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Good Stuff: I wore a brown-based outfit today (like the only one I have) and am geting TONS of complements on it. (It's a swank animal-patterned shirt Mark's mom gave me, and a sueded long skirt.) I may not be a fan of brown, but it's nice to have all these people gushin' all over me about how nice, fancy, swanky, professional, etc. I look today. ^_^

Plus Sat. night I had two guys bein' all affectionate and com-on-y. Wow.. duude.. how.. not usual. ... It was FUN. ^_^

Gourmet Thanksgiving leftovers RULE. :D

Hack and Slash are teaching at a very cool Sword Fighting workshop. There will be LOTS of big movie fight choreographers there. ^_^ All you fanboys and girls out there; YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO GO. ;D

I just sent this as a test to a coworker's e-mail, to make sure my server was working. It's a silly li'l poem I thought up on the spot just for message filler. And makes me think I should write children's books. ;D

"Ibbledy Bibbledy
Snaggledy-foo.
I like silly nonsense,
Do you like it too?" ;D

I put up a video about my two li'l rat-boys on YouTube last night. :) If you wanna see it, (or any of my other bizarro, trivial stuff), you can go to www.youtube.com/renaessance. :):) (BellyHorror, FaerieCon and other vids there, too.)

My friend Ryan is donig a reshoot of a movie he's been working on for EONS now. The new script and storyline is MUCH better than the first, and he's gonna have me in it for a bit! :D:D Plus, he's casting right now for all but one main role, and for extras n' supporting roles. If you're a LARPer, vampire-fan, or just acting fan who's local, gimme a holler and I'll pass on your info to him. :) (It's a non-paying, low-budget gig, but it'll be goin up on MDB< and potentially be seen by.. very influential eyes. :):))

As I'm quitting my job, and my last day is on Friday, Dec. 5th, would anyone like to go out and celebrate w/me, either on Friday or Sat? I'm goin' to Midnight Sat. to whoop it up. ^_^ MIght dye my hair blue... dunno... :D:D
*wants to be the very antithesis of straight-laced, business-appropriate decorum*

And dassit!
How was everyone's weekend??

..Nearly 3 Days and Counting...
^_^
Nae

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This day has ROCKED!!
From quiet, "coincidental" little blessings all througbout the day, to big sweet things done like getting cake and card at my work, to going out to a wonderful sushi lunch w/my mom & getting usper presents there, this birthday has been SUPER so far. ^_^ (Well, WELL beyond my hopes & expectations... ^_^ ..Maybe that's because I didn't have any... ;) -Seriously, I honestly didn't think I'd celebrate my b-day this year... So everything's been pretty much gravy. ^_^)

My mom gave me a ROCKIN' spiked wristband, a cross necklace w/a teeny heart in it (which, admittedly isn't my style, but it's perty, so I'll wear it for her at church or Easter or something anyway :)), and this GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS diamond tennis bracelet!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D *sheer, unmittigated glee*

(Sorry for the shoddy image quality, but it's hard to take a picture of your own wrist w/a long-range camera phone. ;))

PLus my co-worker even gave me a loverly Halloween-ish style bracelet that her daughter made, and my Gramma Maynard sent me $30!. ^_^ (Which will go to food and entrance fee into the MD Renn Faire that w'ere hitting this weekend. :D:D)

Which brings me to my second reason for posting: On Sunday, September 7th, my family friends and I will be joyfully celebrating my birthday AT THE MARYLAND RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. ^_^ Anyone and everyone who'd like to come is most cordially welcome, and I hope to see lots of y'all there. :D:D There will be much music, mayhem & merriment, & I know we're all gonna have one helk of a seriously awesome time. ^_^

Hope ya'll can join us!!
Gleefully Yours in Love and Hugs,
Nae

Oh yeah- and this is from my mom to me, and from me to you. Have some laffs. ;D :

(IThe funny thing to me is, I'm wearing a pink pair of those RIGHT NOW. *lol* -They're just so comfy!! ;D)

For more of these, go to: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Renaessnce/ICanHazSillyCats
(Or www.icanhascheezburger.com/, of course. ;D)
Hope you enjoy! ^_^

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My boss just gave me a Talking To about how my filing isn't getting done as quickly as it should be.  :(   It kind of sucked, but she was much nicer about it than she was the first time she totally REAMED me over the coals about it when I first got here.   Problem is, there's NO WAY it CAN get done as fast as she -wants- it done, and I -keep getting dumped w/litterally FEET of papers on a regular basis- so this job ain't easy to do, let alone fun. Plus there's no way to show her that it's -being done..- ya know? 'Cause there's always TONS of paper here. :PPPP I file and file, and more comes in. I file some more, and just as I think I'm getting done, more comes in. ARGH!!!!
For the record, I have been -truly Done- ONCE, just during the Christmas holiday. That rocked, and I assure you, I enjoyed it. ^_^   But essentially my job is nothing but an endless, frustrating, unrewarding, mind-numbing wash of stress and paperwork...  But it pays the bills... so I deal w/it.

