Are you there, God? It's me, Fenekk.

WARNINGS: 1st draft, not proofread. Sorry, no patience for those kinds of things...

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So, I try to actually reply to a friend's entry on here and I can't even figure out how. I thought I was good at these kinds of things.

Oh, and I wish I could kind of get used to this in general. I think it's too hard because I just don't have many people who want to comment on anything I write. I know I don't have a lot of interesting things to say. I used to be a lot more interesting a few years ago; I don't know what happened. Maybe society finally killed me or something.

Anyways, could someone PLEASE help me with this? About all I know how to do is post and change little things like my userpic and journal theme and all that. Otherwise I am pretty useless.

I've been on a roll lately. Though it probably has something to do with the fact that I have had a lot of work. Does anyone else have this problem? You always want to write while you're at work and you keep thinking about your writing and coming up with great ideas that you can't write about (and often can't write down)!

Well, I guess the good news is that I don't seem to have that problem when I have a job in my field (like, if I'm working for Ed, for example). At the same time it might ruin my ideas somehow. Gah! I don't want to think about it that way!

I actually just came up with a major plot twist for book 2. Yeah, still working on the plot of 2 it seems! Well, there was a nice big hole in the events of the ending so I was working on patching that up. I had come up with a neat twist for book 3 recently and this one built off that one, so it had to happen in this order, I suppose. I have to know the twist from book 3 for the twist from book 2 to happen, anyway... if that makes any sense. It's a nice complicated little mess, I suppose. I'm in the mood to draw AND write lately so I suppose that I will have to do it tomorrow after I get back from work and Ed's. Yeah, I've got BOTH counts of work tomorrow! Maybe I will do some skit faces (and some skits, for that matter)! Who's with me on this one?

I just watched Treasure Planet too (I LOVE that movie!) so I am more hyper than usual. That isn't helping things... I really am in the mood for drawing and writing right now but it's rather late and I've got to get to bed if I'm going to get any sleep for the next day. I'm not scheduled until Monday, it looks like, so I guess that means I have some time to write and draw. Both of which I desperately need to do. I don't think Tracy is any better at scheduling than Carolyn, (My usual boss is off) so I am not looking forward to telling her "haven't I told you like 3 times this week that I can't work any later than 10:00 today" tomorrow... and then "I guess Carolyn didn't pass the memo on to you but I can't work Thursdays"... Blah.

Anyway, off to bed. Good night to all of you out there, too. :)

Well, we're getting it. I was just out today mailing a bill and getting some gas (in anticipation of the snow - we can't send outgoing mail from our mailbox because it's one of those locked ones) and there it was. Kind of bothered that rush hour traffic made me have to go to a different gas station than I like, but you know, sometimes stuff like that happens.

A lot of stuff has happened lately besides snow. First I want to say a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my brother!!! Today is his 19th birthday! I tried to call him earlier but he didn't pick up...

Just got the mail, too, it looks like my Baten Kaitos artbook came and it was too big to fit in the mailbox (that's logical)... wish I had gotten the mail before going to mail my bill though because I could have picked it up right there at the post office. Mmwell, will have to do that Sunday. Speaking of which...

1. Need to call the school and ask about readmission. I'm sure it's not that hard to do since they already have all of my info and the only thing that is changing is my address and my tuition will be out of county now.

2. Need to call Transunion about the very odd letter I got from Allstate saying that "they could not provide me with a quote because of -something- on my credit/consumer report" ...that's ominous, but I know my credit is perfect so... it did say at the bottom of the letter that if you've had an address or a name change it might provide an incomplete one so that is probably the case but I want to make sure that someone isn't stealing my identity or anything...

...but I can't do either of these things today; it's too late, so it looks like I will have to do them tomorrow. Oh well.

In other parts of my family, this is not a good day.

Just a warning to anyone reading this - it is not proofread. It is a first draft. You have been warned... so bear with me! :)

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And the subject speaks for itself. Then again, it's been a rather lazy week, unless you consider driving for 3 1/2 hours one way ...two times, of course... Starting out, on Sunday, I woke up bright and early to go visit my dad. It's been a long time since I've gotten to see him and my brother. They seemed like they were doing pretty well. While I was down there I stayed with my dad's fiancée, Rita, because they didn't have any room for me there at the house. It was definitely nice to see my dad and brother again.

On other subjects, when I wasn't driving all over God's creation, I have been able to take some time to rest. I only had one day to work this week, as I was taken off the schedule for tomorrow. Honestly, I am glad that I had this time to rest this week because I was exhausted when I got back. I suppose that stuff tires you out more than I had thought.

Needless to say, all of this greatly affected my NaNo power. Even before I left I ran into a lot of difficulty and I was very busy for quite a while... I got about 7 days out of the loop. Not kidding... A whole week in which I did nothing because of that vacation and a lot of things that came up before, and being so exhausted afterward. The good news is that I managed to spit out some words while I was on vacation, just couldn't put them up until later because I was unable to access the Internet. Luckily, now that I have some free time and I'm not so tired, I can do some more NaNoing. In fact, I plan on getting some done tonight... Though there isn't much left in the day; I might be doing most of it after midnight hits. Oh well...

