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| Thursday, January 19th, 2006 | | 10:43 pm |
Can I get a whut-whut?
Wow! LJ has sure changed. It looks foreign. I was just looking through my junque mail and I saw: Hey jane_o_la, Your mutual friend cindigo has noticed that you last updated your journal on LiveJournal 121 weeks ago. Be a friend and go post. ( http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml) Sincerely, The LiveJournal team Tee hee! OK, fine. I amost didn't check before I deleted it all but I was checking to see if I had a response about this freelance thingie I'm going to do. What's new with me? • I quit smoking and started eating • I pay for most of those groceries plus a bunch of other necessities with the proceeds I earn on Second Life. • Trey is doing well. He's so cute & smart! And nice too. I bet not many parents think their child is nice most of the time. He's also dual platform, Mac & PC. • I'm taking Nexium for stomach pain. Nothing serious, it should go away soon. • Harry is well, but is still smoking. :P • I don't have a car. • I've read some good books, including the Lemony Snicket series. • I need a job. And a cheaper house. • I've reached my creative peak! or maybe it isn't even my peak! I like being creative again. This is good news. OK. I'm going to go make dinner now. I'll see ya'll again in another 121 weeks. | | Thursday, September 25th, 2003 | | 12:18 am |
Bad week.
What a week. I mean, not just a week. But one of those weeks that you never think will happen. My paternal grandmother passed last night. I spoke to her last week. She had already fallen and done a "sin of ommision" so my dad (who was visiting) wouldn't worry. The next morning she called us just as we were going to go get Trey's results (more on that later). Dad said she didn't sound good and that she and a friend were headed to the emergency room in Spearfish. When Harry & I got back from the psych eval with bad news, Dad had made arrangements to leave a few hours early to get home ASAP. My neighbor took him to the airport, then we got a call from a cousin that we needed to tell Dad that Grandma had been moved to Rapid City General. Uh oh. We had a guy go on the plane - they had already boarded - and tell Dad that. That really made him worry. When he got there, the doctors said she should make a full recovery in 2-3 weeks. She had fallen, smashed her eye, but that caused intercranial bleeding. Well, she went into a coma, had seizures all week and as a family we decided not to intervene. OK. I'm sad. But not terribly so. I guess I'm mostly worried about Dad. He's never lived alone before. But I will say that I think about Grandma every time I look in the mirror. I look just like her, especially now that my hair is short. Psych eval. Trey is mild to moderately autistic. This is good and bad news. Bad, well... because it's autism! That's not good! And good because now we can get him more therapy and the government will pay for it. We've been filling out paperwork all week long. He's fine though. And cute. The director of the behavoral therapy group we're going to hire said that the therapists were fighting over who would get to work with him. He's talking a bit too. When he plays a video game, he says "six" when they say it in the game. He also says "C" and "F" in the game too. He signed a little last week and also said "up, up, up!" before they said it on his favorite cartoon. Trey was up 2 nights in a row but slept last night. It seems his diet isn't keeping that under control as much now. We're going to try some supplements soon. We've been getting work. 2 new sources. Yay! So that's where I am. I've still been finding time for Everquest, and my monk made 31 tonight and hit for 102 (single attack) with a few druid buffs. Crazy! Unbuffed, she double attacks for 90. That means she usually hits for 180 total. So fun. | | Thursday, September 11th, 2003 | | 6:28 pm |
| | Friday, August 29th, 2003 | | 12:20 pm |
| | Monday, August 25th, 2003 | | 12:38 am |
Back & stuff
