Winter People

Sicky Walmartness

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:50:59 -0400

Soooo…

Remember how I got that job at Walmart a bit ago? C:

Well it’s been going okay. Its a LOT of work and some nights I’m the only person manning the entire Apparel department, minus the fitting room. It’s way too much for one person to do but hopefully I’ll get used to it eventually or something. D:

I made a new work-friend there named Halley and we talk at lunches and stuff. She’s given me a ride home twice, which was awesome. C:

One of my duties is answering phones though and I get soooo anxious when I have to. I’ve always hated phones! :C

In better news, though…

Cam had an interview and within 4 mins of him leaving it they called him back for a second one! We were all excited and them BAM… he got the job!

The best part?

It’s at WalMart! My Walmart! We’re gonna be working at the same place! C:

This will make finding an apartment so much easier! We even have a place in mind! Sadly they only take two cats so we’re going to try to convince them to let us in with three. If they wont… I don’t know what we’ll do.

But yeah… he got the job and I amSOPROUD OF HIM!

He starts on the 29th, which is next week.

Wednesday he had his free dental clinic visit and… it was horrible. They treated him like shit and I could tell from the begining that he was terrified. It’s obvious to me he has Dentophobia (fear of the dentist). He could barely speak and the entire bus ride home he was shaking and looked like he was going to be sick. (He was sick, later, actually.)

They said they would recommend him to a doctor that MIGHT put him under for surgery but we’ll have to see. If they don’t… well, then we’ll find someone who will. I don’t care what the cost.

That night I stayed home both to comfort him and because I wasn’t feeling 100%. Mostly because of him, though. My throat was hurting a bit and I felt sick to my stomach, but I figured it would pass. I had Thursday off and I thought I would enjoy a nice day with my love.

I was wrong.

I woke up with my throat hurting so bad I couldn’t speak. Every time I tried it sent waves of pain down my neck. Cam looked into my throat and said I had white patches there. I was terrified that it was strep, even though I didn’t have a fever and I wasn’t throwing up.

Mom drove us to our insurance’s private urgent care (which was NICE cuz otherwise we would have been there like 7 hours) and we sat around for about 15 mins before being seen by a doctor.

He told me that there was a virus going around and that’s all it was. There was no meddies to help it, I just had to bare with it. He gave me a note to give to work saying that I could stay home Wednesday and today (Friday). He also wrote on the note that I have to rest my voice, meaning that I can’t speak very much until the 1st.

I answer phones at work. They not gonna be happy.

I am terrified of being fired over this. D:

Today I woke up with my throat feeling mostly better but now I have a cold. xD

On top of that, I seem to have gotten Cam sick as well! D:

Not looking forward to returning to work tomorrow, especially since I have an 8 hour shift feeling sick and unable to speak. Saturdays are really busy, too.

~And then love hit...~

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 04:44:05 -0400

Soooo I’ve gotten in dollies a bit more lately, including trying to make a skirt for Emilina today *didn’t end well, was too big…twice* and just thinking of sewing/pictures. I’d love to bond with Tanner more over the hobby-the top reason I wanted Emilina in the first place. Well….while looking at dollie wigs….I saw a picture of a doll that just triggered something. Hours later we’ve found her model and already been playing around with colors/etc. She’s absolutely beautiful! She’s a Volks Lorina. Just….wow! It struck something and I just really really really like her a lot! I’d love to jump to the thought of someday getting her, but I want to be a tad rational and think if I’ll still love her as much *coughwillcough*. Tanner likes her a lot too =) I think it could really lead us into bonding together more over the hobby…..<3

Totes Math and junk

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 03:26:48 -0400

Tanner here with a totes math update!

I started an art blog for random doodles and stuff, which can be seen at tibbyart.tumblr.com (shameless self promotion, goooo!).

So I sulked around Wednesday afternoon, fretting over if WalMart would call me or not. I googled my chances, and what would happen if they did, and even asked Miyuki what her interview process was.

On Thursday in the middle of the afternoon or so, Cam and I were having a bit of a tiff and we were laying in bed together. I had the randomest feeling that WalMart was going to call but I didn’t mention anything (and he’s probably reading this for the first time now, since I can’t remember if I told him or not. derp.), and then ten or so minutes later… they did.

And I… GOT THE JOB! MAAAAAATHHHH YEAHHHHH!

They asked me to come in today to get offered the job officially and so this morning around 11 we left on the bus and went down there. After sitting around a little bit, they took me back in and I filled out a little bit of paperwork!

They then gave me a piece of paper for a drug test and told me to take it to this place over on Capitol and something or other. We thought maybe it was downtown so we took the bus down there, only to find out we had to take ANOTHER bus to get to that place. (A nice man who works at the bus depot told us where to go!)

After carting our butts down there we sat around for almost an hour, waiting in line. I then peed in a cup and left, taking the long bus ride back home.

