Wow, I can actually hear some owls....

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I hesitate to exaggerate....

I like the way that sounds. It's also true. I can be confident, witty, and sweet, but when it comes down to it, I never make it past the applying stage.

..... This is depressing. The Vet Hospital I applied to still has an open position, but never contacted me. Why didn't I make the cut??? I'm calling tomorrow!! >.< I at least want to know why! I really liked the hospital and wanted the job. I still want the job.

I also have a doctor's appointment tomorrow to see how the medication is working with my thyroid. The meds usually make me sick, so I have to lay down for an extra hour in the mornings. I hope this meeting will help me adjust the dosage, and maybe adjust the side effects as well.

Then I have PT on Thursday, where I get to strengthen my poor, aching knee some more.

Hubby is being relied upon more at his Math work now. They've upped his hours from 12 to 16 (Weekly). Um. Yay more money?

We heard this song on the radio on our way home the other day. I've always enjoyed this song because it's appreciate of how hard raising kids and keeping house can be. It's not always difficult, but it wears you down quickly, in my opinion:

Going, going, gone!

We are now officially moved! All keys have been sorted out, payments made, and bills are now coming here.

We've moved to a 'one' bedroom on the first floor. There's actually two rooms, but since one is a 9 x 9 ft, I guess they decided it's only fit for an office. It fits my twin bed and a book shelf as well as all the cat's stuff pretty nicely though.

The only thing that didn't fit nicely into its place was my glider (It's a smooth rocking chair, essentially). We've put it in the corner of the dining room under a window (for more light) and it incidentally fits right at the dining room table. It would fit in most places, it's just not easy to decide where to stick it.

I've got most everything put away, and we finally have curtains up in all the rooms (after I did laundry yesterday, I was humming 'curtains, cu~rtains, curta~ins! all the way home). This is important for our room because we're right next to the pool, and apparently people are idiots. Also, it never gets dark in our room because the lights never go out (this isn't Georgia, apparently) outside. Otherwise, the apartment stays pretty dim and cool. I like it; it's kinda like a cave.

I've got most of my books back on bookshelves, though they're so out of order as to make me cry. All that time I spent organizing them just went out the window. I haven't unpacked my clothes yet, but that's cause I haven't felt like I needed to. I will eventually, I just don't want to yet. I found a lot of cool stuff while unpacking though.

Pandora: Just when you're sick of the bad songs, it plays one you love too much to end yourself.

Hubby and I did a lot of errands today. I went and got bloodwork done, then dropped off a blanket to be dry-cleaned, turned in all the keys and money we were supposed to, went to Costco and got our long-term stuff (namely toilet paper and cooking oil), got gas, went to PT while hubby went to find an adapter for our water filter (there isn't one), and ran out of time, so I dropped hubby off at work. He made a snarky comment about maybe next time not throwing away the box with all the adapters, while hurt my feelings, so I wasn't happy with him. Now I have dinner in the oven and will have to go pick him up in about thirty minutes. He didn't get lunch, so I'm sure he'll be hungry.

On my way back from his job (this was the first time I dropped him off), the damn GPS lost satellite signal, and I had no idea how to get home. So I made a few lucky guesses and found my way to the library where I had some books on hold. Trust me to find a library.... I can always find my way home from the library. :)

Tomorrow I'm going to donate some stuff we don't really need/use among other things. It'd be nice if I could find a way to lessen our stuff over the next year. I don't wanna move all this stuff again. Especially not half way across the US.

I was surprised the drummer was a girl. I guess I shouldn't be, but I still was. *shrug* They're pretty cool.

Moving moving moving.....

to the tune of 'Going, going, going'.

We're moving! We're in the transitional period, 'cause we're moving over two days. Hubby had to go to work this afternoon, and has to go in the morning as well. So doing it all in one day isn't practical, since I can only do support work. I can't physically transport stuff, but I can organize and put away things pretty well. So that's what I've been doing!

He moved the decorations, so I've put up all the paintings and butterflies and music notes. I've also assembled one of the book shelves, and just need to nail in the back piece to complete it. Unfortunately I suck at that, so I'm hoping hubby will do it.

Phew. We went to Masala Wok for dinner. Some of the best Asian/Indian food you'll find here in Austin. They have lots of vegetarian options as well, so I hope Caitlec will visit and we can take them there sometime this year.

After dinner, we went and picked out some hooks for our pots to hang on the wall at Home Depot, and I wanted ice cream, so we went to Marble Slab Creamery. It wasn't as impressive as I remember it being, but their Amaretto ice cream was awesome.

