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I'm feeling:
Yeah, so things have been really, really busy. Since reporting on the ship, I've gone underway for a week, and have imbibed lots and lots of alcohol. Seriously, I haven't spent any quaility time with the computer in a while. I feel so ashamed. I've actually aquired a social life, can you believe it? Go me! I know I've said this before, but I am going to make a concerted effort to update more, especially since I might even have some escapades to share. Won't that be fun?
Hey lookie! I'm alive!
So I've finally put my computer together and all that jazz. There are boxes everywhere in various states of unpacking goodness. I can't find a damn thing. But I wanted to stop by and say "hi" and I miss being around.
Hopefully pictures will be forthcoming.
Now Playing: Under The Influence of Giants - Mama's Room
Like that's anything new, right? Hush!
Tonight I'm flying out...finally. I got bumped from the MAC (military) flight to a commercial, which it totally cool because now I know I won't get stuck in BF military base for days on end. And I'm getting home a day early, so you know I can't complain.
Which brings me to the fact that my Mom's internet sucks even more than Bahrain. At least I have DSL here, whereas my mom has dial-up. Yuck. So it might be a while (What, Lisset not blog for a while? Say it isn't so!) before I can post again.
So with all of that said, I'll see you all on the flip side.
Seriously. Seems as though I've fallen off the face of the Earth, yes?
Well, in other news, I'll be stateside next Saturday! YAY! I'm really excited. Though things have been really busy, which you think would explain my absence. It does right? Right?
Other than me checking out and all my moving, there really hasn't been anything else. Tomorrow is the going away brunch for me and another friend leaving the same day. Normally, it's an excuse for a drunk fest, but I'm so burned out on the drinking thing. I had one beer last Friday night at the club. For the past two months, I've been "hosting" Thursday Night DART (Drinking Against Retarded Tyranny) Club and I have had more alcohol the past months than I have had in the entire two years I've been here, so I think I'm good on that front now. I've been nursing the same drink for the past four hours. Yeah, I'm loads of fun.
So see, I'm alive and physically well, if not mentally, so no worries.
Well, I'm off like a prom dress. Smell ya later!
Now Playing: Gym Class Heroes - Cupids Chokehold
Let me tell you, I feel so much better!
I've decided that I'm leaving the island on the 1st of June. A week of leave to see the parental units an get my car and I should be all set. I'm not nlooking forward the the home search though. I know nothing about Norfolk. Oh well. We'll see how it goes. Time for bed for me, because I am simply exhausted!
Nighty night!
Now Playing: Amy Winehouse - Rehab
I need to do better than update once a month, yes?
Life has been hella busy. All work and no play makes Lisset very, very cranky.
Okay, I'm not all that cranky. I'm actually pretty happy. Being busy makes time go by fast, an the faster I can get to June 8th, the better! That's when I fly off the island. Soon I'll be adding a countdown to the sidebar. And I need to update the Legend. As of right now, there is only one. Go figure. It's cool. No pressure, no rush.
Ack. Thoughts everywhere. Mind unfocused. Ooh, look! Shiny...
Gotta go!
(And yes Tonya, it has been that long! He's on some mission thingy)
Now Playing: Gary Jules - Mad World
My mom just called. My brother was in a bad motorcycle accident. He shattered his hip and the doctors are saying he may not walk ever again. My mom is leaving for New Orleans even though my brother doesn't want her there. He is so damned stubborn. Mom said she'll call once she gets there and will let me know his status. *sigh*
It seems as though I cannot make comments in my own blog. So I will say thank you here for not giving up on me.
Hmmm...let's see, what have I been up to?
December was Christmas, and I held dinner at my place as I did the year before. We had lots of good food and a good time.
January was when I celebrated my birthday - 3 days of it! I had a day off in conjunction with the weekend, seeing as it was a Wednesday. So that night, we went out to dinner, the next night everyone had off so we went out drinking and dancing, and on the third day, I spent four hours at the spa. *sigh* So nice.
This month...well, I had a Mardi Gras party including beads, coins and masks. I made chicken and andouille sausage gumbo, shrimp jambalaya, red beans and rice, black eyed peas, and I even made a King Cake! We even had strawberry daiquiris! Yeah, I got into a bit.
Now? Well Wednesday night I went to a traditional Arabic wedding party. My landlady's oldest daughter is getting married tonight and they have an all-women pre-party before the wedding where everyone wears traditional dress and eats, dances and sings while the bride sits up front looking all lovely. If you clickie my little Flickr badge, there's an absolutely horribly taken photo of the dress I wore that my landlady so selfishly gave me. Maybe if I remember, I'll take another picture (a better one) with it on the hanger. Tonight is the actual wedding and I'll be wearing more normal attire. And brand new shoes of course!