What a month. Aw, heck... what a year. I guess I haven't been posting on purpose. But I also guess it's time to write something. Unless Trey wakes up... I hear him sniffling and that's never a good sign. In about 3 weeks, we're taking Trey for an official psychologist diagnosis. Sounds scary, no? Not really. He's a good boy and I love him. He just doesn't talk. Among other things. He has good days and bad. This was an awesome weekend. Last weekend, I wanted to pull my hair out but Trey beat me to it. J/K, folks... but he can be rough with my hair when he's having a bad day. It's anyones' guess what the psychologist will say. It's some sort of PDD (pervasive developmental disorder). Probably in the autism spectrum. That's a broad spectrum though. Honestly, he has shown alot of progress with his gluten/caseine/soy/yeast/dye/phenol (and soon to be corn) free diet. You're asking what he eats, right? Not much, but mostly meat, vegetables and pears. We're trying to knock out the yeast overgrowth in his intestines. Most likely, he has a bit of mercury poisning too. The cure for that sux0r, so we're holding off on that. He gets occupational and speech therapy too. Anyway, that's where I am, where my head is at. I'm over asking "why" and am obsessed with cures and what-not. I don't sleep alot. I do, however, find time for Everquest. Fun to go beat up some goblins. It's therapy. Cheap therapy - $12 a month. I only get to play about an hour a day, but my monk character is almost to level 30. I remembered my druid this week and got her to 19. She's broke and gimped - I can't even afford her level 19 spells. I get a headache playing her. Bring on the bad-ass monk and her weapon that looks like a 2x4 with nails pounded through the end. Rar! Everywhere I go it's, "Srii, link your weapon, please!" Hee hee! (that means: please show me your weapon's name & stats) BTW: some girl in the bazaar said Srii means "shit" in Russian. Go figure I would pick that name. I'm off to bed. If this post sounded like a downer, it's not. We're OK, we have work (sort of) and Trey's happy and cute and has a real love for kitties. | | Tuesday, April 29th, 2003 | | 11:31 am |
Vision Test Toddler, Earthquake, Argh.
Taking Trey for a vision test today. Probably unnessary but it's on the schedule. Supposedly there was an earthquake this morning. I completely slept through it. I think it would have been interesting/amusing to have been awake. Other people tell me it was cool. But at 5am, I'm in deep sleep. I'm having a mole removed from my inner arm next week. I am not a baby about such things... usually. I hate having the insides of my elbows touched. I get all teary and stuff when I think about it next week. Argh. | | Monday, April 14th, 2003 | | 12:34 pm |
Back from Greensboro.
We just got back from NC last night. Just a 2 day trip. We saw my brother & sister-in-law and a few other friends. We cleaned out our attic & garage of mannequins and baby stuff. We took the mannequins to Frank and the baby stuff to Jim & Stacey as they are expecting a boy in June. Good planning on their part - Trey's hand-me-downs are in great shape. While at Franks, Trey was mesmerized by all of the fish sculptures. Frank constructs fish from found objects. Very cool stuff. He had them hanging all over the yard and Trey was allowed to touch anything that wouldn't cut him. He loved it. He also enjoyed playing the bongos and the electric drum set. | | Monday, April 7th, 2003 | | 10:25 am |
Unsettling, Busy Me, Fashionably Weak.
I find this unsettling, and I'm a smoker! Must be the mommy in me. Gah!!! So much going on! Our nanny is leaving in a few weeks, Trey's going to start daycare in the next month, I'm supposed to do a Photoshop training on site in Peachtree City, Trey's going to the doctor today to look into allergy testing... the list goes on and on. And ya'll wonder why I don't post much. On the upside, I made 170pp yesterday on EQ by selling iron oxide & morning dew. I find I can sell the most stuff on Sunday afternoon, then the prices for stuff people looted all weekend are really good on Monday. So make money on Sunday, spend it on equipment on Monday. That's my plan. I've been dressing my Druid fashionably, not wisely. Those black chitin pants look so good (like plate) but the stats just aren't worth it. I'm saving up for an acrylia studded outfit. Ugly, but necessary. | | Saturday, April 5th, 2003 | | 1:48 pm |
Posting!
Talked to Cindigo again today. She encouraged me to post again. Well, I guess I have post-worthy news. Our babysitter of 10 months is leaving us. Looks like it's daycare for Trey. This is good because it's cheaper, bad because he cried like a maniac last time he was there. I got a new PeeCee. It's a custom job - 128bit video card, a gig of RAM, 2.2 AMD processor. Niiiice! EQ has never looked so sweet! I've always lagged so badly in PoK but not anymore! I made a new character last week too... a human monk. Pretty cool. Her name is Srii. She's almost at 10. I got Xev to 15 and stalled. Got to that point where I was making tons of plat from foraging & SoW donations so I just stopped fighting. Kind of sad really. There's more, but Harry has Trey and I can tell he'd rather be elsewhere. | | Saturday, February 1st, 2003 | | 8:54 am |
Update-o-rama.
