The Mad Musings Of Me

food allergies

2009-03-24T15:39:05Z

So I finally got my results back for my food sensitivity test! And CRAP.
Avocados I will miss you!
Garlic, How will I ever live without you??
Brussel Sprouts... Whatev, yo.

The list goes on, many I don't care about or have never really eaten to begin with. But a few... Oh, a few will be sorely missed. Like coffee. I JUST DISCOVERED IT. Now it is being ripped away from me!

I still have candida, so I still can't indulge overly with fruits and other deliciously carbalicious things. But, I should be able to get a handle on at least feeling better now. I'll still be fighting the good fight with the one and only natural fungicidal I don't react adversely to: Oregano Oil.

Basil: I LOVED YOU. WHY WOULD YOU BETRAY ME????

I need a new profile picture...

2009-03-13T00:35:02Z

*sigh* Moved in to the new house. Moved alot of Grandma's stuff to her new place too. So we at least have room to breathe now.
Still can't find a job... like thats new. Nobody can find a job. We're alllllll broke.

We're still pretty stable, despite the lack-of-job for me. We've evened out our bills, I think, with the move to the house And have paid back my brother-in-law for his loan to us with our tax return.

I am still fighting the good fight for my health. Its hard tho. I can tell you that I have an inkling of what food addicts go through. Or diabetics. I see all of this tasty food that I can't have, or can only have a few bites of. Which, REALLY is fine. It helps me eat alot healthier. But who wants to go into a room and see a table full of dessert and NOT have ANY??? Then there is me, who has never had to worry about my waistline or dieting Ever.
And now I have to curb my severely carbaholic tendencies. I love pasta. And rice. And cake. Mmm.... brownies.
Yeah. Its BAD people. And its not just the sweets. Its Carbs of ANY KIND. Just kill me now life is not worth living without carbs.

I'm getting some (very expensive) allergy testing done next week. Hopefully I will get back a list of things not to eat so I can commence not eating them. Is it strange that I am Hoping to be allergic to something? The reasoning is this: I believe I have a condition caused by the overgrowth of Candida Albicans in my gut. My sister-in-law had the same symptoms but she does Not have it. She is simply allergic to barley, bananas, and asparagus. SO. Maybe I just have food allergies like her??? PLEASE GOD. PLEASE.
Candida is wickedly hard to get rid of.

Oh yeah. And we're commencing with the baby-making later this year. Woo!

garnetflight @ 2008-02-24T14:41:00

2008-02-24T19:43:26Z

At work. I need this day to go faster.
I have that trapped feeling in the pit of my stomach again.

I really wish that this monday (aka Tomorrow) was my real last day. But its not.

I just really hate this place.

Sigh

2007-12-27T01:46:31Z

Wow. Today was a study of Boring. We had very few people in the store (La Z Boy Furniture Galleries, Harvard Park. come see me!) today. Very boring. I mean VERY. Didn't sell anything and everyone was "just looking" yeah, Bite me people. Freaking BUY something, I need to eat next month.

Christmas was really nice. I got to see both my brothers, my awesome sister-in-law, my grandparents, and my parents. We had a nice breakfast and opened our presents, then Patrick and I left so he could breathe for a while (four cats + asthma & major allergies = bad). Had a bit of a nap and went back for dinner, which was delicious. My friend Jean Kaluza from highschool who I have not seen in YEARS stopped by the house for a bit, which was awesome. I miss that girl like crazy.

In other news, OHAYOCON IS COMING!!!!1111!!11!!1! Am I excited? Hell yes.

I have two costumes to finish between now and January 4th. Tomorrow is my last day off before then. UGH. 7 days of work SOLID just so I can go. No fun, no fun.
To all who are coming to Ohayo, I shall see you there! To those who are not, I shall post pictures!
Love you all Bunches!~

Happy Holidays!!

WHITE WEFT! and other things

2007-10-04T21:50:52Z

So US Hair is my new playground. Diana's too. We went there today and I found new toys to play with. it has been decided that I will be putting together a pink outfit for con-going. It will be entirely pink. shoes will be glitterfied, pink extensions will be added to my hair. Then entire outfit will be pink of various shades, and I will be doused in glitter.

I also found WHITE WEFT thanks to miss diana-pants. She found me some hot pink weft, and lo and behold right under it was 6 PACKAGES of white. There was much dancing and rejoicing from me. I now know where to find it, and what the model name and number are so I can find it online. And it comes in yellow too! oh joy of joys.

