The Witch is a Nerd

Trains

2011-07-27T23:16:00.001-07:00

Taking the train to work over the next couple of days and I must admit that I really like it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to sit here and down talk the virtue of cars because I like them too, but the ability to sit on a train, headphones in and not worry is epicly soothing.

I really want to write again, whether it be a novel or a new blog. The cooking project might be what I need but I have a ton of book ideas bursting to flow out and I know that feeling will only escalate as I proceed with the project. Then I'll have no time for it!

I'm still torn between the Delia project and the baking project. I want to learn new things but I don't know if Delia will be able to deliver that on a regular basis. The itch to work for myself is also becoming stronger but I have no idea how to manage my big dreams. Even if the hubby and I save our butts off, the investment into a business at this point is such a risky thing. I still think I could bake full time from home (for now) and courier out deliveries around the country, but I don't think the demand is there. Sure, if you're in a retro book/coffee shop you'll have a cupcake or a biscuit or slice of cake, but would you pay to have it delivered to your home?

I digress.

So public transport let's me think, that's the moral of this post. And when I think I want to write. I need to get my ass away from the tv and put some serious thought into my book. People get published everyday right? So can I have a day soon?

Yawn

2010-03-16T03:05:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I was last on here, sorry about that. As you can see we've had a brief update so that things look a wee bit prettier :)

Other than that, nothing much has been going on. Wedding is still on track as much as it can be and work is still the same as ever. Managed to break my toe yesterday, I suppose that that's news lol.

I've signed up for Script Frenzy this year, I still haven't really come up with a half decent plot for it. I suppose that that's probably what I should be paying attention to rather than this!! Brian is thinking about coming on board with me which would be a great help to be perfectly honest, plus he has a lot of ideas and thoughts that I don't and wouldn't come up with on my own. People keep telling me to write what I know, so we're debating writing our own story, but obviously slightly different. It should keep our attention if nothing else, and it's only 30 days :)

Anyway, I'm away for now, I'll maybe be back later.

Friday again

2010-01-22T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Folks,

I've been up to my eyeballs the last while and haven't really been able to get on here and say anything! I've been working hard as usual and trying to use some frugal cooking day to day and it seems to be working. Both the Nerd and I are full of food in the evening and it doesn't break the bank, it's also good for you lol.

Other than that, I've gotten The Irksome Fraggle up and running again but here on blogspot. I'll be putting a button on over the next couple of days hopefully but until then just click the link. Still suffering from writer's block, so I've been wedding planning to attempt to keep my mind at least slightly busy. Any suggestions for short stories etc would be very welcome at the moment, that is of course if anyone actually ever reads this!!

Off to sit in work and look at nothing for a bit longer, we've been so quiet this week that I'm actually starting to worry :(

Loves

Jen

Grr

2010-01-14T08:40:00.000-08:00

Work is especially boring today. Actually, I don't mean that.

It's quiet work wise, this place could never really be all that boring lol.

I have writer's block, it's not good. I'm loosing the will for the story I'm working on at the moment and I don't like that cause it's a goddamn good plot (not that I'm going to tell you). Everytime I sit down to do anything, I either get distracted (damn TV and internet) or I just can't get anything to come out of my hand onto the laptop or page. It's really starting to annoy me.

Anyway, this is only a short post as I'm still in work and John's about to leave.

loves
Jen xxx

A whole new year

2010-01-13T02:22:00.000-08:00

I wrote that title thinking of the song "A whole new world" from Aladdin, made me lol.
Anyways, all is quiet on the home front, I think the Nerd and I are becoming bigger geeks if that's at all possible.

The Nerd starts his new job on Monday 18th, I'm overexcited for him as it means that he'll have less time at home which will hopefully boost his happy thoughts and lessen his homesickness a bit. I know he'll read this, but he knows that I worry anyway :)

We've started a new diet at home. It's not really a diet in the sense that we weren't originally looking to loose weight with it (that will hopefully be a happy by-product)and rather to help my stomach as I've been suffering dreadfully with digestive problems and it sucks :( The Nerd did protest. There was talk of him not being made to live on such little meat, and that taking milk away was stupid. (yes folks, the man I'm marrying ;) ) I would understand the need for milk if he was 12, but I've gotten soya milk in anyway and it's all fortified with calcium and such so he's not missing out on anything even though it seems like I've removed his left foot ;)

We've been watching Buffy non stop which is awesome. I finished all the seasons early last year and was itching to watch them again but the Nerd informed me he wasn't really that into it. Now however he laughs at Buffy's ugly crying face and feels sorry for Spike and thinks that Giles is awesome with me. I'm working on an Uber Nerd lol.

Can't really think what else is going on at the moment. I still read too much, watch too many cult programes, write too much, talk too much and bitch too much :) I'm cooking more though haha.

Right I'm away to not do any work for a while.
Loves

Jen xxx

Christmas and Yule

2009-12-29T13:17:00.001-08:00

Hello merry peoples!

I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas, Yule or whatever you celebrate. I celebrated both Yule and Christmas this year. Not because I’m a Christian Wiccan (that would blow everyone’s minds) but because I feel that the two coincide well and that if you’re celebrating one you’re already celebrating the other.