So now I have a wedding card to make, so I am off like a, like a wedding dress!
I have not fallen off the face of the Earth, no matter what anyone has said. It seems as though my life went from idle to fast forward. I leave in June to head back to civilization, or at the very least Virginia. I have so much to do before that, but as usual, I have to wait on so much other stuff before I even get started.
I'm not going to promise to keep this up more than I have, but I'm going to make a go of it.
Wow, that made no sense whatsoever.
So I finally decided to get around to figuring out my new camera. There is still some figuring to do - the pictures I take are about 80,000 pixels wide. Maybe I should just open up the damned amnual.
Anyway, since I promised...
The Hookah:
A Christmas cookie:
And blonde hair!
Sorry it took me so long. I'm still working out the kinks in my life. :\
Now I think I'll have a cookie and a smoke.
Now Playing: Boris Karloff - You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch
I'm looking at the date that I last posted, and holy shit! Is this thing still on?
Life got a little crazy for a bit. I went into a small depression (like it could be an actual size, hrumph) and then it all got very busy. Things are definitely better, but I debated whether or not I wanted to continue with the blog. I mean, I went almost an entire month avoiding the computer. Sad isn't it?
I'm rather tired being on this island. I'm ready to go home, people.
I did buy a new camera and a hookah pipe, albeit a small one. I will post pictures soon, I promise.
Well enough of that until I find out if everyone has completely given up on me.
Now Playing: Party Ben - Paid For My Doorbell (Eric B. & Rakim vs. White Stripes)
So in my 547657483th vow to try and write something more often, I give you...
[Cue cheesy music]
Like the sands in a shot glass, these are the Days of My Boring-Ass Life.
I checked my email yesterday and noticed that I ordered two books that I already had. I'm thinking of sending thenm to my mom. How awful is that?
Recently, I have bought things that I have yet to use.
A new webcam (I can't decide if I want it on the computer or the laptop)
A USB charger for my cell phone (no clue if it even works)
Two video games I just "had" to have
An asston of movies.
I have just given you the 6867449th reason not to ever read this again.
Now Playing: Killswitch Engage - The End Of Heartache
So yeah, I haven't been around these here parts much. I haven't had a whole lot to say, either here or any of my favorite blogs. Makes me wonder if I'm even going to make a third of the words required for NaNoWriMo. Oh the joys of self doubt! Aren't they great?
My life is pretty boring. Actually, it has been very borning. There has been nothing to write home about, much less on a blog for everyone in cyber space to yawn along with.
I've been watching a lot of TV shows on DVD since my cable box has been broke dick for over a month. Not that there was a whole lot to watch, but still. My newest televised obsession is Oz. Yeah, I know it was cancelled way back when, but I never had HBO and now I'm totally addicted to it. Mabe it is because they show male full frontal nudity for once. I now understand why some men don't want to, that whole dick ego and all. Shrinkage must suck. Heh. I think it's the man-love that gets me. Or maybe it is just the storyline. You know, like men read Playboy for the articles. Yes, I realize I might be a freak, but so what.
So how about a meme? It's not the first 10 "sex" songs in iTunes, but just the ones that I think honor prison love the world over! Let's hear it for naken men being thrown in the hole! w00t!
Prison Sex - Tool
Sex Machine - Dope
Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me - TISM
Sex Dwarf - Soft Cell
Rough Sex - Lords of Acid
Super Sex - Morphine
Sexy Love - Ne-Yo
Sexy Mistake - The Chalets
Sex Type Thing - Stone Temple Pilots
Sex-O-Matic Venus Freak - Macy Gray
Now Playing: Dope - Sex Machine
One of the things I've been doing instead of gallivanting around the internet is playing a card game called Hand and Foot. It's a game that my mom taught me years ago and play whenever I go home. I got my friend K hooked on playing, and other than the very first game, I've been kicking her ass ever since! So other than being dog tired during the week, if I don't say anything on the weekends, now you know why!
Trying to play catch-up is a pain in the ass. I opened up Bloglines and had 992 entries to read. It'll take me a week! I'm also trying to get back to reading all my friends' entries on LiveJournal. I haven't really been on the computer for the better part of a month. How can I keep up my g33k tag if I'm not playing around on the PC? Okay, I've been on it at work, but that's, you know, work. Speaking of that, it's been rather hectic. We have an inspection coming in the next week, and people have just lost their damned minds. Ugh.
