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I survived VegasCon! Only lost a few *muffle* dollars on video poker and slots, but gained a shit ton of memories that were of the most excellent variety. Not only thanks to J2 and all the other amazing guests, but with the wonderful people I hung out with throughout the week. And it was a lot ... like 20 something? [livejournal.com profile] rozearkana was keeping track prior to the con of who we knew that was attending and we got to 20 ... then some others popped around that we said hi to, had dinners, drinks, something or other with.

I roomed with [livejournal.com profile] rozearkana and [livejournal.com profile] kelleigh, and it was just the most mellow and lovely experience sharing a space for that long. We also sort of became the hang-out place and folks came by on Thursday for an SPN watch and pizza party, including [livejournal.com profile] souslelys, [livejournal.com profile] vatititech, [livejournal.com profile] bewarethesmirk, [livejournal.com profile] fiercelynormal, [livejournal.com profile] lavishsqualor, [livejournal.com profile] cherie_morte, and a bunch of others whose LJ names I can't remember at the moment. But it was most excellent to watch it with company and hear all the groans and moans and whimpers and laughter, and just experience it with a big group.

On Monday, we had a van and six of us trekked down to the South Rim (heh) of the Grand Canyon! I had never been! Vegas, I've seen a half dozen times before, but this was a totally different ball game! Such amazing nature that I knew was there, but never thought about the full scope of it. Just utterly amazing. And somehow also terrifying? I mean, I hate heights, but I love roller coasters, so I thought I'd be really a-okay. But the spots where you can walk out on rocks hovering over the abyss? NOT COOL. Especially when [livejournal.com profile] cherie_morte climbed over the side to a ledge that I DID NOT KNOW WAS THERE OR HOW BIG IT WAS AND I FREAKED OUT AND YELLED AT HER. She likes to laugh at me about it. But it really did terrify me.

Not so terrifying, however, are a few pics snapped throughout our time ...

VegasCon 2017 )
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I indeed am in Ohio for work meetings. It's an office I used to come to a lot, then haven't been here in about 4-5 years, so it's kind of fun to see these folks again. Sadly the weather is not any warmer than in Chicago, which I had been hoping for when I decided to not bring my winter jacket :-\ At least I'm only running in and out of buildings.

I rarely buy coffee outside of the office, since we get it for free, even when terrible. But today I have Starbucks and it is tasting like the best stuff on earth right now. Skinny Vanilla Latte. This is the only fancy coffee drink I ever get, anywhere. Otherwise it's just coffee with cream and sugar because I don't trust those other joints.

Last night I fell asleep watching Lockup at the hotel. I used to watch it religiously, then decided I need something a little more uplifting in my life. Though that doesn't explain why I watch so much other shit TV lol. Sometimes I'm just amazed to see how people survive in there, or the background on what got them there. One girl stabbed a guy with a butcher knife, and I say 'girl' because she was only 20. Then she threw a temper tantrum like a child when she was sentenced to stay in jail despite her personal believe she had plead out to probation.

Totally off topic ... I realized it's probably been forever since I showed pics of the kitters! Shep continues to grow, but Lucy is relatively the same wee lil kitty.

kitty pics )

TBT?

Oct. 29th, 2015 10:40 pm
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Facebook's memories popped up this pic from three years ago today. My heart is so warm now (especially as my brain is so dead from working too much this week).



And today, my mom emailed me while she's taking care of the cats (as I'm in Columbus for work all week), and said "Look who was waiting for me..."

Monday!

Jul. 20th, 2015 11:25 am
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I missed my train by mere seconds, watching the doors close as I was jogging to the train. Dumb Monday mornings! But I'm in a decent enough mood to not care much anymore.

I come bearing kitty pictures as my nugget and monster have been overly adorable lately.

Kitties! )
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Hello! I keep thinking about posting because it seems like it's been a lil while, but then I get distracted by something else.

Like this two-hour Foo Fighters Concert from 2013. Or Led Zeppelin's Celebration Day from 2012. Or this killer mash-up of Missy Elliot & The Black Keys.