Spoke to Cindigo yesterday. I told her the saga of my goldfish, Dizzy, and his sudden demise (I cleaned his aquarium and he went into shock). She was all like, "I didn't know you had a goldfish!" Of course, I have't been posting lately, so huge events like goldfish aquisitions went unnoticed by my friends. Anyway, I was really sad over a $4 fish. Too sad. I guess I'm sensitive anyway but really, I hate to fail. And I especially hate to fail those in my care. There's more to it, but I'd be here all day. Neopets is still fun. I did accidentally feed a 10,000np brown Ixi morphing potion to one of my Grarrls intead of using it on him. Bah. A few weeks ago, I got in a great group in Everquest and noticed that I was pretty sub-par (meaning that it took me forever to level and that I ran out of magic quickly). I asked why and they asked me what my wisdom stat was. I said I had bought a bunch of equipment to make it higher and it was 113. They told me that was my problem. I took all my eqipment off of my Nuvasi character and made a clone named Xevasi. Her wisdom is 133. Much better - I got her to level 10 in 10 hours of gameplay. 5 days. It was so much easier! Of course, I had the good gear too. Now I'm stuck at level 10, which is a dangerous and horrible time until I get to 14 again. I loved 14... it was a great level. I made so much plat.... ah well. I'll be there again soon. I might be going to The Container Store with my neighbor today. Better call her. | | Monday, January 13th, 2003 | | 3:28 pm |
Not Today.
It is *cold* outside today. Hmm. A new year. That snuck up on me. So much for my last year's resolution - I broke it around Thanksgiving by not writing in my journal every day. Yeah, there's more to tell, but not today. | | Sunday, December 29th, 2002 | | 10:25 pm |
Late Morning, Runed Circlet.
Trey started his day at 9:30am today. It would have been nicer if I had slept in too but I knew Jim & Stacey were coming over and I didn't know when exactly. Trey refused breakfast and was generally miserable the whole morning. I got him to nap a little this afternoon and after that he kind of perked up. I may still take him back to the doctor. I may go to mine too. UTI. Blech. Managed to get one bar into level 11 on EQ. I really need to find some time, find a group & kick some butt. I've worked it out that I need to kill 50-100 creatures for each level. That's a lot of time! I did spend some of that plat I made yesterday on a Runed Circlet. It's a really good hat, but looks kind of odd with my other armor. Still, it was worth it. I've noticed a real difference on how my damage spells take effect. | | Saturday, December 28th, 2002 | | 10:28 am |
Wondering, Croup, Rabies.
So you're wondering: why hasn't Jane updated her journal lately? Or maybe it's as I suspect. No one cares anyway. Well, between the holidays, a string of visitors, and Trey... there hasn't been a lot of time. Quick update: Trey's got the croup. That really blows because I have the virus too. It's not the same for adults, not nearly as severe, but I just don't have the energy for the extra care he requires. I'm at level 11 on EQ. It took a long time to get that one level. But on the bright side: this guy shouted "Can anyone cure my rabies?" I was like, "Meet me at the wall". I was all thinking it was some newbie halfling. But this guy rides up on a horse (those are EXPENSIVE). I smiled, then cured him. He handed me 35 plat!!!! I would have done it for free! Oh, the armor I'll buy.... | | Tuesday, December 17th, 2002 | | 12:16 am |
Tummy Troubles, Twerp, Mutant Moehog.
What with all the Christmas stuff going on I haven't had alot of time for the journal. Ah well. I'm writing now, right? Trey was up last night. He's been doing this every week or so. I can't seem to find a connection *why*. He has terrible tummy aches and I can't see a pattern. It doesn't seem to be certain foods. I'm really at a loss. Haven't had much time to play EQ. When I do sign on, it's to fish or brew Bog Juice. I kill snakes to get more materials for my Bog Juice, but they are so easy that I don't get any experience and therefore I'm still at level 10. I had this dude insist I look at him while he shot off fireworks. I didn't know what it was, but I asked Lore and she explained. He was kind of a twerp. He must have had a friend in high places because he was twinked out to the max (that means he had great equipment and gorgeous armor that he shouldn't have) and had expensive fireworks, yet he was a level 1 wood elf druid like me. He was such a newbie that he didn't understand half of what I was saying to him. It was just weird. I shrugged & walked off. That's the last time I go fishing in Felwithe. I'd rather deal with the aqua goblins on the shore of the Ocean of Tears. I've been fostering a Moehog on Neopets this week. If the lab ray doesn't do something cool to him tomorrow, I'm buying him a Moehog Transmogrification Potion. For 2900NP, I'll have a Mutant Moehog to put up for adoption. Cheaper than a codestone! | | Friday, December 13th, 2002 | | 12:06 am |
Shoes, Christmas, Crazy Chick Smacks Me.