To counter all of that, I've been catching up on my Season DVDs, (Supernatural, Lost season 2, Veronica Mars season 2, etc) chick flicks, and reading. I think I've gone through about 20 books in the past four weeks. My friend K and I have been hanging out quite a bit. Well, ever since she arrived in Bahrain. Last weekend was the first one we didn't hang out, and it was strange. I know I should have used that time to start the catch-up game, but instead I slept and did laundry.
So let me apologize for being so remiss and not being around and making comments and such. I miss you guys.
Now Playing: Frente! - Bizarre Love Triangle
I've been out of sorts for a while. There was a temporary reprieve this weekend when I did girly things like spending five hours on Friday in a salon chair getting my nails and toes done and a wonderful massage on Saturday. But as usual, reality hit me again on Sunday. The past two days have been one long sucker-punch from hell.
Lest you think I hate Sundays, my work week starts on Sunday. It's my Monday. At least my weekend starts sooner.
Now Playing: Dope - You Spin Me Right Round
Nothing going on tonight. I'm just spending a nice quiet evening at home. The week was pretty busy, culminating in me getting CDO (Command Duty Officer) qualified. I was supposed to have plans tonight, but my friend is too sick to have his own going-away party. So I'm laying low and relaxing. Thankfully. I need to because I feel like I've been ran over by a truck. I slept great last night, but I didn't want to wake up this morning and I've been dragging ass all day. I also found a recipe for coconut chicken and glass noodles that I want to try, but I don't have the energy to do anything but veg on the couch.
Yay fun.
Sorry, no urge to take my clothes off.
The old laptop previously known as The Beast (and now known as the The Pain in My Ass that Will Explode in Any Minute) is now unplugged and awaiting it's fate. Yesterday, I bought The New Hotness. It's quite shy at the moment, so no pictures. It's all bright and beautiful and glowy. No, I didn't buy a Mac, they don't have them at our brand new Exchange. It's so nice having one. It's on it's way to being a huge conglomeration of Commissary, Exchange, bank, post office, gym, movie theater, food court, etcetera. The thing is pretty huge, and it's a short walk from work, quite the blessing in the current temperatures.
I still have a week left of my vacation and I'm going to enjoy every last second of it, inside of course.
Yeah, one of those.
I'm am going to be fine. More than that actually.
Mind you, my so-called epiphany wasn't anything specific. I didn't have to do any major naval gazing to figure it out. It was just something I realized as I was laying in bed tonight, trying to turn my brain off before falling asleep. And yes, I got out of bed to share. Don't you feel special?
Anyway. I was just thinking about my weekend and what I accomplished and didn't. And I realized that not once this weekend did I listen to any sad music. And last night, as I headed towards the kitchen to get something to drink in the middle of a movie, I shook my butt a little to the music. You may not understand why this is a big deal, but folks it is! I wasn't morose. I didn't go into any crying fits. I felt normal. And I shook my booty spontaneously. That alone should be proof.
And as I sit here typing this, I realized yet another thing. I have nowhere to go but up.
So I decided it was time to go back into the gym. Just a couple of thoughts:
- I need to eat more than a couple of BBQ Pringles all day.
- Caffeine drinks are not a substitute for water.
- Chain smoking three cigarettes is not a good idea before getting on an elliptical, where breathing is essential.
- After having said cigarettes, having a goal of an hour is not only unhealthy the first time up, but it is pure fantasy.
- I need to bring a rubber band for my hair, or quit whining when it falls into my eyes.
- A towel would be nice to dry the dripping sweat pouring down my neck. Yuck.
Also remembered the dreaded Daylight Savings Thing. They don't recognize it in this part of the world, so I only had to change two clocks - the clock on my desk that keeps up with the Home Time and the secondary time on my watch, also Home Time. I guess that means no matter where I am, I always know what time it is at home. Duh.
