Whoa. Ayaka got married. YAY FOR HER!

And my BVR second album was shipped! Should be here soon! Here's the album, for those who want it:

http://community.livejournal.com/yongwonhi/152189.html

IT'S AMAZING! I really like I Believe and Sexy. Their covers of Hu Rak and What Can I Do are superb. They really nail Hu Rak. It's a great second album.

Blah, I don't want to post real life stuff. So I won't. Maybe later.

So I went thrift store shopping this evening and, while I didn't find any clothes, I did find this creepy porcelain cat. It was only 2$ and it creeped me out and fascinated me at the same time.



And I just realized I wear like, the same shirt in every fricken photo I take. Nice.

I'll do a real post soon, I swear.





What type of Fae are you?

OH HAI SAMMICH TIMEZ NAO.

Cats really do have nine lives. Jack and Bella got up on the counter and Bella got on top of the toaster oven, which is on top of the microwave. Jack was near the microwave. Bella did something to cause the toaster oven to come crashing to the floor. Both of them came like, inches close to being crushed or having a leg broken from the thing falling. Man, caused me quite a scare. Shame on me I guess for letting them have the run of the place.

Shit man, being at work for nine hours, then three hours of math class? I don't know how I'll get through Wednesdays. I hope next Wednesday isn't too bad. Imma bring more food and I won't have as much stress as I did today, with it being the start yesterday and Marc's last day today. But seriously, I'm going to go die now. Peace.

And it was ok. I started down the path to math enlightenment tonight. It's Basic Math and it's all online. I go Mondays and Wednesdays, 6PM-9.10PM for about seven weeks. There's a teacher there to help out, but it's all online. Once I pass, then I can take the COMPASS again at SCCC and pass that and make me eligible for the surg tech program. Then all I have to do is wait. I was pretty crabby about having to go to class, but once I got there, it wasn't too retched. So yeah, school days are here again.

Nothing else much has been going on. I got my nails did and got a pedi with french and my eyebrows all touched up. Beauty day today. Every day's about the same though. Work, home, random stuff, out and about on weekends. A good life, if consistent.





I think Bella's having her period. Can girl cats have periods? We noticed, in the bathroom, on the porcelain, blood droplets. Checked all three cats' paws and bottoms for blood, saw nothing. Bryan first thought it was a period. I didn't believe him. But then after watching Jack and Bella climb the bathroom areas, she was leaving spots. And she's the window kitty, and the sill has blood spots all over it. I've never had a girl cat before. Well, Leeloo's a girl, but she's been fixed for like, 10 years. I'm going to call the vet tomorrow and see what's up. I hope she's ok.

Also, I wonder about spraying. I don't think Jack's doing it, but maybe. I think, when they spray, isn't there something that comes out of the bottom? And it smells, right? I only notice it when he gets really excited, like at food times, but he shakes. Haha. I don't know if it's his whole body, but his tail sticks up and his whole lower body shakes. I could have swore that's what spraying looked like, but I looked really closely at the area his bottom was pointing at and nothing was there and it didn't smell. Either way, he probably needs to be fixed, and soon. His, and Bella's, four month birthday is on the 25th.

Ok, time to try to go get tired. I'm not, but I have to get up at 6.15AM and tomorrow's the June start. I have to be on point for that. I need sleep. Peace out!~

Just for you Jess...



Why do people at the gym have to be dicks? I do thirty minutes of cardio and then the weight circuit. And people hog that circuit like no one's business. I tap my foot, stand right in front of them, huff, roll my eyes, give them dirty looks, etc. I know I should nut up and actually SAY something, but seriously. How can they have a soul and still hog the equipment when they see me waiting. Fuckers.

Ugh, so sore. Need...chocolate...

Dude, I know I'm high as all get out, so I'm watching Last Comic Standing cause laughing is awesome when you're high. But seriously, the comic who does the impressions, Marcus , I think...is mother fucking hilarious. You have no idea. He nails the voices DEAD ON and makes awesome jokes in the voice. I hope he wins the whole show.

Sorry, there was a lot of swearing in that. Sorry.

I'm going to start this post off right, with some cute as pink sugar photos of the kittens.