Took Trey to Stride Rite today for some new shoes. Size 6.5 extra wide. Big foot baby. Anyway, we got him some cute blue, grey & black shoes. He was complaining a little until he saw the toys in the center of the store. He didn't want to leave after that. I went Christmas shopping for a while this afternoon. I'm almost done. Just have to find something for Dad. Oh crap... I still need to order some stuff for other people too. Got past level 10 in EQ. So scary now that I better not die. So what happened to me the second I stepped into the Butcherblock Mountains? I see a commotion at what I *thought* was a guard house. I'm thinking that it's safe to check it out since the guards will kill anything that bothers me. Wrooo-ooong. Another player practically ran over me trying to get away from what's behind him. Before I could form the thought, "Huh... it's a chick", she smacked me. Then she smacked a spell on me that made me lose control of my player. I just started floating off into the forest, panicking, trying to find some sort of landmark so I could find my corpse after she finished me off. But I guess she didn't follow or I got lucky so I gated out. Had to sign off after that. I am never going to make it to level 14! | | Wednesday, December 11th, 2002 | | 12:05 am |
Tree, Wastebasket, Foraging for Fun & Profit.
Decorated the tree today! Wooooooo! Unfortunately, Trey doesn't understand why we put some many "toys" on the tree standing in his toyroom that he's not allowed to touch. Kinda feel bad for him. He forgot about the tree pretty quickly though. He picked up a napkin that had missed the wastebasket and threw it away. He got high praise for that. Probably not a great idea on our part... he's sure to throw something in there that he shouldn't. I made 10 bottles of Bog Juice on EQ today! Got my Brewing Skills up to 6. I also made level 10 (against my better judgement). I think I'll stick close to home & kill drakelings. I sold a pristine drakeling scale for 19PP today! That's *awesome*! So I think I'll just do that for a while. My foraging skills are good too - I found a black root, a ripened heartfruit, and 2 pieces of rabbit meat today. I accidentally ate one of the pieces of meat. Ooops. I also accidentally drank some of the water I was using to make Bog Juice. Ooops, oops. *That's* why Mac mice only have one button. No confusion. Cindigo, oh Cindigo... where for art thou Cindigo? (OK, I know where you are... but call or something, OK?) | | Monday, December 9th, 2002 | | 10:32 pm |
Passed Out, Shopping, Tree, Egg Nog.
I passed out this afternoon. I think my body was trying to tell me something. No - I didn't faint, but I felt terrible & cold, so I layed down on the futon and woke up 2 hours later. Weird. We went Christmas shopping with Trey yesterday. I should have taken him to Stride Rite. He's outgrown his shoes. It's too easy to shop for Trey: wheel him down an aisle, show him stuff & if he smiles then cries when you put it back, buy it. Funny, but the start of a bad habit. Got the tree out today. Trey is mesmerized. We have it safely blocked from his reach. I foraged an Aviak Egg & Cinnimon Sticks on EQ today! WOO! I can make egg nog.... It's true! I'm at level 9 now. Scared to get to 10. Then I'll have to do corpse runs if I die. I have a couple of offers for power leveling (a strong person who beats down my opponents so I can make the killing blows quickly & gain experience with no danger) that I am going to take them up on. If I can make it to 14, I'll be a happy Druid indeed. | | Thursday, December 5th, 2002 | | 11:52 pm |
Tired, Phones, Harry Potter, Armor.