The only other thing really going on here is I've been working on [livejournal.com profile] polybigbang, with drafts due next Tuesday. I'm writing a college AU based off of this passive aggressive note :D And after that I'll move into writing for [livejournal.com profile] spn_j2_xmas. Which, I cannot believe it's that time of year already!

And just for fun, here are some random pics for your time: PICS! )
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Here are a few pics of Shep and Lucy, finally settled into the new apartment.

KITTERS! )
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The other day I saw a picture of a toy cowboy riding a cat. My brother asked why I never do that. So I made this instead:


When in doubt, add Han Solo.


Last night while watching the SPN Finale, JUST at the moment they first showed Crowley, Shep jumped onto the TV stand and stared at the screen, eventually lying down while Crowley enjoyed his massage.


Affectionately known as Shep & Shep: Ladykillers

And in case you hadn't noticed, Shep is HUGE and Lucy is still teeny tiny.


She is definitely the cranky!Jensen in this relationship.

Whew!

Jan. 3rd, 2014 08:48 am
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I am back at work today and it was a lil rough getting up this morning! Also a lil rough is looking at my computer screens. IDEK.

I'm exceptionally tired today as our lanes broke down at bowling last night, causing a 40-minute delay, and as such, we weren't out of the alley until midnight. D: I then got home around 12:20, played with the kitters a little and tried to go to sleep. I woke up every few hours, which was excellent /eyeroll

THOUGH - one time I woke up to this!!!



please ignore the baskets of clothes lol

All they ever do these days is ignore one another or fight (which is really just Shep chasing Lucy and then gnawing down on her neck while she howls and freaks out). I haven't seen them be cute together in AGES!

Whuuuut

Dec. 2nd, 2013 12:05 pm
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A) What is up with LJ the last few days? It keeps timing out or telling me connections are reset. I've barely been able to be on it all morning!

B) How was everyone's Thanksgivings, Hanukkahs, and/or long weekends? Ours was pretty good, all things considered ... starting late, a mouthy family member, having to leave early to drive my aunt home.

C) I've been checking out some Cyber Monday deals and nothing is striking my fancy. Except I did find a cat window perch for only $20 with an extra $5 off in Petco Rewards points \0/ (these kitters are so spoiled).

D) Speaking of kitters, I was without a phone for like three weeks and of course that's when they were uber adorable and I couldn't capture it. Luckily they continue to be adorable, like Shep all wore out after playing with his favorite cat toy for an hour straight, and Lucy giving her approval to some new furniture I got over the weekend.

E) Back to shopping on Petco's site ... I was a lil surprised to see a bunch of hamster items in the sale section ... and then I saw this picture and I couldn't help myself:



F) Related to Ron Burgundy and Anchorman, check out this story: Will Ferrell anchors North Dakota newscast as 'Anchorman' Ron Burgundy. "I've never seen fighting in a hockey match before," Ferrell says after the sports segment. "That was fascinating." HILARIOUS!
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It's been a lil while since I posted kitter pics, and they're about the best thing in my life at the moment ♥


Luce and Shepmonster! )


Oh, I forgot, I recently spent a good hour scrolling through tumblr and found this:



MAMA LIKEY!
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Friday night, I trekked way up north in the city to visit with [livejournal.com profile] dodger_sister and her sister and friends, who were all in town for Chicagoland visits. We had amazing food at Leona's and I left stuffed to the gill with excellent food and beer, not to mention fabulous conversation. I wonder what neighboring tables thought as we discussed fandoms all the way back to X-Files and all the porny fic possibilities. It was an excellent visit and I hope to make my way up to visit her sometime soon!

It was a bit tense later that evening and through the weekend, however, because my dad was taken to the ER via ambulance Friday evening ... HE'S OKAY. They think it's just a bad reaction to a switch in blood pressure medication, but the Blue Cross Blue Shield nurse told my mom his symptoms could be stroke- or heart-related, and to let the professionals deal with it. Of course she had started crying, and the niece and nephew were over, so they start crying ... By the time I got home for the night (like 1030pm), he was also home and feeling relatively okay. They gave him some liquids, ran an EKG, and drew blood, and then let him leave with instructions to not take his BP meds all weekend, take it easy, and call his doctor Monday morning. I saw my brother and his family Saturday afternoon for the kids' soccer games, and everyone seemed a lil soft about it, asking how he was, yet skirting around a real conversation. My mom, however, wouldn't let him be alone this weekend and I agreed to "babysit" him so she could get out to a friends' brother's wake, but then she decided to not go either. I think she was really spooked by the whole event and just wanted to be home with him. We wound up watching Gasland on Netflix (during which I fell asleep :-\) Then some random TV before I headed on home.