The lady at Walmart had informed me that it would be two days to two weeks before I’d get called in if I passed… but when we got home, not even 20 mins later, they called me to say I start on Wednesday!

BUT, that wasn’t the highlight of my day!

After I’d gotten out of the paperwork meeting, Cam met me at the other end of WalMart and bought me lunch at McDonalds. He then informed me that he had a surprise for me. I assumed, at the time, that he had bought me a pony, and he gave me the hint ‘white’, so I went about guessing every white pony I knew.

He kept teasing me the entire time we were at the clinic and on the busses. Finally, when we got home, he actually wrapped the present and made me open it.

To my absolute shock and utter delight- it was Adventure Time, Season 1 on DVD! I FREAKED THE MATH OUT. And I am still SO VERY HAPPY!

We also went food shopping and went to Goodwill to get me some work clothes.

A great day, indeed!

A day of interviews

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:08:03 -0400

Mmm so things have been exciting the past few days.

Sometime last week I got called in for an interview at WalMart (apparel department). I was super excited because my friend Miyuki recently got hired there (and fired like a month later, but whatevs) plus Cam’s sister and her husband work there (but in Canada).

I got all prepared for your typical personal interview - coming up with strengths and weaknesses I could say, pumping myself up, ect. Well…

I get there to find that it’s not a typical interview. In fact, they barely asked anything related to myself. Instead, they sat me down, pulled out a stack of papers with questions, and began to read them to me. They were related to past work experiences, including problems I’d had before that I needed to solve.

Panicking because this wasn’t what I was prepared for and it’s been so long since I worked, I made nearly everything up. And believe me, they were dumb as glob answers.

I was absolutely certain that I had blown it, especially after three or so days with no call. I wanted to cry because this is my first job interview in forever (other then those BS group interviews I’d had before) and I could REALLY use this job.

Then, to my surprise, Monday afternoon I get a call that they want me in for a second interview!

Now, we’d known since about Saturday that Cam had an interview-thing he had to go in to on Tuesday. It was for a job at the state fair, cleaning up and what not. We’d planned on going together, with me sitting outside to wait for him.

But my interview was Tuesday, too. We were both a little bit bummed because we’d wanted to go together, but we worked up the nerve and were happy for each other!

I spent a while looking up what the second interview is like and eventually found out that it’s exactly like the first. I was terrified as I got on the bus and rode down there (only to find out that I could have left an hour later and still been on time, but whatevs). I sat around in McDonalds for an hour before heading inside to wait.

After a little bit of waiting, the lady took me back and sat me down. She told me that I didn’t have to answer the questions with work-related stuff, I could use life experiences too. Her vibe put me at ease (we’d laughed because we both asked ‘how are you today?’ at the same time), and she seemed patient and kind. Plus, I was expecting this, so it wasn’t such a shocker.

I answered the questions (pretty much) honestly and she actually told me one of my answers was good! I smiled and was kind and she seems very happy and impressed by me.

She told me that they would check my references and get back to me and I left, telling her to have a nice day (at the same time she told me, which caused us to laugh again).

I then caught the bus and thankfully, I got home in time to leave with Cam to his interview!

We headed down to his place (which was on the same bus, even!) and he was VERY anxious. After standing around a bit we noticed that a large number of people waiting outside (because it was a giant orientation kind of thing) were heading inside about half an hour or so early. He decided to go in too and I wished him good luck.

According to him, they had to fill out paperwork, so he was glad he got there early. He gave his letter of recommendation along with his paperwork, which I think makes him stand out amongst the crowd.

He said that after 100 people, they started to turn everyone away.

They talked about stuff that I don’t really know (he might have told me, but I spaced it) then everyone left.

After meeting up with him, he asked if I wanted to take the bus (same bus) down to safeway and get a bite to eat (and Starbucks for him). I said yes because - lets face it - I wanted to congratulate a day of hard work for both of us. (Hey, getting up and spending the day on the bus is hard!)

We went down there and got some food for me and some Starbucks for him. He noticed a missed call on his phone and tried to call them back, but the people just kept transferring him and he was almost out of minutes, so he hung up. We decided we needed to get him more minutes for his phone so we bought some and as we were heading to go sit down and eat, they called again.

It was WalMart, checking my references! Already! They asked him a few quick questions and then hung up with him having .6 minutes left on his phone. He sent a quick text to mom to tell her to tell Fraser that they would be calling her (my phone was dead), taking .3 minutes from him, leaving him with only one text left.

We headed home after sitting in the sun at the bus stop for like half an hour (which was nice because we thought we’d be there for an hour) and then came home.

It was very, very awesome. C:

Pissed the glob off

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:59:29 -0400

So the last few days were awesome! But let me back-track.