So i have a Christmas tree up, but i also use it as my Yule tree. I said my own prayers and meditated on the winter solstice, but I also enjoyed a wonderful meal with my family. I’m stuck back into the writing again in a serious way. I was hoping to start another couple of projects next month, but with the Nerd not starting his new job until the new year, money is gonna be super tight for yet another month. Then I can hopefully relax a bit and not worry about it from February on!

Must go for now though, the Nerd awaits in my comfy warm bed with episodes of Ghost Hunters to scare the living daylights out of me :D

Loves to all

Jen

P.S. I’m using Windows Live Writer for publishing from home at least, so I’ll let you all know how I get on :)

Brrrr!

2009-12-18T00:20:00.000-08:00

It's cold today, and I mean below the freezing mark which isn't good lol.
It was snowing on the way into work too, well it might have been hail, but it looked like snow.

Anywho, this weekend is supposed to get colder still. The Nerd and I have kind of already realised that we aren't going anywhere that requires a large amount of walking as it's horribly cold. Might head up to the Rhinka for an ice cream though :)

Cookie making is going full steam ahead for Saturday. Double chocolate dipped biscotti and Star shaped sugar biscuits, nom nom nom. I figured they'd be good for the season.

Sunday I'm hoping to get the house sorted and I'll do a Yule ritual. The Nerd has expressed interest in joining in, so I'm working on a way to incorporate him somehow at the moment.

Other than these things there's not much else to report. There's been a couple of articles in the news over the past couple of days that have caught my attention and I think need mentioning.

Firstly the reaction in the Listowel Sexual Assault Case. The people that were present in that court room should not, under any circumstance, have been allowed to shake the hand of the defendant. I find it disgusting in this day and age that people still don't hold a woman's word in any sort of standing and can still disbelieve when it comes to this sort of case. I commend the victim for standing up and giving her statement, and I commend the Judge for disallowing certain character references. We can only hope that this doesn't set any of the current progress within the sexual assault cases back to their previous standing.

The other case was the sad situation in Comber, Co. Down in which 3 young men were killed in an horrific car accident. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of this tragedy at this time.

Loves

Jen

Tired today

2009-12-17T00:51:00.000-08:00

Morning all.

I'm still on the quest for my yule ritual, I'll be posting it up on my Grimoire when I'm done with it, but I'll let you know.

Anyways, today is a tired day. I didn't sleep well last night and my stomach is still giving me bother. I've promised the Nerd that I'll mention it to the doctor the next time I'm in to see her so he's not fretting as much. The Nerd has his second interview today (Good Luck baby!!) so all fingers crossed that that'll go well for him and that he'll get himself into employment asap.

Other than that, nothing much else to report. Still on for cookie making at the weekend and I'll hopefully get a chance to meet up with Claire at some point, miss the stuffins out of her.

Anyways, I'll head on for now and hopefully be back tomorrow.

Loves

Jen

9 Sleeps til Santa

2009-12-16T00:27:00.000-08:00

It's a wonderful Wednesday morning... maybe... somewhere else lol.

It's cold and dark outside, it makes life kinda miserable but we'll survive for sure.
I'm working on finding a nice Yule ritual for this weekend. Yule is technically on Monday but I'd like to get the ritual done when I have the time, probably Sunday afternoon.

I have to get the spare bedroom sorted out on Saturday, I'm determined for this to be the end of it haha. I've nothing else but cookie making planned for this weekend. Hopefully I can call up to Claire's some night next week and drop off nice things with her for Christmas. I've got to pick up the last of Brian's pressies from her as well. I've them hidden all over the house at the moment, I'll have to get them wrapped this weekend too.

Anywho, I'm off for now to look for a Yule ritual for Sunday.
I'm off now, I'll maybe be back later.

Loves

Jen

Monday Blues

2009-12-14T01:56:00.000-08:00

Today's post should be quite short, I was working from earlier this morning so I haven't really had a chance to be able to update the way I wanted to.
The IT-Crowd-a-Thon went really well over the weekend, and we had a dander around the continental market on Saturday up in Belfast and then mum spent too much money in Ikea for me on Sunday.

Also, Brian got his second interview!! Woooooo!

I'm gonna give you a wee linky to a site I like to frequent, RobMusement. This girl has lots to say, tons of Robporn and lots of fanfic recommendations. Click on her button below to head there.
Loves to ya all,

Jen

Friday!

2009-12-11T00:41:00.000-08:00

In work waaaay before I should be like always :D Bet the boss is annoyed about that whole "you shouldn't be late" thing now that I'm here an hour and a half early every day lol.

Anywho, it's Friday for which I'm grateful and it's IT Crowd-a-thon night tonight so that should be fun. The Nerd is heading up to Belfast today to buy me a Christmas present despite my best efforts to convince him that it's not necessary. I love the guy, but he's as stubborn as me!

My new layout is definately growing on me, I'm loving the wee witches on the top, they're kinda cute. I was also going to introduce a "Need to Read" section once a week, maybe on a Monday. This could be anything from a novel to some fanfiction to a comic on or offline. I'm sure some hilarty and good stories will ensue, but I will warn you all that they may not all be PG rated and that I will post a mature warning on any containing a large (or small) amount of smut :D

Right, I'm gonna go for now and attempt to get some sort of work sorted, but I may drop in later.