Then we came home and went back to work. Hubby's been bringing things to the new apartment, and I've been unpacking/putting them away. Found lots of cool stuff in my old stuff that I think would make great gifts. Went through the curtains I inherited from Mama, and found some cute ladybug ones that I want to wash and put up in the kitchen. I'm having trouble deciding on the curtains for other rooms though. I'm not sure if I want to continue using black-out curtains in our room, or if I want to use some in the 'den' (The RunaCave) so it doesn't get too hot during the summer. It doesn't seem to be as hot on the first floor, so they may not be necessary.

I've asked if Hubby wants to pack it in for the night (since it's nearly 1 and he has work at 9:30 tomorrow morning), and he said 'almost'. Hubbies are interesting.....

I think we're both exhausted. We've both worked a lot today, and we've got to do all the rest tomorrow. Then on top of that, we have to clean the old apartment.

I spackled the old apartment last night, and painted it today, so yay no charge from our deposit for that! I like spackling and painting, honestly. The only room we haven't really moved anything from/to is the kitchen. I've also left my books for everyone to help with tomorrow (because it's easy, and just time-consuming), and of course we couldn't get the heavy furniture, but I think we've made some good progress.

Hubby switched our internet to the new apartment, so to be online, I have to be over here. Good incentive to come over here instead of lazing about in the old one. I'm excited for pizza and help tomorrow. @__@ So very tired.....

Paraphrasing in the most dishonest of ways.....

is my husband. Yes, yes he is, and he has. Oh well. Modesty and all that.

Since I bullied him into posting on the Independence Day we shared, I'll post about our couple's day on Saturday. We all tried something new this time: We met up at 4 and went swimming before we ate.

Swimming was nice, but I bumped my knee, and walking there was a bit longer than I'm used to walking without any support. J managed to crutch her way there better than I was walking. She's torn her muscles and ligaments in her right leg, though she never explained how very well. We also had the baby with us, and he went swimming as well! His dad reminds me of a puppy though. He kept playing a game where you float in the water, catching and throwing a ball. I played for a while, and wore myself out. Hubby got drafted into playing the most though, since he didn't have a reason not to. It was funny, cause he's not a good swimmer, and obviously didn't want to, but he did it.

Then we had dinner, which was an interesting mash of things. I brought egg rolls, stir-fry, and strawberry shortcake (with the cream dyed blue). Min brought some really yummy pork balls that she's going to teach us to make on Wednesday. J made some bean/veggie salsa dip that went with some home made tortilla chips pretty well. She also made chocolate cookies with creme between them. They were surprisingly good. I want that recipe tooooo....

Then we played games, and the women beat the men rather handily. But by then I was really tired, so I broke up our meeting (I only really meant to leave quietly) and we all suggested doing the same next week.

One Problem: Next week we're moving! And they're all helping us! Oops! So what we've decided to do (since it's so hot here) is have them come over around 5:30, eat pizza, then move the heavy stuff. Hubby and I will be working on getting all the little stuff moved over, as well as getting as much set up ahead of time as we can. Then they'll hopefully help us get the odds and ends wrapped up. After they help us move, if it's really hot, I suggested they bring bathing suits, and we'll all go swimming. The baby might not like that so much because it'll be his bed time, though.

Pineapples gave me a link to a site that lets you draw floor plans on your computer. I'd like to try it out, but now that the time is so near, I feel more compelled to just be packing things up and arranging them when we get there.

On a related note: Hubby says that I don't nag him enough. Just now, I asked if he ever got the screen door open for him. His response was that I had never outright asked him to do it...... And yet he says I'm demanding. It's a bemusing combination. I guess he likes the demanding side, and is asking for more...? :) That interpretation amuses me, so I'll stick with it.

This song was stuck in my head as I tried to get to sleep last night. Since there was no real way to sing or hum it, I gradually replaced it with 'Sunrise' instead.


This is Sunrise:

You think taking a lint roller to Maya would be mean?

Cause she's shedding. A lot. It flies everywhere. All over my body, in my face, on my eyes, sometimes it even nearly goes up my nose. And the hairs are so fine you can't see them unless you really look close, and even then, grabbing them is soooooo difficult. All you can do is feel them, all over your body, making you itch. While she sits there crying at you. So really, can't I take a lint roller to her, and just pull all that extra fur off?!