Cam has been having pains in his chest and I declared that it was gastritis, so I told him he needed to rest. Now, getting Cam to rest is like trying to give a cat a bath… damn near impossible. I begged and pleaded, yelled and fought, but eventually I gave in and let him do little things. (Of course, he did bigger things, too… like a poop.)

(OMG mom shut up with the mememe I’m trying to type.)

Mom went like 4 days without ever asking us how we were. She didn’t even notice that Cam was in pain at all. Of course not. Freaking glob.

It took Cam a little while to heal and his teeth have been hurting. Mom got antibiotics for some made up infection and she pretended to lose them so that Cam could have her extra bottle, which I admit was pretty nice and selfless of her. Or whatever.

Anyway, so Saturday was a family reunion and I kept telling Cam he had to be good or he couldn’t go on the carousel. He wasn’tthatgood, but I let it slide. We awkwardly sat around and ate (my mom, us, and my grandpa were the only ones from our non-extended-family that came) before Cam and I took our free tickets and went to the rides.

We rode on the carousel (we had 4 tickets each and the rides were only 1 ticket) and had lots of fun! Then we went on this little miniature train that goes around the park, but I was afraid that it was going to tip over pretty much the whole time. Still, we had fun! We also played a balloon popping game (with bean bags instead of darts… wtf) and I wont a “medium” toy, which was a dog about the size of my hand. With no nose. What the glob.

After that, Mom went camping with a friend (after taking us home, of course). She said she’d be gone until Tuesday, which left us alone for a while! We were soooo excited and happy. She even took the dogs, so we could bring The Doctor out of our room and around the house! Cx

OH! We’ve both become slightly (or even more then slightly) addicted to a show on Cartoon Network called Adventure Time. It’s so damn addicting. I like the gender-swapped versions of the characters that appear in one episode, especially Marshall Lee,while Cam likes the lesbianish main girls.

Anyway, so back to what I was saying (damn Adventure Time, causing me to digress!)

So the first night we ended up falling asleep around 3 after going to bed around 1 and being unable to sleep. I started searching for fan-fiction but couldn’t find any good ones, so I wrote one myself. (Who knows if I’ll ever post it…) Cam watched some Doctor Who!

The next day we just sort of enjoyed each other’s company. I fought him doing chores but gave in, although I made sure to do some too. We watched a few episodes of Adventure Time and even played an MMO that just entered open beta. (It’s got a bad plot and the monsters are peaches that make farting noises when you attack them. Wtf.) We went to bed at like, 8 in the morning, because we were so happy to be alone and excited to spend time together.

Today started like any of the others. Got up, did chores, had food, snuggled the kitties. We were just settling down to another Adventure Time marathon when Cam looks out the window and… Bam.

Mom’s home.

Now, she told us she wouldn’t be home until tomorrow. Mind you, it’s very hot outside and I’m sitting around in my underwear because it’s too damn hot to wear much else…

She didn’t call and give us any sort of warning. NONE. She could have called from the road and said, “I’m on my way home”, but… nada. We weren’t expecting her until tomorrow NIGHT, not today around 4:00 PM…

Sooooo globbingmaaaaaaaad.

Anyways, so she comes home and she’s like, “MemememefreakingME” about how her knee hurt and how camping was bad and how she wanted to come home early. Not one single time does she stop and ask, “Did you guys enjoy your time alone?” Or even, again, ask how we are.

My day is pretty much ruined. I’m still grasping on to the trails of maybe goodness that I can, like the fact that there’s a new Adventure Time in half an hour.

(To top that off, the tail I helped Cam make just keeps having problems and I have a feeling its just going to fall to pieces the next time he wears it.)

Oh, and I have an interview tomorrow.

Sleepy updates

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 07:28:48 -0400

I caught a seepy so I’mma make this quick.

The Doctor is freaking SMART. He’s like, 5 weeks old and managed to figure out how to climb to the top of the cat tree. Without help. He’s gonna be chaos, I can already feel it. Bring it! Cx

Loki is slowly getting better. He still growls a little, but we learned that it’s good for him to get that out. He and The Doctor duked it out at the top of the cat tree, however, and The Doctor started crying for me to grab him because he couldn’t figure out how to run away. Poor little guy.

HE IS SO DANG TINY OMFG.

I’m a little worried about him because he wheezes so much, but Cam assures me that if it gets bad enough, we’ll take him to the vet. I got paid today so we’ll hopefully have enough to if that happens. (We should.)

We decided to skip seeing brave because… well, kitty. Brave can wait, The Doctor cannot.

Found out some douche bags are taking free cats off Craigslist and using them as target practice. With guns. There is a special place in hell for people like that.

Spent like half an hour trying to find out how to tag a cat in a facebook picture without linking to a fan page. Turns out I just had to type the name and press the up key, then press enter. It figures.