I other important news, I just GOT A NEW JOB!!
For the next week I will be double-shifting at both jobs. I have work tomorrow, saturday, sunday at David's Bridal. Then I start training Monday at 10 a.m. at La-Z-boy furniture galleries in Cuyahoga Falls. Tuesday I do both, Starting my day in training and ending it at David's. Wednesday I just have training, Thursday just David's. Friday I do both again. Practically overlapping too. Saturday I will hopefully maybe have a day off. Eight days kids. Eight days solid of Brenda working her ass off! *rubs greedy little hands* but at least my next paychecks will rock my socks! But it is 63 hours of work in 8 days. I shall DIE.
Wish me luck kids!

RED!

2007-09-18T15:23:44Z

RED WEFT HAIR! RED! HAIR!
I found it! It exists! And I can buy it! And it won't cost a million dollars!
I can't tell you how excited I am!

In other news, my princess serenity costume is coming along nicely, with the usual Brenda-made tweakage going on. Nothing is ever 100% accurate to reference pictures because it has to look good in real life, you know? some things just don't translate well in real life. like rows of big fat pearls on a bodice. They stick out funny and are generally a pain. So watch for pictures! or if you're coming to Youmacon watch for me!

Yay red weft yay!

Marriage

2007-08-26T02:40:23Z

So, this time tomorrow I'll be Married.
Yes, Married.
*twilight zone theme plays*
I'm really excited.
I've also had a couple panic attacks in the last couple days. nothing really serious, but I just couldn't stop crying today. we were at the rehearsal dinner hanging out, and I just all of a sudden was super jumpy and easy to upset. i beat down the tears a couple times, and then I just couldn't keep them down anymore. I just buried my face in Patrick's shoulder for a few minutes before I ran off to the bathroom to sob for a bit.
It all settled after that. We ate dinner and I went downstairs at the restaurant to get a drink (which was delicious by the way. white russian banana chocolate martini. Yum!) Had a shot with one of my best friends Lynea. Was a teensy bit tipsy after that.
It ended up being a good night had by all.

I'm getting Married tomorrow.

Dying

2007-08-20T20:07:34Z

I am sick. Really really sick. 6 days before my wedding.
I shall now crawl into a hole and weep. Except crying hurts too much. BREATHING hurts too much.
I have the typical (for me) multiple-infections simultaneously. God knows how it all started, but what manifests in my fiance as a manageable cough/cold with some phlegm action, in me is a major respiratory infection that without treatment could easily turn into pneumonia or bronchitis, if it hasn't already.
Not. Fair.
I can't talk, I can't go to work, I can't finish wedding stuff, I can't sleep because I hurt too much. I can barely swallow.

I just want to get married in a somewhat healthy state of being. Too much to ask?

Apparently.

YAY!

2007-07-23T22:22:31Z

I finally scraped enough money together (along with the judicious use of a 50% off coupon) to buy my ariel fabrics! Huzzah!
Also bought on this perfectly annoying JoAnn's trip was the material for Wicked Lady/Black Lady. Off the flatfold rack too!!! *dances with joy over cheapness*

they closed a main road by my house to flush hydrants or something, so it took me 25 minutes to get to JoAnn's instead of 8 like normal. thus the annoyance. GAH!

In other news, I had my Bridal Shower over the weekend and got lots of stuff. I somehow managed to get 4 sets of measuring spoons, and three cannister sets. oh well, yay for gift receipts.
It was overall a good time, I got to see some ladies from church that I never see anymore. My best friends were all there, except three (all of which are totally valid with the excuses, being out of the country IS a bit of a roadblock). And of course, all the neighbor ladies where there too. Laurie brought over her baby John. He's SOOOOOOO cute! I want one!

Afterwards my fiance and I went out to Tremont to hang out with my brother and his lovely wife veronica. We wandered about 'The Taste of Tremont' and ate pierogi and gyro. It was good times.
My only complaint is that they used sour cream instead of souvlakia on the gyro. NOT COOL.

I jaunt off now to feed my face and work on pretty things! tata!

OmgWtfBbq

2007-07-17T05:29:20Z

Seriously people.
I should be able to park at my own apartment building. but Nooooo. Parking at my own place of residence is TOO MUCH to ask.
there are literally hundreds of parking spaces at Shoregate towers. And EVERY SINGLE ONE was filled. Every one. Even all the places that aren't spaces but people make into spaces, like at the end of rows. I don't understand why tonight is any different than any other night. We've lived here for MONTHS now and this has NEVER been a problem before.