Loves

Jen xxx

We All Stand Together

2009-12-10T05:37:00.000-08:00

Hello all :)

We're having a slow day in the office today, so as you can see I've revamped my blog and brought it up to date for the time being. I would like to ask first and foremost that if you're a twilight fan of any kind, or a RPattz fan for that matter, please click on the image of me on the left and go and support the "He doesn't want this campaign".

Now that I've got that out of my system for this blog, we'll move onto other things. The Nerd and I are now completely moved into our new home and it's lovely. Still lots of sorting out to do and I haven't had a chance to clense it yet but I'll get there :D Tumble dryer didn't like the move and and since decided to trip the fuse everytime we turn it on. It was entertainment for the evening while we tried to figure out what the heck was happening. My trusty Davey (mum's other half) is going to open it up and jiggle bits about to see if he can get it working again.

The Nerd is waiting for a phonecall conerning an interview he was at yesterday, hopefully he'll hear before the weekend and we're both excited to see what they say. He'll still need to go for another interview but it's something upbeat :)

Other news, we have another"-a-thon" coming up. Tomorrow night, John and I have organised an IT Crowd -a-thon. A whole nine hours of the three seasons that have been released so far. The Nerd doesn't sound too enthusiastic about it at the moment, but then he's never experienced this form of awesome. John and I are also entertaining the idea of "Christmas Pizza" simply because we aren't getting a work outing this year and non of us could be bothered paying for one ourselves.

Otherwise I don't think there's much happening this weekend, the final of X-Factor, it's always interesting, and of course more unpacking and sorting :) I'm determined to be box free by Yule lol. Making cookies next weekend for Christmas pressies, I'll let you all know how that goes, Sugar Cookies and Double Chocolate Biscotti. Watch this space haha!

Right, got to go now, I'll be back tomorrow.

Loves

Jen xxx

P.S. The title is in reference to the song by Paul McCartney, you should go look it up, it's been an awesome hit in the office over the past couple of weeks.

arrrrrrgggggghhhh

2009-12-03T00:29:00.000-08:00

Ok, today is the day after I moved house, midweek. I'm not done yet, we've still got some furniture to move on Saturday, but it's not that much and it'll be good to get it all finished off. Relief is evident, it's nearly done. We slept in the new house last night, not well mind you, but Brian and I both seem to feel comfortable there. Saying that, it'll be more comfortable when we have something other than the floor to sit on it in the living room!

I would like it to be known while I'm on here that New Moon was awesome, and I'm still obsessed with Twi-hard fanfiction. I am however also reading "Northern Lights" again (Or "The Golden Compass" in American :P ). Philip Pullman is an awesome author and if you haven't read his Dark Materials triliogy then I recommend that you go get. It's not a vampire romance by any standard, but it's an extremely interesting fantasy world.

I'm in work earlier in the mornings now, so I'm hoping that that will spur me on to get this thing up to date again, the wedding is only just over 6 months away now so that's my next stress lol.

Gots to go for now, but I should be back tomorrow.

Love

Jen

Oops!

2009-11-27T15:52:00.000-08:00

I know I haven't been much to blog at the moment, but bogged down with lots of moving stuff.
Sign the lease tomorrow!!

I'll be back up and running before Yule, I promise :D

Jen xxx

house hunting

2009-10-23T04:42:00.000-07:00

I suppose I thought it was time for me to post again here. I can’t wait til I’m a bit more settled and can be working on my projects on a more consistent basis. I have soooo many plans :)

Anyways, Brian and I are currently looking for a new place to live. Saw a house last night, but it was a bit of a disappointment if I’m honest. We’re off to see an apartment just down the road from where we are now, and if it’s good I think we’ll take it. At the end of the day, it’s close to Dad and the train and I know the area and we both know the buses.

Other than that, things seem to be moving along nicely. Brian’s passport is hopefully going in the post asap, we’ve got all we need now, just need to make sure that this stupid postal strike is over so we have half a chance of getting it back soon. Going to start pushing him to go to interviews too I think. Even without his NI number he should still be able to apply for everything and interview. If not then onto income support he goes for the time being lol.

Samhain is coming up and I’m mildly excited. At the end of the day, it is the beginning of the new year, and with all the recent changes and current planning it’s a time to celebrate the fact that I’m taking on this Samhain with blessings and thanks. It’ll be nice as well to be able to invite Brian’s grandpa to find his way home through us and our home. Brian’s not Wiccan, but rituals like that can be appreciated by everyone.

Anywho, I’m off for a bit now, I have things to do and I’m going to pick up the wedding dress tomorrow *squeeeeees*

Loves to you all.

Jen

Cookies and dentists

2009-10-15T07:19:00.000-07:00

Afternoon everybody!

Well, I thought I’d drop by and have a natter about nothing important as normal :D

Today was root canal day at the dentist. I’ve to go back and get the proper filling put in as they’ve only got a temporary one in at the moment. Wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. Generally I have an immense feeling of “run away” when they come at me with the anaesthetic needle but it wasn’t so bad this time which was great. My only bother is that they’ve added a whole host of other things on which means the cost has gone up *sigh*

Wedding dress is ready to pick up, I’ve made an appointment to go up with Claire next Saturday and pick it up so that’s all excitement and such :D

Also, next weekend is baking weekend. *dances* I’m baking all things pumpkin next weekend in honour for the following weekend which is Samhain (pronounced “Sow-een”) or Halloween as most of you know it. I’m making a pumpkin swiss roll (with cream cheese filling), iced pumpkin cookies and spicy pumpkin muffins. I’m going to use some of the cookies in my Samhain ritual this year as well I think. It’s always nicer to offer something that you’ve made yourself.

