♥ Craziness + Cuteness + Cooking ♥

It's funny how the best plans are the ones made on the spot, with no prior thought or planning. On Sunday morning after work I (as usual) ended up on MSN lurking, when my friend Jess signed on and we started talking. We ended up chatting about work and how it was easy to get bored on days off when we randomly decided to walk down town for cheeseburgers. However since I'm lazy, I'd already switched my uniform for pajamas. Yes I wear them all day >.> They're warm k! So anyway we decided to head into town just as is. Fairly tame compared to my initial plans for the weekend, but hey it was a hell of a lot of fun!

At Maccas (McDonald's for you non Australian speaking peoples) we got our munchies and spent some time just hanging out talking with staff and reading random stuff in the paper. Was great! Then we walked back to my place and she kicked my butt at Guitar Hero III...then Andrew made us both look epically bad! >o<>

♥

Today was just a normal work day, but I did find a package from Japan waiting on the kitchen bench when I got home. MY BENTO BOX CAME! It's so pretty, I'd almost rather use it as a box for jewellery... then again it'll be fun to bring tasty healthy food to work. I'm currently looking at recipes to use during the week.

Plans for the week are as follows

♥ meet Lawrence at the airport, or at least see him soon after he gets back from Argentina

♥ cook cute bento!

♥ get a better recording of RE (tried this afternoon but failed)

♥ WOOOOORK

♥ perhaps exercise... lol. Well really I should.

Anyway we shall see on Friday.

♥ MWA! ♥

The weekend

Well my devious plan never happened... but I did go to the party.

Which was brilliant by the way, I had a lot of fun and I'm certain everybody else did too. Even the girl who was absolutely terrified initially seemed to be having SOME fun by the end. It also wasn't as well... out there as I thought it would be. We just played some fun games, got to discus some interesting products and have a few drinks. Once again I just stuck to Brown Brothers Moscato. Even if you don't like wine, you'll still appreciate this, guaranteed. It's sweet, smooth and not at all dry. I don't really like premixed drinks anymore, so this is a nice alternative for me.

Anyway I can't say too much about the party as it's such a private subject ^^

So I'll just detail my current projects...

Music

Real Emotion - A duet I'm doing with my friend 25% finished

Currently waiting for time alone where I can record without worrying about people bursting in or them hearing me........... yes I'm shy!!

I'm also considering trying something from The Phantom of the Opera. I know that's a mighty task, but while I like pop my background in music has always been more stage music and opera... No doubt I'll just epic fail and give up though ^^;;

OK and now I've just found a Marilyn Manson version of This Halloween... which is just awesome...though I DO prefer the original. I'd actually like to sing Sally's song too... 

Lol too many projects!!!!

Other projects ~

Getting my plan to work...

Trying to find more interesting things to blog about??

SUGGESTIONS!!!?

Deadlines & Dramatics

Well as I expected I failed my mission to publish on time. However I've had a pretty interesting week by my standards, and it seems set to stay that week for a while...

Monday

After work I met with a friend and someone we both know to sort out a few issues I had with that person. Thankfully we managed to complete this exchange with minimal confrontation, no tears or dramatics and it wound up being for the most part fairly enjoyable. I think it definitely helped that our mutual friend was there, because if she hadn't been there I wouldn't have even wanted to speak to the other girl. I'm still not happy with her, and don't really believe her explanation for the events that led to this but I'm not going to be petty and make more problems for everyone. I just wish she hadn't said she still considers me a friend. Because I certainly don't think of her as one anymore. Too much has happened and so much has come out about her that still irks me... 

But on a happier note, I got to hang out with the other friend after on our walk home. (we live in the same area of town)

Tuesday

Well that was mostly work, although I picked up my engagement ring from the jewellers... which is now too big. Obviously my finger was still swollen when I went to get sized >.> the good news was that it only cost $50 to fix, and although a size too big is actually WEARABLE NOW!! I really should have gotten a photo of it when it was broken, but I just felt sick looking at it.

Also I got invited to a "tickle party" on Friday... that should be fun!!

Wednesday

Today has been the bearer of good news. One of my close friends who is currently on student exchange to Argentina (and not liking it) is coming home early so he'll be here within the next ten days! I'm so excited, when I saw the message saying he was coming home I almost screamed/cried. I can't wait to see him ^^

There's not much else to say really. I probably wont be able to post on Friday either (I'll be out) but by Saturday afternoon I'll have more to say ^^;; I have devious plans to recreate something one of my friends did about a week or so ago... shan't say much more but I hope there will be less dramatics and stupidity in the aftermath!!

Horray for infrequent blogs?