I got really lucky and followed someone who pays for a parking garage space into the garage. So I'm ok, unless they tow my car in the morning. Which I would BITTERLY protest.
THERE AREN'T ENOUGH F*CKING SPACES. Not my fault. what did they want me to do? park a half mile down the road at Giant Eagle so my car won't be towed overnight? F*ck that.

and patrick isn't home yet. I have no idea what he's going to do.

and of course this has to happen on the night that i have my hair in curlers. So i look like a dumbass on top of it all. OmgWtfBbq

wedding stuffs

2007-07-10T22:30:18Z

I'm kinda frustrated.
I am completely broke, so there is no way in this world that I can afford to go to the salon/spa with my mom before the wedding. Mom is broke too, as she is paying for the wedding.
It is sad. Its not like I want MUCH. I just want a manicure and a pedicure.
I don't even want a facial or anything. *sigh* I sound so whiney. anyways.

In happier news I've gotten the bodice of my dress mostly done, I just need to put the buttons on it. I've started Bryn's outfit too. everything is starting to look great. I basically just need to finish my skirt now and my dress will be done.

We ordered the wedding favors, Harry and David chocolate truffles.(yum!)I just hope they don't melt in this summer heat.

And I think I will use the silk for Ariel. the color is awesome, even if its not accurate.

School starts tomorrow (eep!)

Ariel...

2007-07-10T02:33:01Z

Ok People. I need opinions.

I'm making an Ariel (as in Little Mermaid) costume. It shall be the pink dress that everyone hates or loves.

I have two fabric options. One is a gorgeous two tone silk. its not the exact color in any one place, but it gives the FEEL of the right color. It would flow and move and be oh so nice on my skin.

The second is casa collection (at JoAnn's) satin stuff. Not Real satin. not shiny like satin, more like bridal satin. its thicker, doesn't move all that well, but the color is pretty much dead-on.

I do not know which to choose. both have very compelling reasons to/not to choose them. the silk isn't 120% the right color, and the casa stuff is. but the casa stuff doesn't move nicely. I would like this to be as luxurious as possible, but also accurate! I mean, what ELSE would a prince dress someone in other than silk? would any other fabric even EXIST? lol.

anywho.
I would greatly appreciate hearing from everybody.

I don't know what I expected...

2007-06-19T22:02:30Z

No, yes, I do.

I just showed my mother my new corset and my skirt. I expected to be told I looked pretty. That is definitely not the reaction I got.
My mother... she never in this whole wedding process has given me the response I expected. Do you know how she responded when I showed her my engageent ring? "Oh. So you did it." She has never ONCE said how happy she is for me. not once.
when I bought my wedding dress it was pretty enough. It wasn't THE dress... but THE dress didn't exist so I wasn't too devastated.
I decided some time later that I didn't want to compromise on my wedding dress. I shouldn't HAVE to compromise on my wedding dress.
So I started the process of getting the dress I wanted.
She just yelled at me. "then why the hell did we spend $600 on this dress??" by the way... the dress was $300. Alterations were $300 too.

Excuse me??? THIS IS MY FUCKING WEDDING!!! If I want a different Dress that is MY DECISION.
I just sobbed my eyes out. Just. Sobbed.
Sobbed on the phone to my fiance who, by the way, totally agrees with me.

God I really hate my mother today.

Finals... dress... and things

2007-06-17T03:10:58Z

Omg finals killed me!
I think i only got C's in everything but i don't freaking CARE.

onto more important things. Like my wedding dress.
I got the dress I bought on ebay to butcher. Its working out great, which is a huge relief since it is such a big gamble to buy things like that online. I luckily have the skillz to make it work, and quite well too.

I have to take in the sides and add all the lacey love. My corset should be here this week sometime. i can't waaaaaaait.
Having pretty things makes me so happy!

Now i just need to find a job.... *sigh*

House

2007-06-13T00:49:20Z

So, the family has been discussing the disposition on my grandparent's house. They have to be out of it ASAP for their own health. They've lived in it for 65 years or something like that, but Grandpa can't get around well anymore and the place is just all steep staircases.
Somewhere along the way I got it into my head that my fiance and I should buy it from them. It would be a great starter house. We could raise kids in it. We could get three kids comfortably in that house...
So now the saga starts. We have to figure out how much its worth and apply for a mortgage (which I'm sure we'll be turned down for. stupid school loans). If we get the mortgage, Yay. Now I get to work my butt off for the next 30 years to pay it off.

The other option is we rent-to-own fromt he gradparents. That would be FABULOUS. But that would only work IF they don't need the equity from the house to pay for their new lodgings. Which is a distinct possibility.