( PINK SUGAR KITTENS )

Trying to go to school is a major headache for me. The last time I had to do financial aid, enroll for classes, etc, I was fucking 18 and my parents did everything for me. And I work for a college and we seriously move mountains to get kids in to school and hold their hands and do everything for them. So I guess I was expecting that to be my experience too. Ahhh nooope. You mean nothing at a community college. But fine, whatever. I can nut up and be an adult and do it myself. So I figured out my path to get to go to school for surg tech. I've done it all by myself. Such bumps though. I ran in to problems even finding a school that even offers it. I was worried I wouldn't get to go to school. I took the Math and English placement tests and found out, to even take any class at the college, I have to take remedial math. So I found the class I need and the online schedule says it'll be on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-9PM. Perfect. Then I log on on registration day, only to find out it's been canceled! Canceled! The ONE class I need to begin my future, and it's fucking canceled? So I freak out majorly (shit, is that even a word), then calm downed and spoke to a counselor. He said that I can take the math class at another campus, then re-take the math placement test and test higher up, now that I have the math refresher from the summer class. Once I've done that, I set up an appointment with him and to either get in to the Fall 2008 class or have to be placed on the wait list for Fall 2009. So, another freak out. FALL 2009?! He said that by the time I take the math class and actually be eligible for the program, that the Fall 2008 class will most likely be full. So yeah, I'll probably have to wait until Fall 2009 to go to school. But fine, whatever. I threw myself in to finding the math class to take, registering, etc. It was all fairly exciting for me. Kind of like, nervous joy. I know it's just a math class, but it's the opening to my future. So I apply for financial aid. I get some. So I go in today to fill out some of the FA forms and go over how it'll work. Basically, I'm eligible for 360$ in FA and the class is 500$, so I'd just pay out of pocket for the remainder. Good, fine. Then the dude realizes I'm wanting to use the FA for the summer quarter. Bad. He said that because I was only taking one class and not pursuing a degree at that campus, then they might not be able to disburse my FA for them. WTF? How can you place restrictions like that? Fuck man. And he was kind of snarky and said that, "You know the deadline for this was May 2nd". I don't even remember what I said because I was crabby inside. I didn't say it out loud because I didn't want to alienate FA, but like, what the hell do people who decide to go to school after May 2nd do? Oh, sorry, no FA for you. So he said he'd submit the request to have the FA and I should know in a week. What a crock. I'm still taking the class, of course. Now it's just a matter of how it's being paid for. But man, these may seem like small bumps to you, but going back to school after 11 years is slightly frightening. It's not easy when you're on your own. Oh, to be 18 again.

It's munchie time now. This orange crush is a one hit wonder. Peace out!~

Why is it, when kitties are mad at you, they take it out on you in the worst possible way? AKA poop. :/

I bought them pine litter. I usually use Silica gel litter and they love it. But I thought I'd switch to pine because, to me, it's even better than silica. Apparently, not to them. Someone *cough*Bella*cough* has taken to pooping and peeing in the tub again. She did this before when she wasn't happy with only having one box around. Now she tells me she hates pine litter. Rawr! Now I have to shower and go to the store just for litter. I didn't want to get clean or dressed or even leave the house much today, but thanks to poo, I have to. Damn you cats, sometimes. *shakes fist*

Man, the smell of baking cookies is so delicious.

So I had my six month review at work today. I was really nervous. For work, I do a great job. I rule. But I do get on the internet a lot and I thought my "boss" would be like, you need to gets off teh internets. But nope. About 92% of the review was Exceeds Expectations. I got Meets Expectations on lame things like, image (I'll get to that), be more calm in stressful situations (which I am, but I do show my emotions on my face -_-), file order and watch sick days (which is LAME because in six months I've been sick two days and left early two days. That's it!). So I'm pleased. I get a raise, too. I won't know how much it is until it's been approved by home office, but I'm gunning for a dollar. I make 16$ now, moving to 17$ would be pleasant. So, I put boss in quotations because I don't view her as such. The Director of Financial Aid left. She'd been there for 10 years and moved to Bellingham to manage her husband's family's business. So Lisa got bumped to Lead Financial Services Rep, which is technically my boss. Which is fine, Lisa's awesome. I just can't view her as a superior. -_- And the image thing. Dress code at work is all black or black and white. But they also want employees (and students) to wear make up. I just can't do it. I tried. It's not me in any way shape or form. God, the thought of make up makes me shudder. So Mindy said I could "get away" with a colored lip balm or colored like, chap stick. So I guess I'll go find some this weekend. I had said in the past that if I was told to wear make up again, I'd quit. But I just can't afford to quit, so I'll go back on my views and buckle and wear it. Crud.

On car commercials, they always say like, "We put this car through 5000 tests," and show the supposed tests. Do you think they really do that? I don't.

Time for das photos. I felt silly and photogenic tonight. And I made a video of me and Leeloo.

( Cuteness Abounds, In All Forms )

BEST CAT VIDEO EVOR!. Seriously. Hehehe.