What REALLY sucks is that she, during her Talk To Me, did the same damned mimicking bit she did last time when she gave me a Talking To.   Yep, I got to see my boss's impression of me "putting my face to the paper with my nose practically on it," AGAIN. :PPPPPP   ??? See, bizarrely, even though this position is ENTIRELY staffed by people w/visual impairments, SOMEHOW "I am the only one she's ever seen like this [at which point she puts a piece of peper -up to her face and molds it around her face!!!] w/her nose an inch away from the paper or who's all up on the computer screen."

!!! Wait.. excuse me??? Say what???
Yep. According to her, of allllll the people who've worked in this position in the last SIX YEARS that she's been here, using the Columbia Lighthouse for position candidates, -I- AM THE ONLY ONE WHO'S ---EVER--- LOOKED CLOSELY AT THE PAPER OR COMPUTER SCREEN...

???  ??? ???

I'm sorry, but I find that HARD to believe.   I've met folks in the VI community w/better vision than I, sure. But w/o any bragging on my part ('cause like vision's an achievement to brag about since we have SO much control over it... :PPP) I can solidly say I happen to be blessed w/vision that's --not so bad,-- in the general VI scope of things.
In fact, it's even LESS bad than I'd been thinking it was MY ENTiRE LIFE. (I found this out thanks to an exam I recently got at tCLftB.)   Hell, my vision's even better than some folks' w/glasses/contacts!! It just so happens that they have correctible vision and I don't. It's no big issue for me, and I'm okay w/ what I've got, frankly. I think in the grand scheme of things I lucked out- considering.  Plus, I'd LIKE to think that w/what vision I have I function pretty highly.   (I've been told so by authorities and lay-folk alike.) I also do a lot of things some totally blind people do, too. Again, nothing to brag or get upset about. :) To be sure, I sho' nuff got my bproblems...
But still, I say again... WHAT????

Either I don't think she gets how insulting that whole mimicking the blind girl bit can be.. or she just doesn't give a flying shit. ... (GOD I so want to take her to task for just being so.. bloody, frustratingly CALLOUS and IGNORANT!!! Mrrrrg....)   But regardless, I've been looking for other work as of late.. and this just solidifies my desire to get out of here, as well as cements my wish to just TELL HER OFF someday, when I walk out that door.   ...

Keep yer fingers crossed, kids... \
<3
Nae

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I.
Start.
Work.
TOMORROW!!!
...O.O...
Yeee!!!!

After ALL this craziness, hassle, running back and forth, copying, faxing, scanning, mailing, running all over God's green Earth, everything.. I START WORK TOMORROW!!! >O.O<

^_^ I'd call everyone screaming and bubbling tonight, but I just don't think my throat could take it- so here's a post instead. :) ^_^ (I'll call everyone tomorrow, doing the above. ;D)

..I'm excited, nervous, scared, hopeful, optimistic, pessimistic, petrified and elated all at the same time. :) (Oh yeah, and any of you nay-sayers, smartasses, doubting Thomases/Thomasinas, snark-masters, ill-wishers, etc. can keep your negativity to yourselves. Gracias. B-) I'm already scared enough about my boss's "detail-oriented, perfectionist, alpha-dog" rep., all the hellish ups and downs I've gone through getting this job, and even just the roller-coaster I've had today making sure I can get there.. so with all that and just the stress/excitement of having a new, professional job in so long, I need all the positive vibes I can get! Danke. ;D)

..I wish I knew what my boss's favorite color was.. so I could wear it tomorrow... -_0
This is so wiggy! Frankly, after all the run-around and other flubbubs I've gotten, I was, to some extent, wondering whether this would ever truly, really happen. *smiley shrug* I mean, here I was, just discovering I have pharengitis and a possible abcess in my lymph node all on the left side, feeling a resulting ear infection coming on, feeling like shite, and the SAME morning I'm getting ready to go to the doctor, the Lighthouse calls me to tell me MY MID-CLEARANCE WENT THROUGH, & that --they want me in THE NEXT DAY to start work!!! O.O--

