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September 30, 2005
raow.
today is the last day of september and i'm kinda shitting my pants over it. i don't know why. my tummy hurts or something. i'm sick still. last night was awful. i found some excedrin SINUS headache and i took that and felt better. i woke up once after having a bad dream and came out and said " the something something something!?!?!?!?" and corey was all "what?" and i said "yeah!!" and then went into the bathroom and saw that it was midnight. this morning i asked if he remembered and he said no. i wish i knew.
okay so anyway, today is also friday which is WAY COOL and i can't believe the week went by so fast. i ordered something in the mail the other day and i hope it gets here today or tomorrow. speaking of tomorrow, i wonder what we will do. yesterday i went to the U-dist. to see brent and it was all busy with new students doing their new school things. so i hope we don't go there tomorrow. our new favorite coffee shop is now CLOSED. so we won't be hanging out there any more. i guess it's back to peets!!
in other less exciting news, my heart is heavy with sadness. brent is leaving tomorrow. waaahhhhh!
more later dudes,
blog friends forever,
alison
Posted by alison at 09:17 AM | Comments (0)
September 28, 2005
sick!
you're not going to believe this but i'm getting sick. i know! i didn't believe it this morning when i woke up with a scratchy throat. then later while eating lunch my nose started dripping. anyway, corey is getting me some emergen-c or whatever it's called (and a toffee bar) and i hope i'll sleep okay tonight.
i just realized that ANTM is on so i HAFTA GO!!
Posted by alison at 08:20 PM | Comments (0)
September 27, 2005
hi!
you know the smell of an old tuperware container that you find in the fridge that is a few weeks old and full of beans/onions/something stinky? well, that is what my gas smells like right now. i think corey went to bed early because of it.
so, because of that, i'm on "door scratch" patrol. if the door is open the cat will go in there and play and if the door is closed she will sit at the door and claw the carpet. so it's my job to entertain her and keep her away form the carpet. that means that i sit in a chair and dangle a long dangly thing around for her to chase. sometimees she gets bored and will walk over to the door. sometimes she sits down near the door and i have to turn around every 5 seconds to make sure she didn't scoot over and start clawing.
man, i haven't been able to sew something for like, over a week now. i haven't even sat down at the sewing machine. i thought that my vacation would be a good time to "sew it up" but instead it was spent relaxing. what are you gonna do? anyway, now i'm back at work so i figured that my brain would be thinking of things to do but i guess it hasn't kicked in yet.
i just thought of something, i need to write thank you cards for my b-day gifts that i recieved. tomorrow i need to return library books. need to clear out the colon. lots to do tomorrow!
Posted by alison at 10:38 PM | Comments (0)
September 26, 2005
toenail in pain. or something.
hi. my toe-nail is totally effed up. my blisters also hurt. i really wanted to wear real shoes today but the toenail thing made it really hard to walk.
also, yesterday i washed my new jeans because they were all stretched out from wearing them for 2 and a half days. they didn't get all the way dry so they stretched out almost immediatly when i put them on. NOT COOL. so i washed them again and when i put them on this morning they stretched out again. i almost didn't want to wear them because the butt looks so dumpy. i don't know what to do. i'm pissed. in the dressing room i was looking at them and thought "i know these look good now. but they WILL stretch out because they are already too big". i tried on the smaller size which was way to small. i don't want them to shrink in length. just in butt.
in other news, i have nothing else to complain about. not even my ramen lunch. it was actually very satisfying.. i'm working until 5 and when i get home i'm planning on making some chili. because corey and i can never have enough gas. am i right?
last night was the first night of sleeping on the new bed. it took me a while to fall asleep because i don't think i was as tired as i thought i was. then the kitty wanted to be annoying all morning. corey slept through most of it and i woke up to yell at her whenever she made noise. i need to try and do a better job of ignoring her i guess.
um yeah, so i think i forgot to mention that saturday night i got pizza stain on my jammie pants. i thought you might want to know.