Tomorrow is the court hearing for my nieces and nephew. I don't even want to know how it turns out, since Cin is seeing a perverted molester and doing coke right now, according to the rest of the family. Hubby says the kids are better off getting put up for adoption. I'd really like to take one in, but I know we don't have much in the way of resources, and just trying to get ahold of them would be costly and difficult with the distance. *sigh*
Hubby has another interview for another tutoring job on Tuesday, and I get to go with him because they're meeting at a Coffee and Bean shop I've been wanting to try since we moved. Then on Wednesday I have physical therapy again. I'm allowed to swim now, and since yesterday I can take stairs normally! It hurts a little bit, but not any more than it normally did when I still had ACL.
On Thursday, it's the 4th of July, but we don't really have plans. I'm sure if the day is clear we'll be able to see fireworks from our balcony, but I can't figure out a good dinner menu for the day.
Then on Saturday, we have couple's day again. We're actually meeting at 4 to swim, then going to have dinner together. We might also watch a movie or play games after. It'll be a long day, but I'm looking forward to it.

I'm having trouble sleeping lately. Or I guess I should say that I'm having trouble getting up lately. Subsequently, it makes me stay up later and later. Now it's rare for me to be asleep before 4 or 5 a.m. All I really have to do is completely exhaust myself, but that's.... well, exhausting, so I've been putting it off.

I went in to apply for a front desk position at a vet's place, and I really want this! If I don't hear from the lady by Tuesday, I'm determined to call and ask for an interview. >.< !! It's part time, and either a morning shift, or an afternoon shift. I was hoping for a morning shift, but hubby's place suddenly decided he should work mornings this week. :X So I'm not sure how often they're gonna wanna do that. Sharing the car with both of us working is difficult after all. I guess I'll start looking into bus routes to wherever I end up working. I really hope it's the vet place, but you never know. Ganbarimasu!

I talked with my senpai in Japan today. I 'taught' her some mistakes she frequently makes when using English, but she didn't understand the English, so I had to do it in Japanese. She said it was really easy to understand when I explained it that way, so I was relieved. I'm trying to work on my politeness in Japanese, because if I can't be polite, I can't be hired by Japanese companies. But it's difficult.

Another job option that I'm (hubby too) working toward is massage school in October. I'm looking for part time work that won't interfere with those classes, and hopefully if I can get a job soon, the cost of tuition won't hit our wallets too hard.

I heard something 'recently' about my stepdad and mom that keeps going through my mind. My sister complained to him, asking how he could not care that Mom used his money so much, and he completely 'beat' her down. He said that Mama supported him and all of us working all the time while he went to school, so she had the right to use whatever money she wanted to, for as long as she lived. I don't remember that situation, though he's been around since I was three. I believe it though. I remember Mama was always working when I was little up until high school, when my sisters started having babies and Mama started helping with them. I don't really know about him going to school or anything though. It's not really my business, you know?

I'm watching Durarara now. It's rather similar to Code Geass, but with more... main characters, I guess you could say. And the guy pulling the strings is quite despicable. I like the opening, and how it incorporates previous episodes into it quite seamlessly. The main characters are really interesting, but it's annoying how they're all avoiding telling each other things, which is actually causing the problem, and giving string man power.

Hubby and I are watching Secret Garden, a Korean Drama that is ranked #5 out of thousands. But I honestly can't see what makes it worth such a high rank. Hubby and I completely disagree on what should happen. The main guy is a TOTAL ass, and the main girl doesn't want to get hurt, so she doesn't want to go out with him, even though she likes him. Hubby thinks her avoidance is silly, that she should just throw everything away for 'love'. I think the main guy should be tortured, and punished until he isn't a total asshole before he gets the girl. I honestly don't even want him to get the girl, because she suits better with other people, but I know he's gonna get her, so at least I want him to suffer. He's a guy that says horrible things, puts her down verbally, and sexually assaults her, all in the name of his 'love'. I can't recognize that as love! It's too selfish! I know he cares about her, but it's on the level of a grade-schooler! Once he grows up, MAYBE I'll accept it with some grace, but until then, SUFFER YOU WRETCH!!! is my general opinion. By the way, this guy is 34, and actively trying make the chick lose her job because he doesn't like it! Because it's dangerous (she's a stunt woman), but it's a path she's chosen for herself, and something she's truly passionate about. He loves her because he's captivated by who she IS, but he's trying to keep her from a core part of herself. Learning about these things is part of how love grows, but it's got me really frustrated, so I just wanna see him get hurt... It makes me happy. .....Behold the power of a Sadist! Mwahahaha! >:O

Okay, I think I've hit most points. I know it's gotten to be a long post, so thanks for reading all the way through. I'd love to read comments on whatever in the post stayed with you. ^.^ I wrote about a lot of various things, after all, so hopefully something stuck.