Samhain is probably gonna be pretty quiet this year, we were going to have a party but it’s not what I’m really wanting for this celebration at the moment. So Brian and I are going to stock up on the super scary movies and the sweeties for the little devils that call at the door. That way I can do my ritual in peace, and we’ll still be able to stay home for the candle burning in the window.

I’ve been debating starting up an online Book Of Shadows, more for myself than anyone else, but if other people benefit from it then that’s great. I don’t know if I’ll be able to keep it up though. I’ve noticed more and more that I tend to jump from obsession to obsession. Though I also realise that this is a little different and that I’m always going to need rituals and spells lol.

Update Fever!

2009-10-08T04:56:00.000-07:00

I know that this blog has been suffering some neglect over the past couple of weeks, but unfortunately real life has been getting in the way, as it does and I haven’t really had the time. So, today we get to do updates!!

Work – Same as always, check out Office Anecdotes if you need some amusement

Love – Brian’s here, Brian’s here, Brian’s here!! *jumps up and down quite a lot* God love him, I think he’s homesick and miserable at the moment however. The sooner we can get him working the better I think, at least then he won’t be sitting about all day with nothing to do.

Life – Pretty grand, nothing I can really complain about apart from the usual – not enough money, too many taxes, rent’s a pain in the arse, blah, blah, blah lol.

Wedding – My dresses are ready for pick up!! So excited over this too, only found out today lol. I’ll have to do a mental round robin to get a day when people are all free to go up there but it shouldn’t be too long, hopefully next Saturday.

Other than this, nothing else has changed much (there’s a surprise!) Doc put me on new meds, so no more nightmares (yay) and I have to go into the dentist’s next week for a ROOT CANAL (booooo) as I have an abscess on one of my teeth. *shudder*

Heading out tonight for dinner with Brian in town, bring on the all-you-can-eat Chinese food :D hahaha.

Talk to ya all later, gots to go be working now :D

Loves

Jen

Weekend roundup

2009-09-14T00:28:00.000-07:00

Morning all : )

Well, I have to say, the weekend was a blast! Here's your detailed day-by-day roundup of things that happened:
Friday: After I got home from work and get some dinner (nom nom), I headed back into Belfast and up to John's house. We got started on the Tedathon nearly straight away (around 11pm) and all three of us battled through it well. I was quite surprised that all of us managed to stay awake through it, even though by the end of it we were so tired we weren't able to laugh when it was funny.

Saturday: We finished up at about 11.30am with the Tedathon. John F and I left John watching the Grand Prix and headed into the centre of town to go our seperate ways home. I called into Elliots to check out their formal hire and get prices for Brian and others for the wedding. Heading on down Ann Street I called into Bogart to check the same thing. I was talking away to the sales guy and I'd noticed a camera crew in the shop (throught they were filiming background stuff for an advert). I finished up with the guy and the owner came over and introduced himself and told me that it was a short film that was being produced for a student's coursework. I of course apologised for getting in the way, but he instead thanked me. He then pointed over to the producer and said, "That's James Franco." I nearly collapsed. So, I got a smile and a nod from an incredibly hot hollywood golden globe winner in Belfast. Oh, and let me add that I looked like I hadn't been home or slept all night. Apart from that, Saturday for me finished at 10.30pm with a pizza from Domino's and some of the second series of Greek.

Sunday: Up early and dyed my hair. Headed up to Antrim hospital to see my wee grandma who's looking awesome for only having surgery a few days ago. Headed down to mum's then for a serious Sunday dinner and we watched The Soloist. All in all it was a lovely relaxing evening. Mum also gave me the ring back that she'd bought me for the miscarriage anniversary in July. It'd been away getting sized, but I'm happy to have it back and on my finger now : D

Anywho, that's me away for now. Less than two weeks until Brian get here, so I'm UBER excited : D

Loves

Jen

Bumble-fly

2009-09-11T05:06:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday!!

Hello all my lil non existent minions of the interwebs (I feel like an evil laugh may be appropriate here…), happy Friday everyone, I hope everyone’s day is full of hope and promise for a great couple of days out of the office : )

I’m all better now (had some weird “make-you-sneeze-and-vomit” type bug thingie) and back in the glory that is our office : )

Also, today it should be noted that Brian will be here in exactly 2 weeks *squeeeeeeee* and that I’m beginning to get a lil bit more excited everyday. The whole plan for his arrival starts with a full gut out and clean of my room next weekend and I’ll also be dumping a lot of stuff and finding better ways to store it to be able to make my honey bunch (yeah, I said it) feel more at home.