Posted by alison at 03:09 PM | Comments (0)
September 25, 2005
yesterday +today
oh, MAN!!
last night was a doozy! lots of peeps turned out for the b-day p-tay/going away p-tay and it was so great to see everyone who i haven't seen for a long time. a lot of them i hadn't seen since the wedding last year. i've got some awful blisters on my feet and my middle toe on my right foot is swollen and itchy and red and feels funny. i don't know what happened to it. what i do know is this:
last night i puked up chips and snickers bar. not cool. carolyn puked with me. nickie yelled "dual barfing!!"
kitty kept looking at me with this pissed off/horrified look on her face and i kept saying 'kitty doesn't even know me any more!!!' i felt like i was setting a bad example.
this morning i woke up with the worst hangover EVER, and i don't usually get hang over's so it was not cool. another not cool thing: having to wake up and move a god damn bed. thank god corey is a nice and strong man and i am a lady. as soon asour new bed was in it's place i got inside and my mom cleaned mold off of the windows. she insisted so what was i supposed to do? she also washed some dishes.
in conclusion, last night and today (including the hangover) was a good way to end the vacation. YAY!
here is a picture of me riding a miniture hog at the V.H. homestead. fun times.
Posted by alison at 09:58 PM | Comments (0)
September 23, 2005
you can stop looking for my hand rash cream now, i found it.
yesterday we went to the jap store so that i could spend the money that corey's gramma sent me. i bought two magazines. corey bought a number puzzle book. we spent $15 on a nasty lunch at the korean bbq. never again!
today is friday and that means that i should be cleaning and washing clothes. saturday is my b-day p-tay/ brents going away thingy and if peeps spend the night i don't want them sleeping on pop corn kernals and shredded paper pieces. also, sunday we are getting a new bed. A NEW! BED!!!!! yesterday i spent half my time on the couch and half on the bed. the couch really did me in. after i woke up i was sitting in a chair stretching and my back was killllling me. so i had to go lay down again.
i went to old navy yesterday and bought some jeans. i hope they are okay. i think they are okay. i have to be careful bending over though.
last night i had a dream that i was snuggling with a baby polar bear. the baby polar bear's mommy saw me snuggling with it and was really mad. i thought she was going to eat me. instead she told me that i was feeding the baby too much guacamole and it was going to get fat if i didn't stop. then i woke up and in real life i was snuggling with a baby kitty.
i must go now, i have vacation cleaning duties to tend to.
Posted by alison at 10:11 AM | Comments (0)
September 22, 2005
does anyone know where my hand rash cream is? i really need it
here is a picture of me trying on a sweater that was too small. i knew it was too small to begin with and i think if you look closely you can see it in my facial expression.
yesterday was my 23rd birthday. corey served me "breakfast on chair" because i woke up before him and he couldn't bring it to the bed. chair was fine though, and breakfast was good. we mulled around for a long time and then walked down to fremont. on a whim we decided to eat at blue c sushi before we went to sit at the coffee shop. the lunch crowd was dying down and we got a seat at the bar. it is my new favorite restaurant!!
we ate:
-potato katsu
-chicken katsu
-eel nigiri
-"seasonal vegetables" tempura
-some other stuff i don't remember.
i'm looking forward to eating there again. very soon. it was good.
after that we had coffee and then we went to bookstores and didn't buy anything. then we drove to marysville where we ate tortilla soup and fruit pizza. i also tried on a small sweater and got a cool blanket throw for my b-day presents.
it was a good day.
Posted by alison at 09:59 AM | Comments (0)
September 20, 2005
uhh?
i just posted a new entry and when i looked at my page there is someone elses pictures showing from flickr? what the fuck?
Posted by alison at 12:15 PM | Comments (0)
tuesday sept. 20 11:40 am
ohmigod! the second day of my vacation is almost over and i don't have anything to show for it!
yesterday we got up early and got coffee at the lighthouse cafe. there was a lot of people there for it being 9:30 and a monday. don't people have jobs around here?
then i went to ho-annes and bought some ribbon and shell buttons. then made a package and sent it in the mail. after that we went to beast buy to look at buying a hard drive. fuck that shit, they were all out. we also stopped at target so i could see how cute all the clothes were. i tried these cute clothes on and they were all ill-fitting. oh well, what are you going to do?
