14 Oct 2009
by Brittneyin Uncategorized Tags: Family: Baby, Life, News, X
So, let’s see. First and foremost, I fail at consistently blogging. I’ve been pretty busy the last few weeks, though, so I guess that’s a legitimate excuse. Plus, I don’t really feel like I have much to talk about anymore. Well, besides the same old rant, but I really don’t want to talk about it here. I’d like to at least think there’s one part of my life that’s not tainted in misery.
We had a bit of a scare in the general area a few weeks ago. A woman was beaten in her home, and her three young children found her in the morning. They ran to the neighbor’s house, and she called the police. The woman goes to my grandparent’s church, and the last they heard, she’s recovering, but she had skull fractures and she still can’t speak, though she is awake and aware. There have also been some robberies around town. Luckily, in those cases, it’s just been possessions that have been taken. I mean, they might be valuable, but by comparison, valuables can be replaced while a life can’t. Either way, it’s make me double check the locks at night and look into home alarm systems for safety. It’s things like that that remind you that you’re never as safe as you think you are.
On a much brighter note, my sister had an ultrasound today, and she found out she’s having a boy. Just after she called my grandma, she sent me a text message with a picture attached. *points to the right* That’s my nephew. :) Last time we talked about it, she was considering the name of Xavier, but I think it’s still up in the air, so I’ll just have to refer to him as my nephew. Either way, it’s kind of exciting thinking about having another baby around. Tori’s getting so big. She’s in her second year of preschool. It’s crazy.
07 Jul 2009
by Brittneyin Uncategorized Tags: Audiobooks, Authors: Sarah Dessen, Books: Along For the Ride, Books: Left Behind, Charlie, X
It’s been a while since my last post. I’ve been a bit out of it lately.
Let’s see – I got a new kitten. A neighbor found it in the field, meowing and came to ask if it was ours. It, obviously, wasn’t, but we took it anyway. We weren’t sure it was a boy or a girl at first, so I named it Charlie. Turns out, it’s Charlotte opposed to a Charles. Very hyper, but still cute and lovable.
I’ve taken a bit of a break from reading the Left Behind books. I only have about a book and a half left to go, but I just needed a change of speed. Those books were so heavy, and now they’re winding down and I’m kind of sad to finish. So I’ve been listening to Along For the Ride, which is Sarah Dessen’s newest book. It came out last month, and, luckily, it’s release date coincided with my monthly credit from Audible. I snagged it right up, but I’m only just getting around to listening. I will say that it’s excellent so far, though. I’m about halfway through listening. I’d probably be done if I were actually reading the physical book, but sometimes I think listening is better. It’s harder to miss out on details, I think. Thank goodness for Mp3 players. I know mine gets plenty of play and was certainly worth the money. I love audiobooks because I can listen and work on other stuff at the same time and not feel like I’m slacking off on things that I need to get done. It’s a great feeling.
30 May 2009
by Brittneyin Uncategorized Tags: Authors: Stephenie Meyer, Books: Breaking Daw, Fanlistings, Internet, Movies: New Moon, X
Ah, the weekend – my favorite part of the week. I got paid yesterday, so I had to go to the bank this morning. I thought about running a few errands while I was there, but I just didn’t feel like it, so it looks like those will have to wait until tomorrow when I take my grandpa to drop the car off at the shop. There’s something wrong with it – water pump, I think – and they had to order the part at the shop.
Today, I feel like I’ve been slightly more productive than usual. I worked on some of my fanlistings. I wound up closing five of them. It wasn’t because I’m not longer a fan, but I’ve had them for a few years with little growth. It seemed pointless to keep them open if no one was joining. All the while, I’ve been listening to Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer on audiobook. It’s the first time I’ve listened since right after I got the book, I think. I’ve slowly been going back through the whole series. I guess I should have stretched it out a bit more since I have to wait until November for New Moon to come out in theaters. The trailer, however, is premiering at the MTV Movie Awards tomorrow night, so that’s exciting.
I’m kind of annoyed, though. My Internet connection seems to be running a bit slow. It’s been that way off and on over the last few months. There’s been a few times where it hasn’t connected at all, and when that problem occurs, it usually originates back at the Linksys router. I’m not sure if that’s what’s causing the slow connection as well, though. I know it’s much faster when no one else in the house is on the computer, but it usually doesn’t make it as slowl as it has been the last couple of nights. Grr.
26 May 2009
by Brittneyin Uncategorized Tags: Adulthood, Baking, Life, Writing, X
I’m making brownies. I need chocolate. I also need sleep. And a vacation from everything. I’ve been in an incredibly funky mood as of late. I’m either incredibly grumpy or completely indifferent. I can’t explain it.
I also started writing. But I think it probably sucks. I can’t really tell anymore. I haven’t been writing anything regularly for ages, and so I feel completely out of practice. I could try selling bcbsnc plans and probably have more confidence in that, with no experience, than I currently do in my writing skills.
It’s frustrating. I used to love writing. I used to do it every day. Now, nothing. And what little I do write, I can’t help but second guess. When did life start to suck so much? I guess I know the answer to that – when I had to grown up and become a responsible adult. Now I understand why I always thought my parents were such killjoys. The life had been sucked out of them by adulthood.
14 May 2009
by Brittneyin Uncategorized Tags: Smokey, TV: Lost, Vacation, Weather, Work, X
My cat, Smokey, is missing. He’s been gone since Monday, and he’s never stayed away for this long before. I’m worried about it, but I’m trying to remain optimistic that he’s okay and he’ll come back. I’ve had him for nearly seven years, so he’s like my baby. I don’t know what I’ll do if he doesn’t come back. Well, besides cry.
I had the day off from work today. I got caught up on Lost. All I can say about the finale is oh.my.god. It’s going to kill me to wait for season 6. I can’t believe it’s the last season. What will I do once it’s over? I guess I’ll have to find something else to obsess over.
Today actually turned out to be a rather decent day. I think it got up into the high seventies before it was all over. With all of this rain lately, I’ve been feeling a little mopey and lazy. Rain just makes me want to sleep,. I never would have survived living in Forks. (Twilight reference ;)). Summer will be here before too long, though. It got me thinking about vacation. My mom and Bart have talked a little about what they’re going to do this summer, but I haven’t heard anything concrete so far. I think it would be awesome if they rented a place on the Outer Banks, so we could chill out of the beach and soak up the sun. I doubt they’d go for it, though. Our vacations usually only last a couple of days and consist of some sort of amusement park. I guess that’s better than nothing, though.
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