I have made a mental note never go out to the S&S around 9 pm on Thursday nights. It's awful. Really. I should have known better. I'm willing to bet it was $10 coupon day, because it was sooooo busy. Not sure why I felt like going so late, but I'm not going to do that anymore... I suppose that if I have to go I should definitely try to do it before 5:00... at least, if I can.

The rest of this week should be interesting. Tomorrow I have off, so I think I am going to be cleaning up the house, doing some NaNoing, maybe a bit of DDR, and, if I really feel like it, maybe even a little drawing! I haven't drawn in a while and I have some neat ideas, plus, I want to do some character sheets. If I could only muster the will to do so! I couldn't even get off my lazy butt while I was at Rita's and Dad's while they were at work! :( Mom should be coming over for a while too so I'll be glad to see her. Saturday, I am going to go spend some time with Mom. I think we might even be going to a movie. Honestly, I hate movie theaters. Hate them with a vengeance. Other people always ruin the movie - be it by coughing constantly, sitting right behind you and doing the same, which makes you think you're going to catch whatever they have, talking during the movie, or answering their stupid cellphones. Seriously, I have just about had it with idiots and cellphones. I can't stand it when people are talking on them in public. It's like, go talk to your "friends" elsewhere. Don't be blabbing on your phone in public... Especially if you're in line somewhere, or something... That's just really, really annoying. Had one of those just today at S&S, practically yelling into her phone as she's checking out right behind me... Good thing I was on my way out... Anyway, if I have to use my cellphone, I make every effort to do so somewhere where I won't disturb other people around me.

While I'm complaining, I want to let people know something that they may not realize.

PLEASE, do not drive with your brights on when you're following someone 50 feet or closer. Please. They reflect in the mirrors and blind the person in front of you. Maybe you didn't realize this, but if that person is wearing glasses the light will reflect off the mirrors, onto their glasses, and most likely hit at an angle that will make it almost impossible to see out of their glasses! Since I wear glasses I experience this all the time and it can make it very difficult to drive! Brights are a very useful thing but please, try not to use them when you're behind someone and even remotely close to them. I don't know how bad it is for people who are not wearing glasses but it can't be too much better!

Anyway, that's all I have to say for now. Until next time.

Course, I have good reason to be.

I went to work this morning and came home and applied for a certain job, then I just went to bed and slept for about 4 hours.  I so hate getting up that early.  I end up going to bed at like midnight or 1 am anyway, and I have to be back up again before 5...

Tomorrow's even worse.  I have to go to a full day of work, go get some stuff from my mom, go grocery shopping, come back home and make something to eat at some point, and get a new insurance quote, if not completely purchase the new coverage.  And I still somehow need to get my nap in.

NaNo is going to suffer thanks to my chronic exhaustion...

Anyway, you can see the time I'm posting this... it's 8 pm central time.  If you wanna word war drop me a comment or something, if you can't access me on those instant messengers. Squid, that means you.  (I still don't know why you never show up.  I double checked to make sure you weren't blocked for some reason.  Maybe I'm blocked on yours?)

Also, WTF LIVEJOURNAL CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE I AM!?! NOES, BIG BROTHER!!! NOES!!!

And my allergies are driving me crazy :(

lol off-topic.

Dear Livejournal,

I forgot how awesome alfalfa sprouts are... but part of the reason for that is the fact that I haven't gotten to have them since I was pretty young.

Actually, I remember a time when I had said alfalfa sprouts... It was at a restaurant back when I lived in Illinois.  I remember eating nothing but alfalfa sprouts, and boy, were there a ton!

I haven't had alfalfa sprouts in so long because we could never find them in stores... and I wasn't exactly asking for them.  Maybe that specific sprout encounter was the reason why I haven't wanted them for so long - I got burnt out on them, perhaps.  Though they are definitely good, now that I have found them again.

They have a mild taste which is still distinctive and tons and tons of health benefits, which I am going to need desperately seeing as I haven't been eating very healthy lately.  I attribute that to the fact that I'm living completely alone now, and healthy foods aren't always cheap foods.  On the plus side, I've been cooking.  A lot.  I don't have any stuff that you can just stick in the microwave (well, I suppose some of the things I have could be cooked in the microwave, but I am always cooking on the stovetop - Why?  I don't know, I just do.  And honestly, I need to get more food so I can make casseroles and roasted chicken and other stuff that is awesome).

Eating them alone is fine, but I think I might cook them up in my breakfast.  I still think it's funny that my coworkers think I'm crazy for cooking breakfast every morning when I have to leave the house before 5:30.  It doesn't take THAT long, guys.  And it's much better than skipping breakfast or eating something from McDonald's!!!

On the other hand, there is auto insurance, and that is not at all like happy childhood memories.