I might be confused, but I’m pretty sure the family reunion is next weekend. Whateves, not that excited. Maybe some pictures, but I’m not sure the girls will even be there and I don’t feel like bringing Amador. You know what that means, Cam? You will be photographed. Often. C:

Cam and I got addicted to Sims 3, though I tend to grow bored of it after spending a while creating a house. I’m slowly losing interest, though I’m trying hard to cling on because I’ve been so bored lately.

Cam’s parents sent his tablet! I’m very frustrated, trying to figure out how to work it. It’s just… different from my old tablet PC. The pen pressure will take some - frustrating - getting used to. (I know, I know, white people problems.)

Wrote part of a fanfic. Doubt it will go far.

Oh man, two months until September! That means 3 things - one GREAT one, one AWESOME one, and one I want to avoid. xD

The GREAT one is that the fair will be going on and I get to show it to Cam! It’s a tradition in my family to go to it (though mom would gladly not spend the money, which makes me sad) and I can’t wait to share it! Even if we don’t go on any rides or spend any money, it’s the experience I want to share.

The one I’m trying to avoid is that my birthday is coming up and I will be 24.

The AWESOME thing (read as: AWESOME AMAZING SWEET COOL SPECATULARLYANAZIGNLKHFEAHLKFEAFDA JUICE) is that… Cam’s parents are going to visit!!!! I can’t wait to see them again and I KNOW he’s excited like wuuuut!

Oh god I am getting so tired.

Well, I’m off! Soon I will be snuggled up with my love and our newest baby on our shared bed! C:

Night, Tumblr!

~The Doctors Independence Day~

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 04:29:47 -0400

Today was quite the day! Started off with Tanner babysitting Shelly, then we went to go look at a kitten.

Wait, hold up, kitten??!? Yep! We’ve been looking at kittens lately due to us finding one we really liked, but it fell through. As did a second one. As we were saying it was just not meant to be- we found him. The Doctor. The craigslist post didn’t have a picture (usually I don’t look at those) and detailed about a kitten being left on someones front lawn by their neighbors, and saying they didn’t have food for it, and couldn’t care for it due to having a newborn. There was a number to text and I thought “What the heck.” A picture arrived, and he was precious. A hopeful look in his eyes grabbed Tanners heart, and the decision was his to go see it. We set up a time for today, the 4th, at 10.

Turns out the lady was Frasier’s sister/cousin person. She was…well. Her boyfriend was a douche. But we’ll get to that. So as we find our way to the house, Shelly and Char waited in the car. We approached a garage and heard a flurry of frantic mews. We met the sister and she took him out of the cage quickly. Tanner got handed a wiggly *his words, too!* black and white kitten who was very frantic. The look in Tanners eyes while he held and stroked the kitty sealed the deal. The douche guy just kept saying how it never shut up and pooped everywhere, well no duh- they left it alone caged in a garage :/ Poor thing. He was so precious, and looked so scared but desperate for lovin’s. Very small and bony too. So I said yes, and we loaded him in the pink carrier. The douche kept repeating the above, and gave us a little kitten food and some litter. To home we went!

Lots of bonding followed. He acted crazy and clawing at the cage until we let him out…he turned into a total cuddle bug! He has some slight wheezing and boogers, but our love can heal him <3 Tanner is so precious with him, it really touches a special part of my heart. Loki was introduced and only growled a little and backed away.

Afterwards we went to the St.Paul Rodeo. It was *very* fun, and I enjoyed it a so very much! I finally achieved seeing a rodeo, and being there with Tanner was simply astounding. I liked the barrel racing very much. After that we stopped for some kitten milk/food *Safeway failed us, Fred Meyers had some!* and hurried home to love on the kitties, then to the Doctor! He got some milk and is pottying in the litter box. He looveess to play with the mosey on a stick that my lovely rents sent for Loki for X-mas. Chicken at first just smelled and was curious. Then a bit later he was moving and she was her growly self. On the cat tree she seemed to just watch. Flea combed him and he had some, mostly flea dirt and his coat was ragged and we didn’t notice- poor raggidy Doctor!

Afterwards we tore ourselves away to go to fireworks at Jon’s/ the trailer park. It was fun to see them with Tanner, though sadly he took the wrong lens so many shots probably won’t turn out :( Was forced to socialize a bit by Jon, but he introduced me as his brother-in-law….<3333 He also said he liked me and hugged/kissed my head. Made me really feel part of the family, even if he was a bit on the happy juice *most were*.

Now my sleepy head is in bed with our new little bundle of cuteness, and I’m writing this to be always reminded of the amazingness of life- and the perfection of being with my darling soulmate, Tanner. <3

~Mockingjay~

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 07:56:17 -0400

Gosh! The Hunger Games trilogy rocked! It left a deep emotional impact, and a lot of thought-provoking material.

As Tanner said- do not watch the movie, just seriously- don’t. It was almost painful to watch. The irregularities had me foo-ing for quite a while. I tried to get over it and think of it as another movie but…good gosh it sucked.