okay, so since we could find a hard drive at beast buy we drove to circuit city. they did have hard drives but we ended up not getting one.
we came home and stopped to get pho. my usual routine is to do a swirl of rooster sauce and a star of plum sauce. then i squeeze the lime and THEN i put the jalapeno pepper in there for like a minute and then take it out so it doesn't too hot. i don't know what happened yesterday but some how everything was hot to the max. my nose was running and i kept wiping it with a napkin and then at one point i wiped it with the hand that i removed my jalapeno with and then my nose skin was on fire! i also touched my eye after we got home and it was firey too. what a mess.
seems like we did some other stuff yesterday but i'm not remembering it. oh yes, i applied for apple credit online and now i'm thinking it was a big mistake. they are now going to send me a credit card so that i can buy a computer but i don't think that buying a computer right now would be the best idea. the best idea would actually be to buy a new hard drive. but i want a new computer! the lap top we have now is 1.) getting old and 2.) not portable. the battery pack crapped out long ago so it needs to stay on the desk plugged it. right now it is stacked on top of a trivial pursuit game, history of art book, and history of modern art book. so it is sitting about 9 inches above the desk because otherwise i have to lean really close to it to even read it. it has a really high resolution so everything is tiny. i remember when i first used it that i could barely see anything. now i'm used to it. if i get an ibook the resolution will be half as much and i'm pretty sure non of that matters to me. i'm just saying. anyway, i guess the point i'm trying to make is that i want a computer that i can sit on the couch with. and i want that computer to be cute. cute!!
kitty is all scrunched in the corner of the couch looking sad. i just gave her a treat to make her feel better. i think it's working because now she is bathing herself. i know that is what i do when i'm sad and someone gives me a treat, i take a bath and then i feel better.
corey just called me "alison large and in chargentine".
Posted by alison at 11:40 AM | Comments (0)
September 18, 2005
last night we went to dinner at bizzarro for our anniversary dinner. it was really great and everything, but i was just about to pour some cereal for breakfast when i thought "no wait! i have a lot of food left over from last night!!!!!!!" i opened up the box to see that i got somebody elses food. i threw it away. i'm so sad. i ate less than half of my food last night. arrrrg.
Posted by alison at 10:03 AM | Comments (0)
September 16, 2005
this day last year.
it was really rainy this morning. i hope it rains on this day for the rest of my life. i guess i should really say 'tomorrow' because tomorrow is our actual anniversary. but today is friday and last year today is what i'm thinking about.
this time last year i would be getting ready to leave and drive to our apartment. i think we left around 1. i forgot all of my make up stuffs at our house so we stopped there and i put my dress on. i remember that i was trying to eat this blueberry bagle that my mom brought because i was soooooo hungry. i tired to eat plain flavored malt-o-meal earlier in the morning but i was so nervous. i think i sat there for like, an hour trying to eat. anyway, so i was eating the bagle and it was dry and i didn't have any water and i had the worst nervous tummy. sort of like "first day of school" nervous tummy but times 10. or maybe times a hundred. i think that after we got to the garden it went away. and then after the ceremony i felt a TRILLION times better. months and months of built up stress was gone. MAGICALLY!
we haven't been back to the garden since the wedding and i really want to go back. either today or tomorrow. probably tomorrow because it's saturday. i think we'll go out for din also. becasue i think that's what your supposed to do on your anniversary.
some other things that happened before the wedding:
-i went to get my hair done and as we were leaving i totally lost it and the daughter of the lady who did my hair saw me. i think i was making this really really awful face and then i started crying right as i got out of the door. i was worried that the girl might think i didn't like my hair and she would tell her mom. but i really liked my hair and that is why i was crying. or something.