Friday 25th will be a busy, busy day. I’ll be meeting B in Dublin in the morning and then home for lunch and a nap *wink wink*. Then off to Whitehead for me to go to the doctors and for us to visit with Roby for a bit. Then back home to bed *snore*. Saturday is “Take your Fiancé to the tattoo parlour” day. I’ve had the appointment with Rab for quite a few weeks and want to get the work I started to a reasonable stopping point (still haven’t a clue what I’m doing with it…) and Claire’s got a cupcake in mind :D (you can see Rab's work both here and here)
Then off down to Islandmagee to meet the folks and have a nice dinner before crashing in the guest room and heading home the next day.

I’m hoping all of that will keep him good and occupied and will help him to adapt to my, at times, uber crazy life.

*sigh*

Off to John’s tonight for his 1st Annual Tedathon. In case you haven’t heard of the marvel that is “Father Ted” click on the wee linky there and go have a look at the Wikipedia article about it. It’s about the most awesome thing that Ireland’s ever managed to produce, and consistanly makes me laugh my ass off. Due to the length of all the episodes and everything though, I’m heading to John’s at about 10pm and I’ll probably be there through most of tomorrow too.

Right, back to the grind for now and the consistent problems that engineers cause to make us want to weep on a daily basis.

Loves

Jen

P.S. a "Bumble-fly" is a reference to a huge fly buzzing around our office that looks and sounds like a bumblebee but is actually a big-ass fly. John does not support this thought of melding the species however, and refuses to use my terminology. (and I like my linkies :D )

Bagels and Comb overs

2009-09-04T03:29:00.000-07:00

Even though it’s a Friday, we’re more dead than usual. Business has been slow for a while, not slow enough to induce redundancies, but slow enough for us all to grow very bored.

Hannah is currently drawing a little set of gallows and a hanging version of herself on the window with white board markers while we discuss the good and bad points of the newest (and oldest) member of the warehouse team. There aren’t many good points. If the discussion moves back to Arthur’s comb over, I may have to remove myself from the room.

Bagels have arrived!!...

…that was nom nom-ilicious : ) Poppy seed bagel, mayo, tuna & onion and melted cheese. Friday’s are always pretty decent in work, what with Jambons, chocolate, coffee and lack of work to do (and no boss looking over my shoulder today either).

I have to worry about the discussions in this office sometimes. John’s just declared that he had a dream last night that he was fighting dogs. That it came running at him and he kneed it in the head. You have to wonder what’s going on in our heads sometimes that we find this stuff hilarious.

And now we’ve moved to trying to debunk Mythbusters. It’s fun to argue with John.

Must go and read other blogs and ignore my responsibilities a bit more. Found Praying to Darwin very funny blog by a woman named Ginny. Go check her out.

(Hannah just compared Pearl Jam to Nickleback. If I’m not back soon it’s cause I’m in prison for murder)

Loves

Jen

Love Hearts

2009-09-02T08:46:00.000-07:00

Weird title, huh?
I'm eating Love Hearts at the minute as I'm waiting for the end of work to come. There's an hour left and it's simply dragging in. When did "bless you" start being on Love Hearts?? Are they religious now? I'd only ever say "bless you" to Brian if he sneezed. Hmm...
I'm having an overly pondery sort of day today. There's lots of money on my mind as always : D Can't help thinking ahead to Christmas at the moment and the thought of having to buy for everybody makes me wanna curl into a wee ball and wish for January! Brian will of course, be little to no help :P After all, he bought practically everyone gift cards last year...

...not happening this year!!!

Haha

Yeah, I'm waffling. Btw, new Love Heart and it says "cute kid", I swear, they've completely left love out of these and are aiming at the grandparents "things to say when you haven't seen children in a while". I suppose I'll see how they pan out as I munch and type : D

Today has been kind of long and ardous. Nothing much happening and I slept in again this morning after another strangely odd and disjointed dream. Can't help thinking that I would be fine for the next month if I could just get one full nights sleep without dreams interrupting (next LH says "will you" ???) Brian is worrying, as is everyone else I know cause I'm constantly yawning and I look like something out of a zombie movie. I've an appointment to see another doc this month. Unfortunately for Brian, the only day I have off this month is the day of his arrival, so he's heading to Whitehead with me on the train.. weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

(Ok, there's a slight change in convo now, back to the Love Hearts...)
I've had enough! I just opened the rest of the packet and upended them onto the table, and here's what I've got (not repeating any of the earlier catastrophies):

Only you - Fair enough, it's soppy
I love you - kinda expected this one
Hard luck - WTF??? Hard luck??? These are KIDS sweets!
Make up - like the stuff you put on your face or what you do after a fight??
Hold me - just made me giggle thinking of innuendos
Bonnie Lass - WOW I actually don't think I can make an intellectual comment on this without loosing the plot.
All yours - meh.
Lucky day - kinda expected too
Sugar lips - something a man should never say to a woman (for future reference guys)

Ok, now that I've had my rant for the day, I think I might go. This at least managed to waste some time :)

loves

Jen

24 days and counting...

2009-09-01T01:19:00.000-07:00

Morning all.

As you can probably guess, Brian’s moving over here is kinda forefront in my mind at the moment. I’m a little scared, don’t get me wrong I’m excited too, but I’m worried for him and how he’ll feel being here. I can’t wait to get to spend the rest of my life with this man, I’m just freaking out in case he doesn’t feel like this could be home; however long for.