Besides that, I’m so thankful to have my amazing soulmate. Through all emotions, all trials, all blessings- he’s here beside me. Thank you so much, Tanner, for completing not only me, but my life as well <3

The Hunger Games

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 07:44:20 -0400

So Cam and I just finished reading The Hunger Games trilogy together.

We’re both in tears! D:

Very, VERY good books. Very moving, as well.

I don’t recommend the movie, though. We watched it and… we just didn’t like it. It was almost nothing like the book and to me it seemed a little hallow and emotionless. The cast just wasn’t right for their rolls, either.

But I DO recommend the books!

Couponing with old friends

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 02:03:38 -0400

So lately I’ve been attempting some Extreme Couponing, inspired by the show on TLC. I actually worked it out to get 10 free packets of toothpaste, but when we got there it didn’t work out. Sadly. :C

Cam found us a group we could go to, though! I’m excited, but a little nervous. Maybe we’ll make some friends? I’m sure we’ll be the youngest ones there, though. D:

We’ve both been looking hard core for a job, but nothing’s really coming up. It has us both frustrated and we’re trying to believe that things happen for a reason, but it’s hard sometimes to keep that belief in mind when days pass by and nothing happens to move your life forward. :\

I’ve been trying to find an old friend recently. I’ve been kind of caught up in Kess’ death, more then normal (I’m not really sure why) so I’m trying to connect with someone I knew around the same time, whose friendship didn’t end very well. I don’t know, I guess I’m looking for some closer in my life right now, so I can move on from the past. (And maybe even get an old friend back? That would be kind of nice…)

Cam and I are great! Relationship wise, I mean. We argue a little because we’re both so stressed lately, but it’s actually been getting a lot better as of late! I’m glad for that. It was very sad how much we fought before, I’m very happy that we worked through it.

Oh, and we’ve become addicted to Teen Mom. Did I mention that before? Well, we are. It’s kind of sad, but we both enjoy it, so who cares? xD We’re both thankful to have better lives then the girls on there, though! (Though admittedly, I wouldn’t mind the 60k they get per season!)

My head feels a little fuzzy at the moment, like I can feel a headache coming on. Kind of sucks.

Anyway, gotta go! Might play Skyrim. C:

Stress

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 04:57:00 -0400

Mm, so things have been up and down lately.

Cam and I have been kind of arguing lately, but we’ve been under a bit of stress and my bipolar’s been a little bad, so it’s going to get better! It’s usually because I over react about something, then close up and refuse to talk to him about it. Mostly because I’m afraid to start more fights, but it just ends up causing fights because I’m trying to not cause fights… nonfightception? o wo;

Last Sunday, we went to Seattle. Mom took Cam, Fraser, and I all up there for the day. Cam spent most of the ride up in pain and feeling sick and along the way Fraser called him a “weenie” while she and I were alone. I was extremely angry and later when I told him, it really hurt his feelings.

We tried to go to a giant toy store they had back when I lived up there, but it had gone out of business.

After that we went to Pikes Place market because apparently they are supposed to throw fish around and it’s supposed to be awesome? It sounded relatively lame to me, but in the end it didn’t really matter (lol Linkin Park reference) because there was no fish throwing. It was just an extremely crowded market and mom kept trying to stop in the middle of a busy walkway to talk to us, when we couldn’t even hear her. We did browse some shops, but mom didn’t let us stop for more then a few seconds (irony) and we didn’t go in any.

After that we went to the space needle and went up to the top. Cam and I took bunch of pictures of the city scape and mom took a couple of us together that were really cute! Mom bought a space-needle shaped cup and apparently while I was picking it out, Fraser called me a spoiled brat or something of the sort. She’s really on my shit list, now.

Then we went to the ZOO! Oh man, it was AWESOME! They messed up with the money and so we got in for free! Then we got to see wolves (and boy were they active!) and bears, as well as a snow leopard that was asleep (sadly!). The place was almost closed and most of the animals were asleep, but it was still a lot of fun.

After that we showed Cam where we used to live, which wasn’t as exciting as I hoped it would be. I wanted to take him down to the beach along Puget Sound that I used to hang out at everyday, but mom just drove around the parking lot and we left. :\

The ride home was a lot like the ride there, with Cam not feeling good. Thankfully he slept a lot of the way. Fraser spent the entire time talking about herself and making up lies. Then she asked me if I could babysit her daughter during the summer and I told her I would think about it and get back to her.

I had an interview at a fast food place and I was super excited, but yesterday they got back to me and said they decided to go with someone with more experience. Then, I tried to contact Fraser and Jon about babysitting their daughter, but they backed out of it (I shouldn’t be surprised). And THEN, to top it off, ManaHaven closed down, so I lost my job there too.

That was all yesterday, so I had a pretty bad day.