-i had the song everthing right is wrong again stuck in my head the night before and it was in my dreams. i like that song a lot.
that is all i can think of now. all you need to know is that i was more nervous than i have ever been in my life. even more then the first day of kindergarten, getting on the plane to go to alaska the first time, AND moving to iowa. sheesh.
oh, and one more thing. so right before the ceremony was supposed to start the groomsmen boys were up in the parking lot making sure people knew where to go. some how brent didn't make it down and then the horn peeps started playing the song i was going to walk to. i started FREAKING OUT because brent wasn't there. then brad ran up to get him. everyone was really wet. the horn peeps kept playing the song and repeating and i was worried. i was pissed at brent for like 5 minutes. when i walked down the flower petal isle i mouthed "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU" and pointed my finger at him. i was soo mad. then i was really embarassed that i said that. even though i don't think many people saw me do it. but my mom's friend asked me about it afterwards and i almost died. brent, i'm sorry i thought you were going to ruin my wedding and threatened to kill you. i didn't really want to kill you. it was just hormones. yeah, that's it.
Posted by alison at 12:37 PM | Comments (3)
September 15, 2005
Britney Spears gives birth to baby boy
good god.
to avoid the pain of natural birth.
huh.
Posted by alison at 11:37 AM | Comments (0)
11:15ish
guess what? this morning i bought my usual i-just-got-paid-thursday-morning-scone-juice-sandwich and i was soooooo hungry that i started eating it in the car on the way to work. bad idea. scones are crumbly. i also opened my juice because i was needing sustenance really badly. of course i spilled my juice on myself and got crumbs everywhere. i ate the rest of it after i got to work and continued to get stuff all over my desk and keyboard and floor. so when i went into the bathroom to wash my hands i noticed my shirt was on backwards! i refuse to believe that a person my age can put a shirt on backwards without noticing. that kind of crap is for four year olds who don't know any better.
what ever. thank god it was a plain looking shirt and nobody really saw me. but, if it wasn't for the juice spilling and crumb sprinkling, i don't know if i would have EVER noticed.
i have a headache. i want something. i don't know what.
bye now.
Posted by alison at 11:14 AM | Comments (2)
September 14, 2005
i changed three light bulbs today. and i have two more to do tomorrow.
i just asked what corey wanted for dinner tomorrow.
C: how bout something with sun dried tomatoes that is creamy. didn't you make something like that before? didn't you use to make really good things before?
A: (computing)
C: what. it's not an insult or anything. because i said "you use to make really good things!!!!"
anyway, we ate premade turkey burgers for dinner and they were okay but there was a lot of red coloring that was injected. i know that if they don't put it in then it's a really gross and ugly grey color but i prefer that to the red stuff. gross dude.
um yeah. it's wednesday. why isn't this week almost over yet? i guess it's almost thursday which means that it's almost friday and THEN i will start my anniversary vacation. YES!
we have decided to stay around town instead of going to the OP or vancouver. now, we will go out to dinner a lot. and maybe go on some day trips here or there. and i want to go shopping.
also: my birthday is coming up!
Posted by alison at 11:04 PM | Comments (0)
yesterday and today
remember yesterday when i said we were going to eat turkey burgers? well i lied. i didn't lie on purpose, i just didn't know at the time that we would actually go out to dinner. i was very cranky about the kitchen never getting clean so corey suggested that we go out to dinner and then he'd wash them when we were back. but we were also supposed to meet brad. but then we didn't because we ate too much and felt all barfy.
so the bottom line is that the kitchen is still dirty and i don't want to go in there until 1. the light that burnt out yesterday is changed and 2. i have rubber gloves to wear because i hate dish pan hands and the doctor told me i should wear them. THE DOCTOR!
today i will try and leave earlier than usual so i can go pick up my fucking package. but since i've been 15 mintues late that last two days i need to try and leave extra super early.
THEN after work i need to come straight home and sew some stuff. i haven't had time for the last few days and i don't know why that was. i don't think i was doing anything else.. but who knows.
also, KITCHEN TO BE CLEANED. FUCKING A.
Posted by alison at 08:47 AM | Comments (0)
September 13, 2005
SOMETHING EVEN MORE DUMB.
i just went to the post office.
the guy who answered the door said "you got this today?" and i said "yeah, but someone told me that if i came back around 6 it might be here." and he said " do you know who that was?" and i said "i don't know" so he left and came back and said "the post man is supposed to be back at 5:45 and he's not here. so, you should go across the street and get some coffee..." and i said "am i supposed to be back by six?" and he said "yeah or you can come pick it up tomorrow. see, that is why i asked if you knew who told you to come back. so i could yell at them. now you've made this extra trip and it's not here. sorry."
