.:reflections of twilight:.

Sorry I've been so sporadic with my posting on here. My depression sometimes tells me why I even bother since hardly anyone reads it, but I know a few of you still do, so I appreciate it.

Health wise things seem to be getting better. I still have a few problem areas, but otherwise I'm doing good overall. Maybe now that we're getting into fall, things will get even better. I do know there are those out there who have it worse than I do, so I guess I'm appreciative for that at least.

Things at work are actually pretty good. I think it's partially because I'm working on changing my overall attitude to try and become a better person. I don't want to be the kind of person who holds onto all of the petty crap and bitterness that happened in the past. It does nothing but hold you back keeping you from moving forward with your life. It won't always be easy, but it's worth it to try.

I also think it helps with the fact that my co-worker that had the most issues with everything is no longer there and not feeding into the situation. I still keep in contact with her and we're still friends and all and I value that friendship, but she's a bit anti-social and misanthropic. So since she's not at work anymore, it helps to stay focused on other stuff and not get dragged down by the little unimportant things.

There's still heavy talk of a buyout, but some of us had a meeting with our supervisor last week and the subject was addressed. It seems for the most part that our department will most likely stay intact. My boss reasons that since we have the more advanced computer system, that it would be foolish to get rid of people who have been using it for awhile and are familiar with it. And since we'll be implementing a new data entry system (which will take a few years to be fully operational) that we'd still be needed. Now, granted this is all guessing, but it still gives me some relief to say the least.

Mom and I are prepping for our vacation in three weeks. I'm so excited! We're going to be in Tennessee and see the fall colors and the beautiful mountains and the crisp air. It's gonna be very hard for me to go back. Especially since more friends of ours moved up there this weekend. I keep hoping and praying that the opportunity will arise for us to make the move up there once and for all. Hopefully...

I finished my reread of Furuba yesterday. I still get the warm fuzzies when I read the last chapter. I have such affection for this series as well as the friends I met through it that it makes me smile every time. I may reread my Ouran series next, even though I'm missing the first ten books. I hope to be able to acquire them at some point in time. Either that or High School Debut, another shoujo series that I find cute and charming. I haven't made up my mind yet.

Well, happy fall everyone! Enjoy the changing of the leaves, the cooler air, pumpkin flavored everything and the coming holidays!

Took some pictures of the Woodie that was parked next to us in the parking lot at the grocery store over the weekend. It looks pretty bitchin'!










Went to see The Hangover also with a friend. It's pretty funny, but definitely NOT for the easily offended!

The A/C issues has kinda been resolved at work. We fiddled with the vents some and it helped for it not being so cold. Unfortunately, it made the room kinda stuffy. You can't win for losing.

Been rereading some Saiyuki Reload. Afterwards, gonna reread Furuba, from beginning to end...

Well, today I purchased the final volume of Furuba in English. It's very surreal to me to be sure. The review I wrote on my GoodReads profile I think sums it up nicely:

The final volume. The end has come, and a bittersweet one it is.

My fondness for this series goes beyond just the art and story itself (although I love both), but for the wonderful friendships I made due to it. Friends I still have to this day.

Even though it's been over for awhile over in Japan, I always had the English volumes to look forward to. No more.

Needless to say, I almost cried when picking it up at the bookstore. I doubt I'll ever find another series that has the same impact this one had.

Thank you, Takaya-sensei.

This weekend looks to be small. That's fine. I'm not someone who needs to be on the go all the time. I'm more of a homebody anyway. Mom and I are probably gonna mix up a few drinks and watch a movie and kick back. Sounds like a fun time to me.

Well, the majority of our Saturday was spent waiting in line to vote. We waited a total of four hours... and it rained. But, we knew we'd never have the time to do it on Tuesday. Afterward we stopped by Denny's because needless to say, I was STARVING!!! Mom was still feeling a little under the weather still, so even though she ate, she regretted it later.

My Halloween was uneventful, as it usually is. I'm OK with that. Besides, as evidenced by my previous post, I was shredded.

Sunday was kinda boring. I went to church and then out to lunch and then practically bought out the bookstore in order to catch up with my manga. It sucks not having a car of my own to go weekly to the bookstore like I once did... Woe!

Among the books I bought was the newest volume of Furuba. Volume 21 to be specific. We're getting close to the end. Only two more volumes to go. I wonder if I should have a moment of silence once I get volume 23 or not...

( Hanajima my spear! Bring me my spear! )

Today in History: 1839
The first Opium War between China and Britain began when British frigates blew up several Chinese junks off Canton after coming under attack.