Not that Cam has had much better days, lately. On top of us bickering a bit, he’s been in serious pain, serious stress, and feeling extremely ill. We’re waiting to hear back about his doctor appointment and we’re hoping to get him some more medication for his tooth infection.

Not a lot other then that. Downloaded some coupons and gonna go shopping tomorrow, since we finally get food stamps.

Also, on a random note, I’ve been really into photography lately. But not with dolls, more photography having to do with real life. I got interested in it after Cam started browsing this photography book that my uncle got me. I started reading it and learning some new techniques, so I started getting interested!

The other night we decided to try our hand at light painting, which is a technique where you take a picture with a long exposure at night, while using a light of some kind to create streaks of light in the air.

It’s a lot of fun! I wish we had a better area to do it in, because our back yard isn’t exactly the most photogenic. Maybe we’ll play with it more somewhere, someday. C:

~Whirlwind~

Mon, 14 May 2012 23:10:41 -0400

Well,today hasn’t been the best of days. Not the worst, but still. I did nothing but upset and hurt Tanner all today, and I’m feeling deeply regretful. Felt very out of it and ill all day. My hands and feet have swollen up, and my arms keep getting shooting pain then numbness. It’s apparently a side effect of my pain meds. Going to try not to take them often, I want to be more concentrated on taking care of Tanner. We tried to work, but it didn’t work out. Fought a lot due to my stupidity. We went home and then went to the doctors for my bloodtests, but they ended up being closed. Before that dropped off a sheet to Jordan, who was very understanding. Walked a lot to the hospital and back to the bus depot. They have some sort of pools in the work zone, strange. Still feeling very badly and sad at hurting Tanner, unsure of how to make it up to him besides not making days about me selfishly anymore. His feet/legs are hurting, hope that ends soon. Both tired from the stressful day. Another full day tomorrow.

All I know is Tanner is the light of my life, the only thing that keeps me going and hopefully about the future. Without my soulmate, I’d be lost. I love him, forever and always.

~BALLY~

Mon, 14 May 2012 04:46:56 -0400

Also, we played ball today outside. It was great to be close to Tanner and have fun <3 He was so understanding and kind to me today, more then I deserve by far. Sleep time soon, have to get up to work with my wonderful man!

HOT!

Mon, 14 May 2012 04:39:02 -0400

Mmm, so Mother’s day.

The day started out with a couple of sleepy Winter people, tumbling out of bed. From there we gave mom the cake we bought and then continued to get ready for breakfast with the family.

Then things got a little sad. We fought really bad, with both of us not wanting to go. I actually told mom to just leave with out us, but in the end we wound up going, although both extremely upset.

I blame it on the lack of sleep the previous two nights.I love you more, Tanner!

We were tense when we got there, but relaxed a little bit. It was very stressful inside the place because there were SO many people.

Every year we have breakfast on mothers day at the Keizer Fire Station, where the firemen cook breakfast. We’ve been doing it since I can remember, and I’m happy to share this tradition with Cameron!

(Mom told Cameron she considers him family, too!)

The family kindly signed a petition form I brought with me. I wanted to get my brother and his fiance’s signatures, but for some reason a few moments after they got there, they stormed off and disappeared.

Cam couldn’t have pancakes, so he got two pieces of ham.

Eventually we finished eating (but not after my cousin Angie showed up late, having assumed we were supposed to meet at 11, not 9), then we left with mom. Cam and I were still tense and awkward, unfortunately, but we were making due with it.

We headed over to Shari’s so that we could get Jon’s signature. He didn’t want to talk to us and seemed upset, but he refused to admit why he had stormed off from breakfast. Whatever, I got signatures, so he can bite my toosh. (Mom worried about it for a while, though.)

We swung by JCPennies because mom wanted to get Fraser some lingerie for her hunnymoon. Sadly, JCPennies had nothing of the sort (as I had assumed), but mom did get me a lovely dress and herself a set of pajamas. (Made my day, that dress did! She was so kind!)

After that we went to my sister-in-law Jackie’s house and visited her and my nephew, Nathan. He’s only two, but he can play flash games on a computer like a pro, using the laptop touch-pad and everything! It was amazing to see!

Then we went to a store called Eva’s, which sells sex toys and what not. The lady there was awkwardly open about everything, but we did end up getting Fraser a leopard print corset thingy, with a thong.

Then we went home and thought things were all good, but Cameron and I ended up having a nasty fall out that left us both crying and upset. It was a very, very bad fight. Thankfully, we managed to make up (as we always will) and just cuddled for a while, apologizing and comforting each other.

After that he called his mama while I attempted to take pictures of Uke, but got too angry with his wig to do much with him (just wasn’t in the groove, either. Nothing outside was inspiring me). Cam’s mama was doing good! His dad’s teeth were hurting him, though, sadly. Cam and I also drew her a Mother’s Day card and uploaded it to facebook (his idea, since he said he does it every year! But without the facebook part xD) so she could see it!