SO HE COULD YELL AT THEM!!
in other news: i smell like exhaust times 10. and it's gross. dishes are dirty times 10 also. FUCK.
Posted by alison at 06:01 PM | Comments (0)
SOMETHING REALLY DUMB.
when i got home from work there was a slip in the door from the mail man. i need to pick up a parcel.a registered parcel. so i got in the car and drove to the post office. i had something to mail anyway. soooo. i got there and mailed my letter and then rang the buzzer. the guy who answered is this guy who usually works at the counter and he is a sassy jerk. ex: when i'm at his counter mailing a package and he asks me the usual questions "anything fragile. liquid? perishable?" and then he pauses and says "...STYLISH??" which, you know, is pretty funny. i mean, i laughed the first few times it happened. because yes, in fact, what i was mailing WAS stylish! anyway, if i answered "yes" or laughed he didn't really acknowledge me and i thought that was dumb. whatever. anyway, another time i was in his line he charged me $4.30 for sending a package priority with delivery confirmation when i didn't WANT priority. whatever. then, another time, he gave my my change by setting it on the counter and separating all of it. receipt. dollar. dollar. nickel, penny, penny, penny, quarter. please.
so, TODAY: i ring the buzzer and he opens the door and takes my slip and says "oooh! what's this? hmm, this looks like, what we say in the business... SERIOUS MAIL!" okay... so then "oh. well you got this today? your mail carrier still has the package. you can come back around six and get it."
so i didn't get my package. that was a really big build up for a lame story too. i guess i was just annoyed that he couldn't humor me by at least going back and looking for something. whatever, dinner can wait because i'm going back. i want my package!
the cat got into the shredded recycling and now there is a big mess. it is nobodies fault but my own.
we are eating pre-made turkey burgers for din. i hope they thaw out before it's time to eat them. i mean cook them.
now i have to go get ready to go get my package. PACK-AGE.
Posted by alison at 05:13 PM | Comments (0)
September 11, 2005
hi blog,
how are you? i'm good.
today is sunday and i have lots of stuffs i should be doing. like the laundry so i can have something to wear today. i also want to stop by the red apple down the street because it is FINALLY going out of business. i want to see if they have colored tissue paper on sale. that store was such a dump. the only thing it was good for was the kitchen gadget section after they remodeled. we bought dish towels there for corey's g-ma (is that a shitty gift? i'm thinking so..)
anywho, we stopped by there last night at 8:30 and they were already closed. JERKS!
we had coffee at torrefazione yesterday because their coffee is good and they actually serve it in real cups. with saucers!
the last time we went in there the same barista girl was working and both times she looked at us with this horribly pained expression. kind of bitchy like. then her friend stopped by and she made her friends coffee before coreys! pssshawww.
also yesterday: we rented two movies that we haven't watched yet. we drove around the mt. baker neighborhood. i talked to carl on the phone. we ate late night burritos. i computed.
now i need to stop wasting time.
Posted by alison at 09:45 AM | Comments (0)
September 09, 2005
it's friday
it's a dump out and i'm pretty excited because i can wear a sweater or something.
i have nothing more to say.
now i need to go do some stuff.
k-bye.
Posted by alison at 09:26 AM | Comments (0)
September 06, 2005
more things i want and need.
here are more things that i want want want want. it is important for you to know about them.
this peacoat is cute. however, i already have a red peacoat that i bought for $15 at the goodwill in everett. but still. the lapel is nice.
this is a jacket for when it's breezy out. but not cold. it would look good with a scarf. i want it. but it's too expensive.
a very nice and standard striped shirt. it comes in a few colors but i like the green a lot. i also want the girls hair. she is pretty. i think i might buy this shirt. i don't have enough striped shirts and sweaters.
i love this bag. i love the little snap flap. it is so cute! i also like the color and the perforated leater. GREAT! such a nice shape. for magazines and stuff.
vegan shoes. who knew. either way, they are a nice shape and would be so cute with jeans. and a yellow leather tote. and a peacoat and jacket. and a green striped shirt.