I really wanted to LOVE Gasland, especially since there's a sequel out now that I've heard is really great ... but yeah, it got really slow after a while. I wound up watching Valentine Road off HBO On Demand, and Jesus, it was heartwrenching and showed both sides of the crime/event ... and while I always get frustrated with the other side's ridiculous opinions on the crime, I always love those types of documentaries.

What I am super enjoying now is My Cat From Hell. LOL. My mom has been telling me about this show for a year now, talking about things that happen on the episodes, insisting I watch so I know how to take care of my cats. I always brushed it off because A) my cats are pretty well behaved (in the grand scheme of things) and B) I felt like this was just one more step towards CRAZY CATLADY. But seriously, it's kinda funny to see how these other people are handling their cats in ways that don't make sense, what ideas he has to make cats more comfortable, and to eventually start to see what they should be doing anyway. I even enacted one of his suggestions for giving cats perches near windows and for at least 24 hours Lucy stopped climbing my screen door.

And now I have a short week leading to a long weekend for visits from [livejournal.com profile] bertee and [livejournal.com profile] zuben_eschamali! Bertee is bringing me delicious chocolates and I'll be taking her for milkshakes and baby-sized nachos. Very important things obviously!

Totally unrelated - I am actually incredibly slow at work and it's KILLING ME. I keep looking around, trying to find something to do.
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The kitters are now a year old! I've had them for 10 months and my how they've grown. I feel so silly saying that, but seriously.

October 29, 2012





August 27, 2013





In celebration, I bought them this*. I haven't put it together yet, though. I haven't even moved it from my trunk when I picked it up on Friday LOL.

*really, I've been meaning to get them something bigger as a scratching post-type contraption than the lil thing my mom bought them when I first got them. Their 'birthday' was a great excuse.

Oh boy

Aug. 6th, 2013 11:26 am
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Yesterday, I made an appointment to take Lucy to the vet ... she's had something up with her one eye for a lil over a week and it's gotten better then worse, better then worse. Basically the inner part of her eyelid was looking red and swollen, and she'd get some nasty discharge out of it. Well, the second I brought the cat carrier out, she went running under the bed. Flash forward to the vet's office and she kept going INTO the carrier to hide from all the weird noises in neighboring rooms LOL.

Following a 10-minute conversation on feline herpes (omg scary) followed by a long dye test to make sure her eye hadn't been scratched, the doctor finally decided it was just an irritated eyelid and gave me a steroid ointment to give to her twice a day. With the nurse holding Lucy down while wrapped in a towel, the vet made it seem very simple to get the ointment into the corner of her eye. Last night and this morning? By myself? Not so much. At least after just three treatments, the eye is already looking better. And she doesn't have feline herpes. LOL, seriously though, I liked the vet, but I don't get why she had to have this long, thorough conversation on it when we weren't even testing for that.

Hilariously, they weighed her and said she's 9.6lbs. O_O I can only imagine how much Shep weighs, since he is literally twice her size.

I go back to work tomorrow, which will likely be good for me (human interaction, getting up and around, actually showering), but I'm still feeling a lil crummy and coughing a ton. I'm also still incredibly bitter that the first time I get REAL DAYS OFF from work, I'm stuck indoors watching TV. Blah.

But I did find a great new show - though I will warn that it's only five episodes, ends on a bit of a cliffhanger, and is just barely into production for its second season. The Fall (BBC on Netflix) with Gillian Anderson as a senior investigator brought in to analyze an unsolved murder investigation ... which turns into just one death in a serial murder case. I found the first episode captivating and creepy, which I think is a great combination for a crime show. The show spends equal parts following the police as it does the killer, and I found that incredibly interesting (and still creepy).