Then he took a pain med because he was in pain all day, but didn’t want to take it earlier because he wasn’t sure how it would effect him. After that mom suggested we go to Safeway to get some food-stuffs, so we headed off there.

First we stopped by Goodwill to drop off some stuff and went inside so I could look for shoes, since my dress for my brother’s wedding is far too long for me (I’m a bridesman!) and I needed something to make it drag a little bit less. We had a hard time finding some, but we managed to! Along with a shirt for Cam that looks VERY nice on him, and a stuffed Moose that says “Smooches for Mosses!” Or something like that. I forget. o wo

Cam wasn’t very crazy or anything, just a little silly and he kept saying that he felt really good. I’m glad that it helped him! He said he wasn’t in any pain at all!

We got some food stuff including soups, pepsi, and eggs. Also some cereal and oatmeal! I think we got other stuff, but I don’t remember much right now.

(In case I didn’t mention it here, we separated food from Mom, so Cam and I are buying our own food now.)

Oh! We got some mini ice creams, but then found out Cam couldn’t eat them. :(

After that we came home, watched Glee, and sat around extremely over heated because it’s freaking HOT here!

A pretty good day, though with its share of bad parts!

Free clinic

Sat, 12 May 2012 22:17:00 -0400

So Cameron and I went to the free clinic this morning to get him some antibiotics for an infection he’s been fighting that’s been causing him jaw pain. We got there super early and there were only about 12 people that showed up, so we really didn’t need to, but it was still nice to be first in line. (I think so, anyways!)

We were nervous because the last time we went it was pretty terrible, the doctor was a bitch to him and made him feel like dirt.

But this time, things went GREAT!

He talked to a minister and she prayed with him, which made him feel very good. The nurses that took his temperature and stuff (101! D: a 101 fever!) were all very kind and complimented his hair.

But the doctor… man, she made the day!

She kept calling him sweetheart and saying, “Oh, you poor thing! I’m so sorry, baby!” when she looked at his teeth and his jaw (which she said is swollen). She gave him some antibiotics, which they keep free at the clinic, so you can just get them there! Then she gave him a prescription for a non-narcotic pain killer, and ordered some blood tests.

He asked about his thyroid, since his mom has problems with hers, so she ordered some tests about that. Then she ordered a few other ones, as well as one that’s a bit scary. It’s for a disorder that causes cysts in your ovaries (?) and it could be the cause of some of his symptoms.

Here’s hoping it’s not anything like that! D:

After that, mom picked us up and left us at Subway, because she had to work for a couple more hours. The douchebag worker at subway kept throwing Cam’s food around and saying he didn’t care, as well as not asking him what kind of cheese he wanted, just putting whatever kind on. (Cam is going to call and complain later.)

Then we went to Costco to check out the pharmacy, while mom got some coffee for work. Sadly, they were out of the kind of meds he needs until monday, so we decided to go to Walmart.

We went there and mom went to eat at the Subway inside the store (lol, more Subway!) while we went to the pharmacy. The lady told us they couldn’t fill it until 3 because they were going on lunch, so we told her we’d be back while we went to ask mom if it was okay. We went and asked (meanwhile passing by Miyuki, who works there) and by the time we came back, they were closed.

After that we snuck off and bought mom a mothers-day mini cake (or jumbo cupcake, or something) that we’re going to give her tomorrow! We also got some candy for Cam to suck on to help with nausea.

Then we left and went to a different Walmart, which told us the prescription would be a few hours. So we went home and I took a nap while Cam stayed up sick (I feel pretty bad for that).

Thankfully when I got up they were done, so we headed there and got them, then went shopping for Fraser’s wedding gift. Didn’t end up getting something, though.

All in all, it was a great day! Although mom was driving us a little crazy, today.

At one point she said, “Sometimes I think I’m a little selfish.” Cam and I both laughed inwardly.

~Picnic~

Mon, 07 May 2012 04:18:22 -0400

Today was an awesome day C: Last night I was thinking of ways to be more romantic for Tanner *many thoughts occurred* and stumbled upon a picnic idea! But I wanted it to be even more personal, so I thought I’d try bento style. I drew a lot of ideas before I came up with what I wanted. When we went to go to bed, I just couldn’t sleep. So I snuck to the kitchen to prep rice and carrot flowers. Some Pokemon might have occurred before sleeping C: Waking up to Tanner was, as usual, amazing! Then I shooed him to the living room so I could prep. When we finally went it was perfect! *besides the Pepsi exploding in a water bottle :x*. It was so much fun to see Tanny’s face light up with joy and surprise, and he looked so very beautiful in the sunlight under the trees. I enjoyed myself greatly, especially cuddling with him for a bit on the blanket. We had a nice night together doing our usual stuff and watching TV. I can’t wait for another amazing day with him tomorrow <3

SURPRISE! Cam took me on a spontaneous picnic today! He really surprised me! Not only that, but the...