Posted by alison at 05:55 PM | Comments (0)
shoppin' for a shoe
i really want some new shoes. maybe for my birthday i will buy a new pair. here are some shoes that i would probably buy if i wasn't living on such a limited income.
burgandy clarks i have a vintage pair of these in tan and they are great. if these were just a little more flat i would like them more. mine are annoying to walk in because tiny rocks get stuck in the gum soles. but still a very good every day shoe.
burgandy flats i'm still on the fence with these. the cut outs are a bit much. but they are completly flat. and i like that. better for summer and summer is almost over.
blue suede flats. these are killing me! they are flat. and a beautiful color of blue. and i love them. kind of more then i would want to spend but i would still consider it. first i would have to get a good pair of jeans.
weird black flats. these are great because they are completly flat. they are also reasonably priced. i might think about it. the more i look at them the more i like them. i wish the leather was a little more distressed though. but still.
plaid t-straps. these sure are cute. i love the t-strap. i can't really see myself wearing them because they're plaid but who knows. also, really cheap!
brown flats. very cute. i would wear these all the time because they are 1. flat 2. brown and will go with everything 3. don't have laces.
the bows are a little much. but still, i'd wear 'em. plus, cheap.
Posted by alison at 01:02 PM | Comments (0)
a list
here is a list of good things that happened this weekend and today:
- a bag i ordered on etsy came in the mail
- i saw dee, tyson, lui, and kaeli at car-loins house
- we saw charlie and the chocolate factory. it was good.
- we ate at tacos guaymas
- we drank coffee at the coffee shop
- we got rained on
- i bought a magazine
- we watched this movie and it was very nice and good.
- corey woke me up really early by pulling all of my covers off to show me the sunrise.
here is a list of dumb things that happened this weekend and today(so far)
- i cut my hair and it is too curly. not so much today. but it was on sunday.
- nobody is at work and the only food i brought was a PB granola bar, which i ate. i'm here till 5.
after work i need to pick up a pile of library items. it looks promising.
my birthday is coming up!
Posted by alison at 10:49 AM | Comments (0)
September 04, 2005
cheese, string
today is sunday and i'm SO glad i don't have to work tomorrow. so today is reallly just another saturday.
i want to walk down and get some lunch and magazines however, corey is still sleeping. this morning i got up early and went to the store to get breakfast foods. i made waffles, fruit, donuts and orange juice in bed for us. we ate it and then went back to bed. YES!! then my mom called so i had to wake up. i think while i was sleeping i had bad dreams about some woman in fremont waving a gun out the window. what a bitch!
yesterday i went to m-ville. me and my mom-bones went to thrift stores and i got some good stuff. a grab bag full of some good fabric pieces, a nautical themed piece of towel fabric (favorite) some other stuff, and a straw purse with soft leather accents and the previous owners name and number written on the inside flap.
anyway, i just ate a piece of string cheese that i found hiding under an old bag of ham. then i drank some white grape juice.
I WANT MAGAZINES!!!!
and a sandwich.
Posted by alison at 01:02 PM | Comments (0)
September 02, 2005
sept.
so last night i stopped at joanns to get some stuff. i'm starting to dread going there because i know they won't have exactly what i'm looking for and i'll have to get something i don't really want.
yesterday i got a zipper foot which i'm really excited about because i'll be able to make my own piping! but first i have to find some cording. maybe i'll just rip the cord out of the piping i already have. anyhoo, this morning i was sewing and i'm nearly out of brown thread. i thought to myself oh i'll just get some after work.
when i got to work i was reading my horoscope in the paper and it says something like this: there's money coming in, don't worry about that. use materials you already have to save cash. i guess that means i shouldn't go buy more brown thread? i guess we'll see. i have black but i'd rather just use brown. this is dumb.
in other news, i donated $10 to the hurricane thingy. it's not a lot. but it's something. also Bush: Katrina response unacceptable .
no, how 'bout America: CLEARING BRUSH FOR 5 WEEKS UNACCEPTABLE.
enough about that, brown thread buying dilema!
Posted by alison at 02:03 PM | Comments (0)