Finally got around to making that appointment with the doctor about my heart and thyroid issue. Negative on both. Mil Doc (my normal one was on vacation) said that even though my heart rate was up to 126 (!) he trusts the cardiologist when he says that doctors make me nervous. Funny that, seeing as I've been telling them for years, but have someone who knows the heart and they listen. Obviously I don't know my body well enough. Maybe I need to move to South Dakota and let the men up there tell me what I can and can't do with my body. Sorry. Makes me a little cranky. The thyroid issue I'm a little piqued about. Not that I want something to be wrong with me, but now I have no explanation of why I can't lose weight. So that just means that I'm going to have to nearly kill myself over the next two weeks to lose a bit of weight before the PRT. *sigh*
On the g33ky good news front - I bought a friend's XBox and games/stuff. His roommate bought a 360, and since he has one back home, he really doesn't need this one. So now I have two game consoles - the XBox, and a PS2. Am I a geek or what? I also got yet another package of crafty goodness. I started up with crossstitching again, so I have plenty of things to keep my busy.
Now I need a shower rather badly. Stinky stinky I am. I know I'm going to be hurting in the morning, but I get to do it all again starting a 5am then again at 4pm. You heard me right. Twice a day. It sucks to be on a deadline.
For Grace:
Sorry if they're not all the way in focus.
One of the cons about living here in Bahrain is tap water. You can't drink it. It's basically saltwater. In the summer it really sucks because you're washing off all your salty sweat with water that has salt in it. Yucky. Most homes have either water coolers or a filter that makes the water drinkable, or what they call Sweet Water. I have such a filter under my sink that has it's own faucet and also runs to my fridge to make ice. Well, today when I got home from work, there were some workman installing a HUGE filtering system, In a couple of days even my shower water will be drinkable!
SWEET!
Seriously.
I hate Valentine's Day. And it has nothing to do with the fact that I haven't had one since...well...I think I was still married, therefor it was required. Rather like sex on your anniversary.
I hate it because every year I get asked that stupid middle school question - "Who's your Valentine?" and when I tell them I don't have one, I get the TSK TSK of Pity. Folks, I'm not looking for your pity. I think Valentine's Day is one of the most overrated "holidays" ever. But I hate it most because everyone puts so much emphasis on a day named after some guy that got rid of a bunch of rats. Or was it a massacre? Doesn't matter, really. How in the fuck does a day of love get compared to rats? Or a massacre? What, the rats are gone and now everybody's dead, and we can finally have sex in a vat of chocolate, I love you?
Puleeze.
So anyway, Happy Massacred Rat Day Valentine's Day. Suckers.
Somebody give me some chocolate, dammit! It's the only thing I like about today. *grin*
By the way, the test results came in for the monitor - I have a perfectly healthy heart. No, it didn't hurt when they pulled the tape off, but I think I might have a blister or two.
I mean really? God, I want to tear my hair out. This is so fucking frustrating! I think it's driven me to drink. I am so annoyed right now.
Confused? Yeah, me too. Dammit.
Is anyone out there into their family tree? Years ago, someone down the line in one of those odd branches decided to do one, but it was only partial. I can't remember the web page for it, and none of the google searches I've made are coming up with something that I don't have to pay for. What happened to free records? That's what I want to know. Oh, and if I do have to spend money, what's the best bang for my buck. It's not like I have access to any libraries way over here in Allah Land.
So yeah, I'm looking for that apple. Luckily I do have a few notes that I just happened upon whilst looking for something else. I have no idea why I'm interested all of a sudden. It's not like I'm looking to be inducted into the Daughters of the Revolution or anything. I JUST WANNA KNOW!
Interesting things that I have learned today that has nothing to do with genealogy. It stems from eating my current dinner, which is yumeh!
I've always wondered what laban was - it's yogurt! I see it in the stores all the time. Labneh is a yogurt dip. Legumes are called pulses here. I love hummus, but my new favorite is moutabal, which has aubergine (eggplant) in it. Tastes so divine with my beef schwarma. Now I'm hungry.
For the following:
Yes I should be happy that I am able to watch the Superbowl, but:
It started at 2:30 am
I'm missing the commercials
Halftime started at 4am
Is it me, or have the half-time shows gotten crappier, especially after seeing Janet's boob?
It just doesn't seem right to be drinking beer and having the usual Superbowl snacks at this time of the morning.
I'm sad that the Seahawks are down. I'm rooting for the underdog here, plus The Steelers already have a few rings. Yeah yeah yeah, I know, let's support Jerome, but am I supposed to be scared of the Towels of Terror?! Pu-leeze.
Good news? I'm in my jammies, my hair is a mess, and I'm cuddling under a blanket. This could be the most comfortable Superbowl yet.
I now return you to my normal anti-social behavior.
Yeah, it's been a while, I know. I would like to say that I've been busy, which is true, but it seems so boring every time I try and write it down.
Hmm...