He finishes work at the end of this week, so it’s getting to seem more and more exciting. Neither of us really expects it to properly set in until he’s been here for a couple of weeks and we get used to the idea that he’s not going back. Then I think homesickness might kick in. lol.

This all makes me sound like I’m desperate for him not to come, which couldn’t actually be further from the truth! I can’t wait for him to get here. We were talking last night and I could feel my eyes closing cause I was so tired, and all I could think about was how much I wished he was already here so I could just curl up beside him and not have to worry about long distance phone calls.

*sigh*

But I’m kinda used to him being so far away now, I think the struggle for both of us will not be our own individual worries, but more the way we handle them as a couple. This is a whole redefining of a relationship that’s nearly two years old now. We’ve never had the chance to actually coexist or to argue or to do anything else together unless it’s condensed into a two week timeframe. I guess that’s what scares me most, the complete unknown of it all and the fact that we’re both going to have to work extra hard to stop us damaging each other. Working together is much more difficult to adjust to than working on your own but I’m actually looking forward to the challenge as much as it makes my knees shake.

And I also know that he’ll prolly read this and freak out (please DON’T). This is me just getting my worries out of my head and out into the ether so I don’t have to deal with it all floating around in my brain. : ) Besides the fact that I’m worried about how he’ll react, I’m actually really looking forward to see where we end up and how it all turns out : )

I suppose I should go and work, work, work. Nothing changes there ; )

I’ll maybe update later on, but I don’t know if I’ll have time. For now though, take this as being your fill for the day : )

Loves

Jen

Pay Day!

2009-08-28T07:45:00.000-07:00

Today has been slightly more entertaining than most. I will list what makes today awesome:

It's Friday
Jambons for breakfast in work (they're like pastry filled with a cheese and ham concoction)
Chocolate day is today
Most people (not me) are off on Monday and thus in high spirits
It's Pay Day
And I got a can of Freezer Spray from one of the workshops downstairs *jumps up and down*

I know that all you normal people out there would not consider any of this to be in anyway interesting or a cause for labling "awesome". These factors are all pretty mundane, but when you combine them you simply end up with "awesome" as an outcome :)
To enhance the wonderful warm and tingly feeling that Pay Day provides, I have also had my credit card limit raised (not sure if this is good or not) which makes me feel richer and slightly more secure than I did before.
Staying on the financial side of things, I'm aware that Brian can't get a bank account when he gets here due to all the crap about residency. However I was looking at savings accounts today, and I thought it might be a good idea to get one opened up for both of us to be able to use. Even better than that, if I can get one with a bank card with it, we might be able to get it opened jointly and then he can just use the debit/cash card from that. His work money can then go into that account too.

Other than that, I can't see anything else interesting about today. Going to the Abbeycentre (mall) tomorrow with some of the girls. Have a wee look about and see if there's anything nice about and I need to pick up a tie for Brian without him crying about the colour :P

(For reference Brian, my dress is below, but I don't have the wee jacket it's just a halterneck dress but that's the fabric)

But hey, must dash here. The day is nearly over and I must go and log a few bits and pieces for the engineers who are working tomorrow *evil laugh*

loves

Jen

Vermillion Border

2009-08-25T06:50:00.000-07:00

Yeah, the title has nothing to do with this post. It's just the song that was on when I couldn't think of a title : ) For reference, you can listen to Vermilion Borders by Virgil by clicking on the link.

Anywho, haven't really got much to say today so instead I leave you to enjoy a good old internet questionnaire :D

Why are you single?

I’m not…

Tell me about the shirt you're wearing?

It’s my not very interesting black “Rico Logistics” work polo shirt haha

What's currently bothering you?

You’re on my blog, go read it yourself.

What do you currently hear?

Green Day – 21 Guns, and people talking in my office

When was the last time you had your hair cut?

Agggggggggges ago.

When were you last outside?

This morning on the walk to the bus, and between buses, and to work.

Are you wearing shorts?

Are you being funny?? Haha, I hardly if ever, wear shorts.

Does the thought of marriage scare you?

Yes, but only in the good way :D

What are you doing today?

Work, work, working. Then home to help Claire with laundry and spend too long on the phone with Roby.

Look to your left, what is there?

Box full of the envelopes I’ve been writing, my purple pen, the office diary and some holiday magazines for honeymoon ideas.

What time did you go to sleep last night?

About 10.30pm (I know, I feel like an old woman)

When is your Birthday?

August 6th

The way to win your heart?

You should ask the one who has it :) Though, honesty always helps.

What are you going to do this weekend?

This weekend consists of major bedroom renovation for Brian coming over.

Were you happy when you woke up today?

I don’t think waking up is ever a happy event…

Have you ever crawled through a window?

I think so…

Would you ever donate blood?

If I could I would.

Has anyone ever mistaken you for a family member?

Nope, my best mate and I used to be identical, but not any more.

Do you have reason to smile right now?

Yeah, we’re discussing supergluing toilet seats to your butt.

Why is the song you picked for your myspace song up?

*goes to check what song is up* I really love it, Howie Day – Brace Yourself

What do you do when you're stressed out?

Stomp, shout, get drunk and sleep lol

Would you honestly say you'd risk your life for someone else?

Yes

Could you forgive a boyfriend or friend who physically hurt you?