I doubt anyone can tell, but two Sunday's ago I got my hair cut and colored. The gal did a foil with blonde, then an all over color of darker brown. I haven't dyed my hair in like, 7 years. Oh, and I've learned to use a diffuser. It really helps spring up the curls. Damn it, I'm turning in to a slightly higher maintenance person than a bum. Haha.

Nothing else too new. Bryan's out of town. Has been since Saturday. Comes back Sunday, his 32nd birthday. Miss him, but it's kind of nice to have the place to myself for a while. Gas reads $3.98 at the gas station next door. There's places that still have it for like, $3.75, but, still. -_- Ok, anything I have to say would just be nonsense. Peace out!~

Wow, good TV night. Beth Broderick was on ER tonight. TV Night FTW!

John Henson was on Earl. John Henson was on Earl. My life is complete. Fuck yeah.

Oh yeah baby, I have teal nails. WORD YO.



Bryan's on vacation. He's in Boston for something like two or three days, then off to CT to see his brother who goes to Yale. He'll be there for two days. Then down to NC for his friend's wedding. He comes back Sunday, the 11th, his birthday. It's kind of weird to have him gone. I keep expecting him to just come in the door. I had a great and busy weekend, I just miss him.

But when I get paid on the 15th, I get to buy my ticket to Omaha. YAY!~

I won the donation this time 'round from the guild I'm in on Gaia. That topped a good weekend.

Last weekend was great. I don't think I wrote about it? The main event was a nice time at Discovery Park. Had a nice hike to the beach, then a beach hike. We've been having amazing weather here. I'm glad that every Monday we've been going out and about. I was getting cabin fever from the winter.

This weekend...Sunday, slept in, dorked around, went to the gym, ran some errands and then flea bombed the apartment. Poor kitties all had fleas. So for the two hours while the chemicals were doing their thing, the kitties and I went to Golden Gardens. Came home, aired out the house and then did laundry. A rather bland day but I got some needed stuff done.

Today was great. I got to hang out with Randy. Randy's Bryan's best friend and we've never hung out just ourselves before. But it was great. Nothing awkward or anything. He came over, he played with the kitties, we got coffee and headed out to Snoqualmie Falls. Man I love that place. I wish we had brought a camera. -_- But we hiked down to the falls and stood at the base of them and got all misty from them. After a hard ass hike back up we went to North Bend to the outlet malls. Randy got new shoes and I got new workout shorts. I wanted new jeans, but the Gap there sucked, surprisingly. So we got some Subway for lunch and had a nice drive home. I've just been bumming around since I got home. Worn out from the hike.

I thought I had more to say, but I don't. So here's some amazingly cute photos of the kitties.

( Prepare Yourself )

Mmmm, dinner time. Peace out!~

Is it too much to ask? I know people love to talk about themselves but, when I ask about you, is it too much to expect that you do the same? I feel that I'm a good person and always ask about you, but no one ever really returns the favor and asks about me. I'm tired of either being quiet or looking lame and offering up the info on my own. Please, ask about me. Make me feel more than a talk-to. Make me feel like someone actually cares about what happens to me.

So sad. RIP Coconuts Musume. :(

Have you ever found the most perfect pair of pants? I did today. I put them on and was like, blown away. Perfect fit, perfect length, perfect color and just made me feel so pretty. I don't ever want to take them off.

So I went shopping again today. Value Village, of course. I could live there. For 30$ I got...magic jeans, two tank tops, two work tops, a purse and a pair of shoes. I'm an amazing bargain shopper. Give me an hour, you'll have half a new wardrobe.

The kitties have been named. Girl Kitty is now Bella and Boy Kitty is now Jack. I picked Bella, Bryan picked Jack. They're doing really good. Leeloo licks them. Someone has a penchant for pooping in the bathtub though. I think it's Bella. Right now we just have one liter box, so I'll have to get another one and see if that helps. And I don't get much sleep, so that's a slight downer. But they're just too damn cute. They play for hours and purr on touch. Kittens are a delight.

A bag is a kitten's best friend.


Jack likes the feathers.


I thought I'd never see this. I've only heard rumors of this level of cuteness.


All three.


Ok, time to chow on some egg rolls, then off to get my hair cut! Peace out!~

So we got our new kitties tonight! My cute level is near bursting. I'm going to have a candy explosion. We got one girl kitten and one boy kitten. They're about nine weeks old. So far so good. They've already explored pretty thoroughly and have eaten. They haven't pottied yet, so I'm nervous for that. The dude we got them from said they were potty trained, but in a new house, who knows. The girl came with the name Tallulah, but I don't know how keen I am on that. Boy kitten doesn't have a name. So, help me! Should Tallulah stay with her name? What should Boy kitten be?