I admit I was freaked out, because I was sick, unprepared to pack n' move all my shite up to my mom's AGAIN at the drop of a hat, (although I'd wisely kept my essentials in my traveling bag), I was TOTALLY not ready. Fortunately they gave me a little time to reply, so I could figger out transport and find out why the heck I felt like such shite. So I went to the doctor, found out what was wrong, got meds, and was able to start a little later so I didn't run around my new job infecting everyone... But OY.. TIMING!?!?! O.O I mean, I've been ready back and forth for this thing for what feels like -ages- now, and suddenly, when I'm sick and actually NOT available, they call on the SAME DAY I'm going to the doctor to tell me they want me in the next day?? Heh, I shouldda figured. ;) Ya know, w/all the ruts I've hit just trying to GET this job, I'm hoping the actual HAVING the job will be a breeze. ;)

So now, -at last- everything's getting started, and tomorrow, I BEGIN!! :D:D Yeah, my throat still hurts some, but I ain't contageous no mo', an I'm not having to drug myself up on pain meds anymore or physically brace myself everytime I have to swallow, so that's a good thing. ^_^ I'm getting better, I feel GOOD today, (evenhad a great dreamlast night, woke up just before my alarm, and practically jived through my morning shower), :) and I'm really looking forward to starting this new chapter in my life. ^_^ Job, apartment, social life, persuing my loves and my interests... YEE!!! Wish me luck, y'all. I'm gonna need it!! :D:D

Love and Hugs,
Nae

PS, Assuming my boss doesn't hate me and the job goes well (or at least tollerably), I fully plan on taking my good friends who've helped and supported me to get this far out to a Nice dinner. ^_^ So

plsurkity ,

flameofsilver ,

echochild78 ,

weirdbrainygirl ,

alsohryu , (and a few other wondermous folks ta boot) ought to make yerselves ready for a fun, festive occassion on me! :D:D ^_^ (Which reminds me, if folks don't want din-din, let me know what else you might like, an' I'll happily spring for that instead. ^_^) Moreover, if ya don't see yourself here, or would just like to come (assumin' yer friendly and your intentions are good), you're welcome to come, too! Lawd knows I've had lots of folks help me along the way, and I'd be happy to celebrate with more instead of less. ^_^

Many Hugs and Much Loves,
Nae

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Current Location: My folks' house in Sterling.
Current Music: Sting - Fields of Gold

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I want this place so much. ^_^

It's got 1330 sq. feet, W/D, DW, is -right next to the Greenbelt Metro,- plus they're pet friendly!!! ^_^ It's even got a DEN!! (So I can either make it a guest space, use it as storage, or just put up my spiritual stuff there. :D:D *beams* Plus I know they've got these available, and they're only $899!!! I looks perfect for me, and I just can't wait to see it in person. ^_^ True, that apartment rating site doesn't have anything good to say about it- but if you're familiar w/it, or have read any other reviews there about any other place, no one really has anything good to say at that site, as a rule. (I'm guessing they're mostly folks who need a forum to complain about places, as a general rule, but I imagine some of it is valid, yes? --'Cause not EVERY place on there can have THAT much negative stuff going on.. right??) I really hope I get this, and I really hope I get into this place. It looks like just the space I need for my art studio, w/just enough space for me, my two kitties, and all of our stuff! ^_^

'M SO excited!!! (No bad feeling at all, even. Aave checked m'gut, n' that's a GOOD sign. ^_^)

Wish me luck to get through the security screening process, get my clearance, start this job, and get this place!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D It's called Springhill Lake, is in Greenbelt, and I just can't wait to get things started. :):):)

My mom (who's a necessary evil because she's helping me move, see places, and possibly cosign) -swears- Greenbelt is a crappy, ghetto, crime-riddled & dangerous place, but I haven't heard much bad about it- and I grew up in NoVA hearing all -kinds- of things about the bad areas in the DC vacinity. I know (from a few news reports I've heard) it's not a -great- area, but I'd rather an ookaaaay area and live in a place I love than be in a "Great" area, forced to live in its pocket ghetto, subsisting in a 3sq. ft. hovel that costs me an arm & a leg. You know what I mean? I don't want to chance getting shot everytime I go outside, but I want to -like- the place I'll be forced to live in for at least a year.. right??
An' hell, it's WAY better than some of my other prospects (w/amenities and places that I can afford, w/o living in a cement box that costs me $1,500 p. mo.) like Oxon Hill, Capital Heights, etc.- which I KNOW are bad parts of town...
Now, has anyone heard/know anything about Springhill Lake apartments? Or anything about the Greenbelt area?

Many Thanks & Cheers,
Nae

Current Mood: excited, hopeful, enthralled, ands o much more!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

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Thank You Jeff For Reminding me How Truly Special Days Like This Are. :)

What The???

jobbie. Jobbie. JOBbie. JOBBIE!!! ^_^

I am so excited. :))))))

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