Lots & lots of work today. I couldn't really enjoy it because I had been up all night with Tooty Trey. It was the worst night on record for him. He just tossed & screamed because his tummy hurt. He wouldn't let me give him the Mylicon and I ended up squirting it in his ear by accident. Argh. More screaming. It was terrible. He slept 'til 9am. I guess I did too. Then I finished up my work and took a nap. Much needed - I was incoherant. Harry picked up my phone today. It says H Belcastro on it. His says J Belcastro. I think we'll be switching. It's very cool - it can take pictures and send them through the internet *and* send & receive emails. Woo hoo! Tomorrow night is our long-awaited Harry Potter date. Very excited about that. Lore gave me some new armor in EQ!!! It's fantastic - 12 AC (armor class), 5 Stamina, weighs almost nothing and makes my boobs look bigger. she also gave me this insane wolf belt. I forget the stats on it, but I think it adds 20 mana. That's a good thing - I can cast burst of flame 2 extra times!!! Now, if I can only find something as good for her. Probably not. But I'll try. | | Wednesday, December 4th, 2002 | | 10:07 pm |
Work, Prankster, Freezing Rain, New Phone, Gone Fishin'.
La la la!!! Lots of work today! 20 jobs! Trey is becoming a prankster. He convinced the babysitter he was ready for a nap and when she carried him up to his room, he started laughing. She called him a turkey. I called him worse. He is becoming very willful, but I just don't know how to discipline him. I don't want to be too rough. I've been using sharp words mostly. Time outs are probably next. It's so cold here! It was pretty nice this morning, but now it's really crappy. Freezing rain is predicted. Bah. Oh - my new phone is in, but we couldn't pick it up today. We will tomorrow. Harry went all the way to Fayetteville and they said it wasn't checked in yet, so he couldn't take it today. Idiots. So I'll have a new cell # soon. Worked on my fishing skills in EQ today. I've gotten 9 skill points so far. That's pretty good I'd say. Lore gave me a tinkered fishing rod & tinkered bait. That may improve me a bit. I caught one fish & ate it. Mmmm. I gave 5 fish scales to Lore to make tinkered rebreathers (for going under water). I didn't kill the Bixie Queen yet - I'll get her tomorrow for sure. | | Tuesday, December 3rd, 2002 | | 11:55 pm |
OK Now, Trey, Addict, Continuing Saga.
Yes, I know I haven't updated in a week. Kind of busy, nervous, depressed, and obsessed. Our "World Domination Plan" fell through and it looked as if we'd both be jobless. But as things turned out, we're OK for a little while. We have an agreement to get the first 10 production jobs peeled off first thing. Plus super rushes and what not. We're also actively seeking other contracts. Harry's fired up. I think this is the best possible outcome, even if it wasn't the one we thought we wanted. So that's the depression bit. On the lighter side, we went to Mississippi last week for Thanksgving. So much fun. I wish I had posted every day what Trey had done, but with the possibility of being destitute, I just didn't feel like writing. Here it is in a nutshell: we stayed at my mom's, my aunt & uncle were there and met Trey for the first time. Trey has a talent for playing piano. He is also making up dances to dance with the Wiggles. When they say, "wiggle your hips," he does!!! He took a nap on the floor of a restaurant while I ate and woke up just as I was finishing my half of a piece of fudge pie. Mmmm. Pie. Mom's friend, Ms Jessica, gave Trey a really cool race track that he loves and a sheepdog costume. Mom gave him some books that he keeps running to and fliiping through. When we got home, the babysitter informed us her battery cracked in the cold weather and was running a day late to get home. Not a big problem. I had fun with Trey. Tomorrow, she's going to watch Trey while Harry & I go out to see Harry Potter. As for obsession, I'm afraid I'm an EQ addict. It sooooo rules. Very cathartic. I managed to jump 2 levels today and am at level 8. At 9, I get a bunch of goodies that will make me UBAH! I'm already too UBAH for some zones and have been hanging out in Crushbone, killing Orcs. I'm still afraid of them. They used to kick my tail. But with the right group, they're a great way to make plat & gain experience. Yes, all my Neopets are well fed & thriving too. What can I say? It's been a slow week at work. So that's it. We're fine, Trey's fine, and I have a semi-healthy new agression outlet. I'll try to keep writing more often now. I only missed 4 days posting this year up until this week. I think that's pretty darned good. I think I'll continue the journal into next year too. My other New Year's resolutions should last so long. |
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