Sun, 06 May 2012 20:58:32 -0400

SURPRISE!

Cam took me on a spontaneous picnic today! He really surprised me!

Not only that, but the food he made for me was in the style of bento, like they do in Japan! It was SO baby sweet! I just wanted to squeal for hours and not stop!

Here’s some pictures of the food he made for me!

My, oh my, what a wonderful day!

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:03:06 -0400

Such an AMAZING day!

I woke up around 8 AM and made an appointment to get my CPAP machine evaluated (since I am using a loner so they can figure out how to make the settings on mine, or if I even need one). They weren’t open yet, so I went back to sleep until around 10:30, then made the appointment.

After that, I was about to go back to sleep when I got a text message. It was a guy named Jordan, saying that he was sorry about the short notice, but if I could I should meet him downtown to fill out paperwork for a job.

After a few moments of tired groaning, Cameron and I decided to go for it and dragged ourselves out of bed.

Still grumbling, we made our way out, got some bus change at 7-Eleven, and caught the bus for downtown.

By the time we got there we were all prepared and awake. We met up with Jordan, a little skeptical about the whole thing, but after a few more people showed up we realized the whole thing was very legit!

We filled out some paperwork and BAM… we both have jobs! TOGETHER!

Our job is to get people to sign a petition to get the legalization of marijuana onto the 2012 Oregon ballot. We’ll be getting 10 dollars an hour and working our own schedule at our own places.

A job! Together! And on our 1 1/2 year!

But it getsbetter.

After a great day of being together, I got the random urge to turn on my old laptop and it TURNED ON! I got all of my old stuff off of it!

SUCH A GREAT DAY!

A milestone

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:12:38 -0400

So last night we found out that Cam is allergic to shell fish.

He tried a piece of crab with dinner and although he didn’t try the shrimp that mom made, some of it was sitting on top of the rice that he ate.

A few hours after dinner he noticed his skin starting to itch and not long after his arms, back, chest, and some of his face started to turn red and get incredibly itchy.

I gave him some benadril gels (fast acting) and rubbed him down with calamine lotion (which did little to stop the itching). It took almost an hour but eventually the redness and itching went away, thankfully.

No more shellfish for him!

Yesterday my mom bought me a new laptop! So happy. C: It was almost 150 dollars more then she said she was willing to spend, but she bought it anyways! It’s a great laptop, too!

Today Cam and I went for a walk in order to get a Geocach in for Earth Day. We were told we got a free icon on the Geocach website if we did one so we did. It wasn’t very far from our house so we just walked there and got it done. C: Real easy one, but it was super fun!

I wanted to go to Waterfront park and play in the sprinklers since it was almost 80 degrees outside, but sadly we realized that they probably aren’t on yet, since it’s not summer.

After that I got online and applied for a bunch of jobs. I don’t know why, but I’ve been feeling very motivated to apply for a bunch lately. I don’t have a good feeling though, like I normally would if I was going to get an interview. I honestly don’t think I’m going to be able to find a job, for some reason. Oh well, I guess all I can do is try.

Cam is looking into going to school. He wants to apply for FASFA and I really hope he can get it! He’s excited about it! I’ve even thought about going back to school and have been considering getting a teaching degree, but since I often change my mind, I’m not sure if it will happen.

Cam looked up a recipe for gluten-free cookies and found one that he decided to try, so I sat in the kitchen with him (drawing) while he made them. They turned out YUMMY! They don’t look great, but they are tasty, which I am glad for! He doesn’t get to eat tasty things very often, sadly.

Cam’s parents are going to send his tablet, since it’s back in Michigan. I’m not very good with a tablet, but I’m going to try to use it.

And now for the most important part of this post;

HAPPY ONE YEAR, SIX MONTHS MY LOVE!

That’s right… one year and six months ago, Cameron and I started dating. It feels like heaven, being with him! And just think… he moved in just after our one year, which means we’ve been living together for six months and everyday is just as heavenly as the first!

I love you, sweetheart!

Goodbye

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:18:06 -0400

So my tablet-screened laptop has said goodbye for good. :(

But thankfully my gracious mother has offered to buy me a new laptop for my birthday (which is in September)!

Sometimes I really love her. :)

Cam and I went for a walk today after he got some things done, including calling the tattoo parlor where we got ours done to make a touch-up appointment. He also called in to the plasma donation center and found out we need a SS card to do it. Since I don’t have one, I’ll have to get mine replaced before I can.

Then we tried out a new game called Divina which just opened. Cameron didn’t really like it, though. But we’re going to try it a little longer in a less stressful environment.

I really should be working on pixels, but I don’t have a drive for it at the moment. I don’t really like doing it on the desktop. Maybe I’ll get one thing done so I don’t feel so bad.