( KITTEHS )

This weekend was pretty rad. Sunday I got to sleep in, cleaned a bunch, then went shopping... but, just remembering, I already wrote about that. So, Monday. Monday was awesome. I got up at 8AM and got some school stuff done. Bryan got up at 930AM and we were on the road by 11AM. We headed up to Mount Vernon for the Tulip Festival! On the way we had a delicious lunch at the local Co-Op and then promptly got lost. Shit man, we drove around for like, 30 minutes before we even found a place to ask directions. This was our fourth year, and every year we get lost. After finally finding the place, Roozengard, we dove in. The tulips were amazing this year. Everything was so vibrant. I hope the photos do it all justice.

( TULIPS! )

After being at the festival for about an hour, Bryan wanted to show Randy Concrete. I don't know why. Haha. I do enjoy Concrete, but there's not much going on there. So we made the like, 45 minute drive out there and walked around. Took some photos of a scary burnt out building. I'm not posting all of them, but we took some of the windows to see if ghosts showed up. Haha. None did. But it was really creepy, even in the day light.

( CONCRETE )

Then we headed out even more to Rockport State Park and had a little, like, 30 minute hike. It was nice to be in the forest, but we found some tracks that Randy swore were bear tracks. So we kept clapping and yelling "NO BEAR!" as we hiked.

( HIKE )

And lastly, we headed over to a public fishing area just to go be by the water. We just hung out there for a bit and Bryan thought it'd be a good idea to put his feet in. No, it wasn't. Haha.

( WATER AND FEET )

And that was it. A very long day, but a kick ass one. My Monday's have been spectacular lately. YAY!

So, school. My dreams have been dashed. I don't know what to do. I had emailed a program dude at SCCC about what my next step needs to be for the surg tech program. He said that once I take Math81 in the summer, that makes me eligible for the program, but by then, the Fall 08 program will be full. That I would be placed on the waiting list for fucking Fall 09. I called RTC and it's the same fucking situation. I had no idea. I didn't think there'd be a wait list for surg tech. It's the only thing I want to do. I even looked up at Bellingham and down at Olympia and neither had surg tech programs. So yeah, I don't know what to do. Bryan and I haven't had a chance to talk it over yet. The only thing I can do, I guess, is just take the Math81 and be put on that waitlist. But, waiting another year and a half? Ouch. Barf.

Ok, now I'm a little down in the dumps. I better go play with my new babies. Peace out.

Slim pickings everywhere I tell you! We're ready to get a new kitten. We originally didn't want to go back to Craigslist, but I know too many people who had bad experiences from PAWS and the Humane Society, while the better bet, wants 80$ a kitten and proof that it's ok to have cats in an apartment. And while it is ok to have cats here, it'd require a 300$ pet deposit. No thanks. So Leeloo's been a contraband kitty. But there's hardly any kittens, or cats for that matter, on craigslist. I found a set of two brothers, but they were already taken when I called. And I found another little kitty, but he has a waitlist. There's a few one year olds, but I don't know if I want that old. Blarf.

And I went to Value Village today and man, slim pickings there too. I did come away with a pair of work shoes, a work shirt and two normal tops, but I couldn't find a pair of jeans or work slacks to save my life. And coming away with one work shirt? Blarf.

Last weekend was a win though. The best day was Monday. Bryan, Randy and I went up to Deception Pass. We drove up to Mukilteo and took the ferry over to Whidbey Island and then drove up to the Pass. A mini-hike down to the beach and just had a nice walk on the beach. We reached this one spot and we just sat and laughed and played some stone baseball. I like to remember sitting on that rock in the sun and just laughing. After the drive back, Bryan and I got some new sneakers. I feel weird in bright white shoes, but I'm glad to have new ones. And then we even went to Staples and got some storage boxes so Bryan can attempt to be organized. It was a good day.

This past week was hectic. I just can't believe how busy work has gotten. It's insane. At any job, I've never been this busy. I don't know if I like it. All I know is that it drains me.

On the school front, I don't know what's going on. Ha. I really want to go to SCCC, but they don't do the financial aid that I need. RTC does, but it's fucking Renton. SCCC does a payment plan, and I signed up for a PIN so I can like, see about signing up for that, but if I'll be working less, I don't know how we can do payments. But, Renton... I don't know. I'll do whatever I have to do to go to school, but it'd just be easier to go to SCCC. I'm going to RTC to take the COMPASS test tomorrow, just in case I do go there. I guess I'll know more later on Monday.

I'm looking forward to tomorrow. Tulip Festival! This'll be our fourth year going. I can't wait!

And finally, Happy 420! I hope everyone's nice and toasty, like me. :D

Time to go chow and paint my nails. Peace out!~