I've also started Ripper Street, also on Netflix, but the second episode wasn't as interesting to me as the first one. Summary: Set in the East End of London in 1889 during the aftermath of Jack The Ripper murders. The infamous H Division - the police precinct charged with keeping order in the district of Whitechapel- is in a chaotic state trying to keep order after a tumultuous time for London and reported infamously worldwide.
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[livejournal.com profile] zubeneschamali is crashing on my couch this weekend and yesterday evening we went out for baby-sized nachos and sangrias. Today we took in the White Sox winning! Played with Shep and Lucy. Then we went to see Pacific Rim; the first time for me, second for her.

Now, I didn't dislike it, but I didn't really love it - a few things REALLY bothered me about this movie (though not enough to hate it, obviously, just to kind of side eye it). But the most notable thing was getting in the car and shaking my head while proclaiming: "Of course now I wanna write a J2 about that." Back at my apartment, after five minutes of talking through plot ideas and back stories, I huffed, shook my head, laughed at myself and was all: "I cannot believe I'm considering this."

She said, "It's not like I wanted you to see this movie just to--"

And I yelled (playfully), "Oh, of course you did! I have no idea how that sentence was going to end, but I know it was badly."

Then she admitted that she had hoped other people would walk out of there wanting to write fic for it.

So now she's heading to bed and I'm in my room with my laptop to start writing Kaiju-fighting J2. Great.

P.S. I cannot believe they arleady have a wiki
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Finally catching up!



In my fridge



I finally went shopping on Friday but LOL to the three bottles of wine - none of which did I buy that day. You will also notice I have plenty of condiments/dressings/whatnot in the door, but not much to go with it in the actual fridge! This is the life of a busy single person who doesn't like making messes to cook all that often.

Earliest Memory
I'm not sure if this is a recreated memory - as in, I've heard the story enough that I have fit all the visuals together - but when I was a lil over two, we moved from a two-bedroom apartment to the house we lived in for the next two decades. I remember walking out with my mom, holding her hand, but stopping at the door to the apartment, looking at the empty living room, and waving and saying goodbye to it.

Strangely enough, I have a memory of us having a dark-haired cat when I was a wee one in the house, but I recently asked my mom about it and she says the first pets we had as kids were guinea pigs, which we got when I was about 5-6. Weird.

If I won the lottery
I would pay off all debt, give my parents and family some money, and buy a nice place. I would likely still work, but maybe actually take the paycuts that scare me in order to get a better, more enjoyable job.

Totally random notes on my weekend, including kitter pics and documentary recs )

Blah June

Jun. 13th, 2013 03:08 pm
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I don't know why, but it seems as though every June, I become quite despondent at/about work. I lose motivation so hard and then wind up kind of screwing myself by not working hard enough on my assignments and then either having to fix everything with OT or submitting half-assed work and feeling guilty. I don't know why it's always June, but it is! Blah! I don't like it! I don't believe it's tied to my birthday because even when I'm EXCITED about my birthday, I get this way at work.

I'm very tired of work lately, in general. I have two assignments and on one, no one is doing what they're supposed to be doing when they're supposed to be doing it. On the other, some outside team members are doing too much and stepping on my toes and basically trying to rewrite all of my stuff. RAR!

In other news, Lucy is growing up to be one of the most beautiful kitters in the world and I can't get over how amazing she looks here:



And Shep is still a hilariously giant ball of fur



In other, other news, we are supposed to celebrate Father's Day this Sunday at Red Robin, which is not one of my favorite places, like, ever and will not help my supposed intentions to start eating better. It is also super far away from my aunt and also where I live ... and I will likely be duped into driving 30 mins to her apartment, picking her up, then driving an hour from her place to the restaurant, and driving her an hour back then another half hour back to my place. Because my family insists since I live closest to her, then I should do it. IT'S NOT MY FAULT EVERYONE MOVED AWAY.

little rar.

I am so angry this week, can you tell?

Read this

May. 13th, 2013 10:00 am
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This is one of the greatest things I've read in a long while: The Great Gatsby is an alternative timeline where Jack survived Titanic.