Wednesday through Sunday was exhausting. Between midwatches, going through a CPR instructor course, dealing with a very aggressive guy, and trying to get some sleep, I basically avoided everything and everyone I possibly could.
I know you want to know about the guy. He's my age and all he wants is sex. It's to the point that I'm getting really annoyed with the constant text messages to come over, come over when I specifically told him that I just don't jump in bed with people until I know a little more about them. Spending an hour talking in a bar with music blaring and a bunch of people interrupting is NOT enough time to get to know someone. Fuck.
I have to teach a CPR class this Saturday. Not looking forward to it. At all.
I'm now a "dayworker". I work everyday except the weekends, unless I have duty. It's so nice having a normal schedule. Yesterady was my first day, and I must say I was grinning ear to ear when I was able to leave at 3 in the afternoon instead of 8 at night. I really didn't know what to do with myself. So I made dinner. Dinner! It was heaven.
Started to play World of Warcraft again. Yes, I'm a dork. Like you didn't already know that.
Well, I haven't posted in a while, and you know what that means, usually. Okay, maybe you don't. I'm working the night shift and trying to get in as much sleep as possible. Today, it was a whole five hours.
News on the work front:
Next month I will no longer be doing shift work. Normal schedule, here I come! Sadly, I'm going to miss only working two days at a time, but at least it will only be 8 hours a day - minus the two hour lunches.
The head inspector from the Inspector General made a surprise visit yesterday. Mind you, they were due on the 29th for the entire base, but I guess we are special because he specifically showed to do an inspection on my command. This should be fun.
I've asked to have my first day watch coming up off since I'll be working the two days prior and I have things I need to do, like rent, (it's somewhat of a production to get done over here) rental car, trying to get information about getting my personal car over here from Texas, and other general errands. I was told it wasn't going to be a problem, but I'll believe it when I am holding that approved paperwork in my hot little hands.
Personally, well, not a whole lot has changed. I finally got over the flu which made me utterly miserable. I'm starting to think of craft projects I can start, but I'm only getting snippets of ideas coming through the ether that is my brain. I need inspiration! I feel like every idea I once had has now been sucked out of me.
Speaking of sucking, I need to get to work.
You guys rock. I swear you do. I couldn't ask for a better homecoming. Yes, Pam, I am one of you, but the moment I start eating brains...well, let's just not go there right now.
For any of you that took the nose dive into LiveJournal and saw what I was up to, I don't have to explain. But for everyone else that avoided it like the plague it can be, I'm still a big bowl of boring lameness. Sure, some things have changed. I got me some of that stuff they call sex two weeks in a row and by golly, I like it! It's amazing to think how much I missed it, and how damn messy it can be. Yes I said messy. Why doesn't anyone talk about that part of sex? The bottle of lube that gets out of control, the sweatiness of two bodies bumping uglies to get to that Big O that may or may not be worth paying for five rounds of drinks and a cab ride home, the stickiness of the aftermath, the awkward silence, the wondering if you're going to have to gnaw your own arm off in the morning. By God, that is just getting me hot thinking about it and I might just do it again. Maybe as soon as tonight. Maybe. There are no plans set in stone. The only decision I have to make tonight is whether to chance matching my undies to my bra. Or vice versa. Oh, the choices!
Other than that, I've been holding off the boredom by spending money on DVDs. Mostly for TV shows that I am missing, or getting myself reacquainted with. In the last month I have bought and watched Season 1 of House MD, Seasons 1&2 of Scrubs, and Season 1 of Lost. Next will be Season 1 of Nip/Tuck. I've had to get a bigger DVD holder because I have also bought Serenity, Bewitched, (with Nic Kidman) The Fantastic 4, The Longest Yard, and The Virgin Suicides to add to my modest collection. That last one is rather strange and I'm still afraid my head will explode if I try and figure it out. I just nod my head and accept that it's one of those Indie Flicks that are obviously meant to be Art instead of being Entertainment. It's like Donnie Darko for the female emo set. I have yet to see the new HP or Narnia, but that's mostly because I'm on an island of Islamic proportions, so I will just have to wait for them to come out on DVD.
I think I'm coming down with a cold, but I can't be sure other than the lymph node on the left side (my left, not yours) of my neck swelling up to girongous proportions. But it could just be all in my head.
Maybe I'll just go wild and pair the hot pink panties with the red bra. It'll be crazy not to mention I won't be worrying about getting my hopes up.
Ooh! I can't forget about the wireless keyboard and mouse set, as well as the new cell phone I have purchased! Spiffy!