It would take a lot to forgive them, but I don’t think I’d be able to go back to them. Definitely not the way we were before anyways.

Do you open up to people easily?

Sometimes. I have to trust them.

Has anyone upset you in the last week?

Yeah, but not intentionally

What is the last pill you swallowed?

The Pill

What was the first thing you thought this morning?

Ugh, it’s only Tuesday…

Who do you blame for your bad mood today?

My allergies are making me stuffy.

Where is the person you like right now?

3521 miles away in Toledo, Ohio :)

What was the first thing you did this morning?

Stumbled to the kitchen and put the kettle on for coffee.

Do you care of what people think of you?

Sometimes, it depends who the person is.

Who was the last person you took a picture with?

I haven’t a clue!

What are you looking forward to right now?

September 25th

Do you miss someone?

Incredibly

Where was your default pic taken?

Maumee Bay with Bri.

Does your crush like you?

I’d like to hope so, he’s switching countries to be with me and we’re getting married!

Is there a person of the opposite sex that means a lot to you?

There are many, they just mean different things :)

If you could go back in time and change something would you?

Nope, otherwise I wouldn’t have ended up where I am now.

Do you hate smokers?

Nope

Is it hard for you to get over someone?

I suppose it depends on the person.

Ever had a near death experience?

Not near death, but pretty traumatic. Got swept up against a lot of rocks when I was younger and had to be pulled out.

Something you do a lot?

Interwebbing :)

Last person you cried in front of?

Mum

Where will you be 18 hours from now?

On my way to or already be in work.

Have you ever been to a tanning bed?

Nope, but people are trying to get me to use one for the wedding.

Is it easy for others to make you feel awkward?

It can be, people need to know what to say.

Does anyone hate you for no reason?

I hope not! Oh, maybe Andy, but I don’t really care about that :)

Have you ever kissed someone whose name starts with the letter J?

I have indeedy

What are you stressed out about?

Does life in general count??

Where do you want to go university?

I didn’t, but I might give OU another shot when I’m a bit older.

What's your favourite season?

My favourite month is December. It’s the only time I can be sure of the weather.

What was your favourite grade?

I liked primary school in general. Social divides didn’t matter there.

When is the next time you'll see your best friend(s)?

I live with one, and I’ll hopefully see the other this weekend.

Do you know anyone who would just drop everything to come see you?

Of course

Are any of your friends pregnant?

Actually, yes, Stacey is.

Do you have someone of the opposite sex you can tell everything to?

I have a couple of them :)

Favourite number?

Ever been in love?

At the moment.. :)

What do you like most sunrise/sunset?

Sunrise, it’s like no matter how scared you are, the sun will always come up the next day.

When you watch movies at home, do you like the lights on or the lights off?

Scary move = lights on and multiple cushions, Not scary movie = lights off and curl up to enjoy

Are you wearing make-up?

Not a drop

What were you doing at 11:30 last night?

Snoring lol

What's the last thing you said and to who?

Talked about my boss’ sister presenting the news last night with John (my boss)

Can you whistle?

Yeah, but not the really loud one where you stick your fingers in your mouth

Are you currently wanting any piercings or tattoos?

That’s a seriously silly question, we’ll start with the piercings:

Up and down my ears
Tongue, again
Lower lip
4 corset piercings on the back of my neck
Nipple(s)
3 microdermals beside my right eye

Tattoos:

Finish the piece running down my back
“Fata Viam Invenient” between my shoulder blades
Possibly a breast cancer ribbon under my right arm
Two different pieces of two different songs, one under each boob
Possibly extending my star trail on down my left leg.
Bumblebee behind my left ear
A witch, somewhere lol
Possibly “A man’s ruin” on my left side

(by this stage of course, Brian will have gone running lol)

Do you sleep on your stomach?

Nope, half fetal position. On my left side, left arm under the pillow, right knee tucked up and left leg stretched out.

What do you hear?

L.A. – Christian Kane, and the fax machine, and Hannah typing and John moving across the office.

Are you ticklish?

Extremely

Last time you saw fireworks, with who & where?

At a Mudhens game with Brian and Kevin in April J

Look at that, I even gave you all lots of linkys to take you to the things I'm talking about (and the places, and the songs).

That's me for today, talk to ya all soon.

Loves

Jen

Mundane Monday

2009-08-24T01:01:00.000-07:00

Morning invisible readers :)

As you can see, I'm trying to actively work at this blog to keep it in a semi up to date way. At least if nothing else, it's a place to vent the crap that's going on (along with the good of course ;) )

Anywho, got some bad news on Thursday night. My Grandma has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Luckily enough they've got it real early on, which still means a very evasive surgery and 5 weeks of radiotherepy, but at least she's not loosing the breast and it's not chemo, right?

Anyway, that's kinda hit me like a brick wall, but I'm trying not to let it get to me too much. She's a fighter and I know she'll get through it. Besides, I have the nerd coming over soon to keep me company :D (It's ok, he knows I love him millions)

Claire's home, she arrived back yesterday evening. Making spagetti bolonagse tonight to celebrate (yeah, we lead pretty boring lives haha) and we'll have a nice chat and a catch up. It's weird having someone else in the house, and knowing that she's away again next Monday lol.