Part of the reason for this is...well my life has been pretty mundane lately and then interesting bits caused so much fuss I totally forgot about this >.<

The "interesting bits" were when at work I managed to get both the AMBULANCE and FIRE BRIGADE to come assist me at work... no I didn't set the restaurant on fire, have anything fall on me and trap me or even burn myself............ I dislocated my ring finger when the diamond on my engagement ring caught on the lip under a shelf and in the process managed to pull my own body weight in the wrong direction...complicated but makes sense when "demonstrated"... anyway... by the time I got out the back (because stupidly I tired to continue serving the customer) I was close to tears it hurt so much... then when I realised my finger had swollen so much I couldn't remove my ring to improve circulation I panicked... Of course my fiancee just happened to be there too and tried to help me get the swelling down with ice but by this time it was so swollen it just wouldn't come off... Then a few other friends from work came over and took me off to the girls changing room to be a tad more aggressive in getting it off...but it wouldn't work. So we had to call the ambulance, they came and took me to the crew room where I got the ring cut off which really hurt because they had to shove a thin piece of metal underneath so the didn't cut me as well as the ring, as well as the obvious fact... THEY CUT MY RING!! T_T I went home early that day I was just so upset and in pain... then got to make up the hours the next day. Weirdly enough the same time the day after I hurt myself I was serving a woman who later identified herself as "Head Office" and that she'd done a secret shopper test on me, which I passed everything on. I wonder how different that would have been had she come twenty four hours before hand... I'm certain I swore then it happened, albeit under my breath. Anyway the ring is at the jewellers at the moment, most likely fixed and waiting. I was meant to pick it up on Friday but had to work and Andrew was too busy with family dramas... so I'll get it Monday.

So about the mundane parts, as usual Teresa and I have been making infrequent trips into town to top up our junk food stashes. Generally to Nerd Central, the only place on the coast I know of where you can get cherry coke, pop tarts and other nice foods...like Hershey's Kisses ♥ 

They also have lots of collectibles and comics. No manga though...you have to ask for them to order it specifically which OK but it's quicker and cheaper if you have your own Internet connection to order it yourself. Which reminds me I got DeathNote volume 5 with the Misa figurine the other day ^o^

Also I made miso for breakfast today, which I think I might do more often it was that damn good...

Anyway I'm thinking I'm going to update this only on certain days and keep to that routine. It seems to work well for my friend, since she always makes a point of saying something on those days. it's good because I always know when I can expect to see blogs from her. Anyways I suppose I shall update Mondays and Fridays like her since Monday I can talk about my weekend and plans for the week, and Fridays as an updater? We'll see ^^

Alien Foods

Today I thought it would be fun to try a new type of dink, something that you see in all the major supermarkets here but have so far been to chicken to try. The drink in question is Yoosh Aloe Vera, which if you can get past the idea of it being a plant byproduct and the "floaties" of plant matter, is actually really really good. It's a combination of both the aloe vera and honey, so it has a very sweet flavour but isn't caffeinated and doesn't even have the preservatives most popular soft drinks do, so it wont mess up autistic or ADD kids... Anyway I enjoy it :)

Also today I got some "Gap" biscuit sticks... the Tomyum ones are well... yum! I wouldn't get them regularly because they're a bit spicy but even my family like them! I also got the Salad variety, but I'd had them before so no adventures there...

Also got some red miso paste and bonito flakes, so I'll make miso for breakfast tomorrow hopefully!!

Anyway, Mum is in charge of dinner tonight so like a good little Australian I'm gonna go eat a meat pie... classic.

Ten Things ~ Life

Firstly, I've recently acquired a part time job, which is awesome. Admittedly at McDonald's, but part time is part time. Also... I definitely feel different this time. I worked there a few years back and hated it, but for some reason I actually don't mind working there anymore. Scary...yet refreshing to know either something dodgy about it has been rectified, or I've grown as a person. Most likely a bit of both!! The only problem is that this week I had to work both jobs (couldn't quit until Sunday) and although they fitted in together, I'm already totally stuffed. I had an eight to eleven thirty McDonald's shift this morning and start at four pm and wont clock out till after ten tonight... imagine a whole week of just WORK. I don't know how Andrew used to survive it... especially for about three months!!

Anyway, my best friend Liz made a list of ten things she likes about herself on her blog, and encouraged people to do the same... I'm not sure I can list a whole ten, but lets see shall we?


1. I don't let other peoples opinions of me phase me too much, I'll take it on board but I wont worry that "omg someone I don't even know doesn't like me"

2. I'm loyal to those I care about and ideas I truly believe in, meaning hurt a friend of mine and be cast into the depths of hell.

3. When I put my mind to it I can accomplish things that even make me wonder how I did it... e.g. saving money for my overseas trip and house deposit so quickly (not completely finished but the trip could easily be booked by the end of the year!!)

4. I make awesome danishes, sushi, milk curry (Mum's recipe lol) and deserts

5. A quick learner, I don't need to be shown 1000 times, just once or twice and I'll generally remember for life

6. Eerily good at remembering dates...even when I don't want to.

7. Art in general, but mostly digital drawing/ painting and photography, I love them and am constantly trying to improve my technique and editing skills

8. Although I don't show it, I actually have quite an extensive vocabulary, however using proper English grammar and pronunciation gets quite cumbersome sometimes. Especially when the other party doesn't understand what on earth you're trying to convey... Yes I do actually speak to myself like that...

9. I'd say I'm a good friend. I try to help people wherever possible, even if I don't know them that well.

10. When I make an effort I can look really nice. Pretty even :o


Well I got to ten... I can't say anything spectacular arose like previously hoped... but hey what can you do. I can only tell you the truth. So how about seeing how you go?