I forgot today was St. Patrick's Day. I have green eyes though, so I think I'm covered.

I did next to nothing this weekend, which is perfectly fine once in awhile. I did have me a Potter-a-thon over the weekend, so that was fun. Speaking of which, it's been reported that the final book, Deathly Hallows (I wanna spell it like they do on Bleach), will be divided into two films. I can kinda see why though. It's a fairly thick book with a lot of important stuff going on and nothing can really reasonably be cut.

I need to get my ass in gear and start writing something on the Kriff This! RP forum. I have kinda an idea to start with, but I need to try to flesh it out and write it down somewhat coherently.

The clip on my iPod case broke, so I have to stick it my my pocket. I dunno if I wanna bother with getting another one.

I have this sore or something in my ear that hurts like a bitch. I think the ear is one of the most sensitive places, and to get a sore in there is no fun AT ALL!! Especially when I have to shove my earphones in my ear. Argh!

Well, so much for my boring recollection of my weekend. I think Furuba 19 is out already, so I need to check and see. I swore I would try to cut back on my book buying, but some habits are hard to break...

Today in History: 1948
The Brussels Treaty, a 50-year alliance between Britain, France and the Benelux countries, was signed to provide for military cooperation in the event of an attack.

Me and my insurance card will conquer the world! Just the two of us!

Had a doctor's appointment today. It went well. Still healthy, so that's good to know. He did mention something about my weight. I mean, I'm not fat by any means, but it seems I'm on the "high normal side of the BMI." Bleh. I know I need to be more active and stuff. I've been trying to watch what I eat and all, but I can probably do a bit better. I need to get more active and all too. We have a small exercise room here at the complex, but we need to look into using it. I guess this also means that I need to drag out my Yoga books again... Maybe I'll actually get around to kissing my lil jelly rolls good-bye.

Was I ever swamped at work today! I had a ton of fee tickets come in and was only able to post about half of them before I had to leave. I know what I'll be doing tomorrow.

After weeks of waiting, I FINALLY got my grubby mitts on a copy of the Furuba Cat Fanbook. *squee* And I squeed at seeing umadoshi's name!! BTW, interesting middle name you have there, Ysa.

Oh, and I happened to notice a small error, too. In Ayame's profile, a quote that was spoken by Haru ended up under Aya's profile instead. Other than that, an excellent job!

And I got vol 6 of ES and more Bleach (of course).

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You should see what I have in my Mac dock. It's silhouettes of Mike and the
'bots! I got them from lx. They're pretty nifty! I I like seein' 'em down there.

Well, I got towels to finish washing, so I'll be off. Hopefully the floor will support my weight...

Word of the Day: parturition
Pronunciation: /par-chuh-RISH-un/
n : The act or process of bringing forth young; childbirth

Today was another fun filled day at the festering boil known as work. I came close to having a breakdown a few times, but I bucked up and sucked it up. I'm not gonna let them win! They will not break me! Man, it's times like this I wish I was a Jedi. Of course, if that were the case, I'd probably be risking my neck in some adventure. But, that would probably be better than this.

So I hope I can be delivered from my own private Circle of Hell any day now...

I did get some insoles for my shoes, and they helped some, but my feet were still killing my toward the end. I wanted to chop them off. I came home and soaked them in my foot spa. That felt so good...

I also got purple highlighter on my pants. *facepalm*

The one bright shining beacon of my day was that I got my Furuba volumes!!! *squeeeeeeeeeee* So pretties! Volumes 22, 23 and the new fanbook for those who were wondering. The fanbook has a little pull-out booklet full of the color illustrations without the text! Neat! I can't read the text, but I can look at the pretty pictures.

*collapses from exhaustion*

Word of the Day: pinion
Pronunciation: /PIN-yun/
v : to shackle or bind

Today was my second day at work in the new building. It went better than yesterday. But then of course, my feet were hurting me and when my feet hurt, I can be a bit bitchy. Plus, I was all angsty and emo about the change of my work environs when I was perfectly happy where I was. Don't get me wrong, the people I've met so far seem very nice. I guess I was feeling a bit... unappreciated? But, today was better. I was determined to make the best of it and I have an activity I can do pretty well so that's something. We'll see how Monday goes.

Tomorrow I report somewhere else for work as well. I'll try to make the best of that as well. I hope I can hear something positive in regards to the Data Entry position... *crosses fingers*

Right now I'm on my Mac because there's something screwy going on with my PC. I still haven't figured out what's wrong with my AirPort, so I'm hooked into my Ethernet. I don't like being tethered, but what're you gonna do...