Right, John just came in, so I'm gonna have to go do some work :D

Talk to ya all later,
loves

Jen

Dresses

2009-08-18T00:35:00.000-07:00

The dresses should be back soon *squee*
It's been about 4 months now, so it shouldn't be much longer now. No doubt Brian will be here before they are, so I'm gonna have to hide them from him, which will be a feat on it's own!

Have asked mum to come up with me, and I'm gonna go ask Nicky as well so that there's 3 girls against dad lol.

Anyways, in work at the minute and I suppose I should go and do something constructive. : )

loves

Jen

Friday night oddity

2009-08-17T04:22:00.000-07:00

I woke up on Saturday morning after the oddest dream.
I'd dreamt that Claire had arrived home a week early on the Saturday morning because she'd murdered Tim in turkey and the authorities were after her. She was only stopping in to pick up some clothes and tell me and Fiona what had happened then she was heading back to the airport to fly to somewhere else. When I asked her why she killed him, she told me that he'd pissed her off one to many times and she'd had enough.

I certainly wasn't gonna argue with her!

Anyways, apart from my random and peculiar dreams, the weekend was a bit boring. I spent most of it in bed (cause I could) and watching telly and movies. Also did lots of washing, yay me lol!

Still kinda feel like I should be doing something to prepare for Brian coming over, but I don't really know what. I suppose I need to clear out some shelving and space in the wardrobe for him, I'll have to get on that this coming weekend and I need to give dad his weekend case back and chuck my old decrepid one. That'll make a bit more room : )

Right, I must go, we're talking about spiders in the office and it's making me all goosebumpy.

loves

Jen

Ahhhhhhh

2009-08-13T02:06:00.000-07:00

Brian and I were emailing back and forth last night, the usual stuff that no one else needs to know about (:P); and he suddenly emails me twice in a row but with his confirmation of ticket!!

He's gonna be here on Sept 25th, but for good!!

I'm so excited :D

Trying not to leap about like an idiot all day in work, but I've been working away when I have to and looking up stuff for him when I don't. So far I've got the proceedures for getting his national insurance and his medical numbers sorted out, so at least that's something. I know he's freaking out a bit, but I honestly think I'd feel like crap if he was alright with it all. At the end of the day, the guy's making a huge sacrifice and commitment for me, and I'll always be grateful for that. But he's human, and worries etc are all a part of that when you're leaving home properly for the first time.

Anyway, must dash; I got a new Wicca book in today and I'm dying to read it - Witches, an Encyclopedia of Pagaism and Magic by Michael Jordan - but I have Fiona and Stacey coming by tonight and I think we're gonna have another viewing of twilight *jumps up and down in fangirly style*

Loves to ya all

J

edit: I did actually intend to be Twilight blogging a lot more than I have been, however RL seems to be getting in the way of the whole NetLife I lead, so I need to be paying more attention to it at the moment (see above for more information on that). So it's kinda on hiatus for the moment :D - J

Coming along nicely

2009-06-24T02:58:00.000-07:00

Well, I think I've finally got A Cullen @ ♥ under control. It's only taken me how long....? lol

At least it's done now. Just talked Claire through the basics on the whole editing and adding photos to a post so we can get the intro up and running. I don't know about the rest of the stuff on the site, I may just delete the rest of the crap I've posted on there, but that's a team decision.
Everyone seems happy enough with the design though, so that's a win.
I'm gonna buy the domain I think next month. I might as well seeing that we've still got another 2 movies to be filmed and another 3 releases. Not to mention the fact that I'm still holding out hope and sending prayers that Stephanie Meyer will finish Midnight Sun and release it. I don't particulary want her to make it into a movie, but I do love reading from Edward's perspective instead of clumsy Bella.

Anywhoo, I'm gonna head on here and hope that Claire's nearly done and we can get up and published today. I'm gonna speak with the ladies and see how often they wanna post...

Love yas and leave yas

Jen

New Layout

2009-06-19T04:15:00.000-07:00

Yeah, this is still just for me more than anything else, but I figured that I'd like something a bit prettier than it was haha.

Been working on a fansite for the Twilight Saga, can seem to get the background the way I want it. I'm going to have a look around at other's fansites now to see what I can find for inspiration. The addy is www.acullenatheart.blogspot.com and hopefully after the end of the month, it'll be www.acullenatheart.com YAY haha.

Anyways, obviously from the title, there is a certain amount of vampire obsession involved hehe. I spent about 2 hours last night photoshopping the Cullens to be able to lay them onto whichever design we finally decide to go with. I think Claire and Lydia are happy enough with the template we're already using but I still feel like it's missing something. I'll work on it a bit more tonight I think.

ttyl *waves*

New again :D

2009-05-17T06:03:00.001-07:00

It wouldn't be me if I didn't have multiple blogs :D

I've started yet another blog, but this is going to be a more private thing I think. It's not going to be a blog I publish with great pride the way I normally do.
I figured that this would be a good place for me to be able to deal with all my personal stuff cause I really haven't been in a while.

I used to journal or blog on a daily basis and I've been kinda neglecting it. Because of this I thought it would be a good idea for me to use this site. No-one really remembers that I have a blogger blog, and if anyone should come across it, I would appreciate that you let me know.