over a holiday weekend, who have been there at midnight when I called crying.

I'm thankful for the online presence that keeps me sane. I'm thankful for keeping me grounded. I'm thankful for calling me on my bullshit... and I'm thankful for needing me just a little.

OK, just realized that LoudTwitter wasn't posting my stuff, so here is a HUGEASS TWEETDUMP! Check out at your own risk.

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This is the TEST shipment you asked for

Tweety stuff.

• 21:19 OK, this sent me on a coughing jag, but it's so worth it. Best Tarzan Doll Evar. is.gd/4MtaB #
• 21:23 Alright, alright, I'm calling Doc Steele in the A.M. #
• 11:03 Doc appt for tomorrow. Naps and something soft to eat today. @#$%^&**&^%$#@#$%^ Sick of this shit. #
• 11:25 Gil made it into the City Newspaper for his awesome zombie gear! Look!!! is.gd/4N44S #
• 11:27 ...as did all of the RCRD crew who attended the walk! HAWT. is.gd/4N48U #
• 11:34
  November 14 is your last chance this season to check out HOT DERBY ACTION!!! Get tickets now! is.gd/4N4sB #
• 12:46 So, Mom and I put together a little video with her footage of the Little Theater Zombie Walk. :) is.gd/4N7QY #

So
I am back in the world of livejournal after dropping in now and again over the last few months... well, maybe even bordering on years. That is what a lack of internet access can do to a person. Lack of access combined with many other factors

Anyway, my biggest and best news would be my uber cute niece
Meet Alycia Josie Angel Rice
She is the shizznit =^.^=

First ever hold. I nearly squeeled and awwwww'd myself into oblivion

This was taken the day after she was born
Don't ask why my hair looks a completely different colour than it did the previous day. I have no idea. Maybe I have magical hair that only works around babies... um, yeah

This is now. She is the business and I love her to pieces

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Yes. I have about ten billion pictures of Alycia. She isn't even 3 months old yet. What can I say? I am camera happy. I've never had a niece/nephew before. Now, I have her. Plus, my brother and his girlfriend are expecting a baby boy on December 20th. Christmas = Baby zone haha!

Alycia even has her own song. I am an Ian Brown freak. I mean, damn I am obsessed. I loved The Stone Roses but when he went solo, oh my poosticks. It doesn't get better than Brown. I had been waiting for his new album 'My Way' and on the day Alycia was born I heard the first track from the album for the first time. It's called Stellify and the lyrics = eerily perfect

Yeah the first time
When you are stellified
Could be the last chance
I have to sanctify
So save the last dance
For me my love cause I
I see you as an angel freshly
Fallen from the sky

I made a shrine, I made it for you
I see you are an angel
All the things that you do
And now I found tomorrow
With you I'm miles high
Shining like a diamond
in the darkness of the sky

I stellify
I'm miles high
I stellify

And so we're miles above
Our ribbon in the sky
And it's the real love
I see so in your eyes
So save the last dance
For me my love cause I
I see you as an angel freshly
Fallen from the sky

I made a shrine
That stands here for you
I see you are an angel
All the things that you do
No one knows tomorrow
The future stands to find
This rockets starts ablazing so for you
I stellify

I stellify
I'm miles high
I stellify

Yeah the first time
When you are stellified
Could be the last chance
I have to sanctify
So save the last dance
For me my love cause I
I see you as an angel freshly
Fallen from the sky

I made a shrine
With candles for you
I see you are an angel
All the things that you do
Now I found tomorrow
with you I stellify
Throw my arms above
Cause now I fly and touch the sky

I stellify
I'm miles high
I stellify

Seriously, Youtube it noooooooooooooow. Love Ian dammit!

Apart from all that jazz I have been mega hectic on the employment front. I need a job and I need a job baaaaaaaaaad -holds out tin can- donations greatly appreciated! I am up shit creek financially. Fucking stupid country, stupid economy, stupid democracy, STUPID RECESSION!... England is crap right now, which is saying something because I love my country. I'm proud to be obnoxious and british haha
How are you all doing, anyways??

Current Mood: chipper

So I have been insanely busy! Gauge is in Pre-K, Josh is joining the Air Force Reserve, and I have been trying to get things together so I can go back to school in the Spring, I absolutely can't believe this year has gone by as fast as it has. It's been a little crazy with my wreck, us trying to get our house renovated so we can move it. (Hopefully by Christmas! Cross your fingers for me!) Photoshoots, Planning for School, and all the other wackiness that has been going on. It should start calming down here soon, and I am more than ready for that!

Halloween was a blast! We went to an awesome haunted house and then went to the bar for their Halloween party, and to see the local metal bands play. I made my costume this year and it came out much prettier than I ever thought it would! I missed the costume contest and I was PISSED! I will probably wear it again next year with a different hat. I only got to wear it for a few hours, so it didn't get shown off properly. I also did a radio show interview on Halloween for a radio show for Deadbabes. I was nervous but it was a lot of fun, and I think I did a decent job of sounding eloquent. Josh is a little sick, he has a sinus infection and a really bad sore throat, but he stuck it out at the bar and we wound up having a lot of fun.

( Halloween Hotness! )


I am really looking forward to the Holiday season, and I REALLY hope we get to spend Christmas in our own house this year. I am so excited about having a place that's ours and we can decorate the way we want. I look forward to decorating for the Christmas season! The end of this month we're going back to Silverton for Thanksgiving. Josh and I alternate years, Thanksgiving with my famiy one year, and with his the next. I love going down there, his family, especially is gradmama are so sweet. She is 96 years old! One of the sweetest little old ladies you will ever meet. She reminds me a lot of my Memaw, and it's hard sometimes, because I miss my memaw so very much, but it's comforting too. The only thing I hate is it's a 9 hour drive one way, and Gauge starts to get bored about the 2 hour mark, but at least he will be six almost seven the next time we go down there. He's really loving Pre-K and doing so well. He's already learned his ABC's, his numbers, and he can write his name. I am insanely proud! He is already ready to go to Kindergarten he's been telling me lol.


Speaking of kids, Josh has baby fever and I am just like NO! I think Gauge is plenty, but he really wants another kid. I don't know if I want to do all this again! No sleep, Stretch marks, Potty Training, Twice as hard to find a sitter, The toddler years, UGH. I think I will just stick with the one lol. Anyway my little ghouls, I need to finish some stuff and then get some sleep! Sweet Dreams or Nightmares to all!

Current Mood: mellow

This morning I went to the DMV and renewed my vehicle registration, then I voted in the gubernatorial race, along with the three other elections that were going on in Virginia. I'm pleased with McDonnell being elected governor. No surprise there.

Sons of Anarchy comes on in 10 minutes. This season has been steadily escalating. I'm LOVING it.