OK, all you Mac people listen up. How do I get a program I downloaded installed onto my Mac? I've searched and I haven't cracked that nut. So any help is greatly appreciated.

Still haven't received my Furuba volume and the Fan Book. Hopefully soon. *crosses fingers again*

Word of the Day: calumny
Pronunciation: /KAL-um-ni/
n : slander

Ugh. Mondays are hell. I was so slammed today. I had a lot of charts to scan today since people tend to see the doctor on a Monday since they were held over from the weekend. That in itself wasn't so bad, but then I had messages for part of the day, and that kept me too busy to return to my scanning for a good portion of the time. So needless to say, I still have stuff to do tomorrow when I go in in the morning.

Plus, I have to get up early so I can go and vote when the polls open since we're not gonna make it after work. The non-early riser inside of me is complaining bitterly about it.

And, I have to fix my dinner and take a shower as well. *screams*

OK, onto the weekend:

Saturday:

Errands mostly. I had to go to the mall and get my pants for work (and a few shirts as well). Then a stop to the bookstore. I crapped out there except for a few magazines. Then we got groceries. It took a good part of the day...

Movie night was Over The Hedge. Still incredibly cute. I loved it.

Sunday:

Church. We had a membership meeting afterwards. The Ooma was there! And I actually talked to him, too! It helps that mom was a buffer. I'm slowly working up my nerve...

Different bookstore. Jackpot! I got Legacy 4 (even though I was looking for 5), SDK 20, Immortal Rain 7 and Trinity Blood 1. Good times!

I also discovered that my dad fell from a ladder sometime last week and broke his leg. *facepalm* I chewed him out via e-mail. So he's laid up for 6-8 weeks, which I'm sure he's thrilled about.

On to fandom news. Furuba 135 is out. A very bittersweet chapter, but it ties up some loose ends, so it was good.

SDK was good. I was glad 'Tora got to shine since he's terribly underused. I mean, I know it's Kyo's book, but still. A lot of the other minor characters seems to get more attention that 'Tora does, so I have to support him whenever I can.

And Immortal Rain 7 was much joy. Heee! I hope to do more detailed squeeage on my Greatest Journal, but not this coming weekend since I'll be out of town starting Thursday (heads up, FL).

Hopefully tomorrow I'll not be to much of a zombie and a cranky cuss, but I make no promises.


Be sure to vote tomorrow!!!

Trivia of the day: Alcoholics are twice as likely to confess a drinking problem to a computer than to a doctor, say researchers in Wisconsin.

Well, being that yesterday was Labor Day, we pretty much took it easy most of the day. We did go out to run a few errands, but aside from that, we stayed in. It's still too hot to do much of anything outdoors. The good news is is that the pool has finally been fixed, so it's open for business. I may stop by sometime this week...

There were a ton of marathons on TV yesterday, so I switched between CSI and M*A*S*H. Later in the evening I watched the final two episodes of Season One of Veronica Mars that I missed during my original marathon...

And I was shocked to hear that the Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin died! I somehow had the feeling he'd eventually die from an animal, but not this soon. He had a wife and two young children left behind.

I heard from some sources that Hot Gimmick 12 is out now (the final volume). I'll have to swing by Barnes & Noble tomorrow and have a looksee. I'd do it today, but it's Tuesday and I'm sans automobile on Tuesdays.

Volume six of Kaze Hikaru looks to be incredibly cute. Quite a bit of Sei/Okita squee and we see Sei come into her own as a member of the Shinsengumi. I just wish I knew what was being said since I only have scans of the raws. And there are woeful amounts of summaries or translations available. I know many people were upset with the fact that it's not going to be in Shojo Beat anthology anymore, but I'm beginning to see it as a good thing since it means the volumes will be out sooner. Three is coming out in November and then 4 is supposed to come out in February, so that makes four months instead of six between volumes.

And I just got finished seeing digital camera pics of chapter 132 of Furuba. This is the first chapter of the final arc. The next one will be out on the 20th.

( All will be well; Even after all the promises you've broken to yourself )

There's supposedly five different endings, but the publisher is only going to use one of them. I hope we get to see the other endings in some form or another. Mostly I want to see what eventually happens to everyone.

Trivia of the day: A Club Med survey found that couples who dieted while on vacation argued three times more often than those who didn't, and that those who didn't diet had three times as many romantic interludes. <---that's because people tend to be cranky when dieting