I loved this book in HS and it's always felt dear to me, in general, I don't know why. Even when I haven't reread it in yeeeeears. Because of that (and the general ridiculousness of the soundtrack), I have no real wish to see the movie, maybe that's why the above link cracks me up so much. I mean, it's smart, well founded, and yet ironic all over the place. The author makes connections to most of Leo's films, 'proving' how Leo himself is reliving Jack's AU lives. It's so clever, and now seems so obvious.

I only wish they would have connected Jack to The Departed, a man who tries to make the best life that he can with what little he has and makes a few wrong turns that bring everyone down around/with him.

Though now I'm thinking of the time that [livejournal.com profile] neros_violin and I tried to plot out a J2~Departed and had fun swapping each of the guys into each role for varying reasons.

In other news, on my first Mother's Day (snort), the kitters sat on my full bladder while begging for treats. Perhaps it was my mistake to offer them some before getting out of bed.



Also, Lucy has finally become a cuddler :DDD
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I told myself I would write this week, while on vacation, and I did! I just finished a 5K non-au story for the [livejournal.com profile] j2noauchallenge. Whoohoo! I wanted to also write more Agent & Analyst and 101 Dalmatians for [livejournal.com profile] j2_everafter but I suppose beggars can't be choosers. At least that's one more thing off my plate *dusts hands*

This week I have been up until 3am and sleeping until 11am, not so good. I was hoping I could get up at a decent hour today to start getting my sleep pattern back to normal, but that did not happen. I've been staying up late watching any/all crime documentary I can find on Netflix. I watched something last night on Manson, Jonestown, the Dr. Tiller murder, and a handful of Cold Blood episodes, not to mention the random episode of Lock Up every once in a while.

Hi, my name is Amy and I have a problem.

In other news, the kitters have been terribly adorable - when not annoying and bad. Shep won't stay off the kitchen counters now and found a hidden bag of snacks. He chewed right threw it. He also likes playing with the litter box and gets litter all over the kitchen. And Lucy chewed almost all the way through my phone charger cord. Hrmph.

But still they're terribly adorable.

pics! )

O RLY

Dec. 15th, 2012 08:31 pm
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Trying to write [livejournal.com profile] spn_j2_xmas, but it's not working. It's worse than pulling teeth to drag the words out of my brain. And then I come back from grabbing coffee to a couple of someone's blocking my chair.



How can I resist these li'l faces?

For reals?

Nov. 28th, 2012 09:08 pm
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My laptop totally died Monday and wasn't charging anymore, so I took it into Best Buy. They're sending it out for service and it'll be two to four weeks D: They obviously do not understand the needs of fangirls. As such, I'm left with having to cart my work laptop to and from work, which does not make me happy just for the added weight in my bag.

Also, work has blown up - it's trying and overwhelming, yet also kind of gratifying as my assignments are aligned with the areas I want to push into, and I think I'm satisfying the people I'm working with, with what I'm doing. So, yay for work stuffs(?).

Related to both of these things, I've been falling behind on ficly duties, especially The Agent & the Analyst. I do have [livejournal.com profile] polybigbang really pretty near-done to post on Friday, and I have mental plans for [livejournal.com profile] spn_j2_xmas. I just have to find time/motivation as I'm pretty tired and frustrated by the time I get home.

However, whenever I come home, I have two li'l buddies to welcome me :D And then I have the added amusement of thinking of how big Shep really will get. He's obviously got some Maine Coon in him, and earlier this week, my boss noted that they tend to get up to 40lbs. I kinda freaked and just laughed hysterically because OMG WHAT IF HE DOES?!



In other news, I am watching Food Network's Next Iron Chef: Redemption and I totally loved Spike and Marcel's bromance. AND THEN THEY HAD TO COOK AGAINST EACH OTHER FOR THE SECRET INGREDIENT SHOWDOWN. I ALMOST LOST IT. But RAR I love Spike. BONUS HENLEY!!!

And related to competition shows, can we have a law against singing Adele songs in any singing show? I don't care how you ~refashion it, it's still never good enough. Ugh.

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