I dunno. It just seems like a really great idea. We could get a great house and allay some of my grandmother's fears about selling the house. We'll see.
Like I said, this only works if we can swing the mortgage.

Sailor Moon Ponytails

2007-06-09T02:34:30Z

YAY! I finally got around to doing a pigtail tutorial.
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/57158495/

I'll do another one with more pictures eventually.
But for now this will just have to do.
Tell your friends and neighbors that I'm also making these to sell. Reasonably priced at around $40, depending on the color you need. white, pink, and bright yellow will be more expensive, natural tones less so.

There it is kids. Now give me your money!

garnetflight @ 2007-06-08T17:18:00

2007-06-08T21:27:25Z

So, I'm thinking of selling some of my BJD's. I have two boys and a girl that i shall sell to fund monies for my wedding.
yeah, my wedding is THAT important to me. No, I'm not selling Dahlia, and I'm keeping Dre's head. I'll just have to buy Dre a new body again later... when I'm not so poor.

I have also been thinking of making up a few sailor moon pigtail sets to sell. Anybody have an idea of what i should charge for them? its like $10 in supplies. I've been toying with the idea for a while, and i just found all my weft hair the other day. I still intend on making up a tutorial, but I also think there is a market for ready-made ones.

I just need money, people. I'm several thousand dollars in debt right now, and its only going to get worse once the wedding madness descends.

but yeah. If you know anybody in the market for a Luts El, or a DOD Too, or a limited edition Juri head and luts girl body, or a set of sailor moon pigtails, let me know!!

Oh My God

2007-05-04T19:22:01Z

Craziness.

So, in the last few days I decided that I don't like my wedding dress. At all. I decided I want my dream dress. So I went for it and commissioned an ivory corset, then I went to Joann's and bought a shit ton of fabric for the skirt. 20 or so yards. Yeesh.
I started working on it wednesday after internship, and pretty much all day thursday. Its starting to look good. Starting being the operative word here.

I have left:

finishing the snaps and buttons on the back.
finishing the waist band.
sewing lace onto the hem.
sewing lace applique all over skirt.
beading applique and hem with some 1,000 swarovski crystals.
applying horsehair braid to the inner hem.
praying that it will fit under the corset.

More craziness.

Patrick's Crown Victoria is dying. So, he's been looking about for a new car. One of his co-workers has an El Camino. Patrick bought the El Camino. Oi. Thats enough for me, right there.

The car needs alot of work. So, Patrick bought a car he cannot yet drive. Again, Oi.

He went for a test drive yesterday (which is a story in itself) and paid the guy for it. Then he went to work, and was going to come pick it up when he got out. So, He comes back... And the car is gone. He wakes the guy up, and the guy said he and his wife went to dinner 5-5:30a and when they came home at 6 it was gone. He assumed Patrick had made arrangements, or come out on his break or something.

He didn't.

So. Its after midnight and they are standing outside in the cold, trying to figure out what the hell happened. Eventually they call the police, who get in contact with Vitalone's. The car is in Vitalone's lot. They ask how it got there and are told that it was found by the police on the side of the freeway. The car has no registration, no plates. Nothing. so it was towed.

So, some jackass watched until the guy who owned it left, and then stole the car. Took it out on the freeway, where it ran out of gas because the gas gauge is busted.

Thats enough right there. But thats not the end. Oh no.

Patrick got up early this morning to call the guy he bought it from. The car was in his wife's name, so he couldn't get it out of impound. So, Patrick drove all over creation to go get the woman, go get the title transfered and notarized. While patrick was at the license bureau, he ran into the dollar store to get a razor to scrape off the impound writing on the windshield.When he got back out, the crown vic wouldn't start. (Are you f-ing kidding me???)
So he calls his dad, who comes and switches cars. So Patrick has his mom's van, and he still has to go get the el camino.

The guy was told that the car wouldn't be released without the police OKing it, but didn't tell Patrick that. So, patrick gets to vitalone's, and realizes he left the title in the crown vic. Dirty Words. He goes and gets it, goes back. they tell him the car can't be released until he gets papers signed by the police. So, last check-in he was doing that.

And his boss called to give him overtime, which not only could he not do, but he is likely going to be late to work.

And that, ladies and gents, has been the craziness.

Life... Boring yet so Hectic. How is this possible?

2007-04-03T17:49:53Z

So, I now have an internship!
Mr. Tom, as I call him as I don't know his last name, is SUCHA gay man.
He's been in the industry for 20 some-odd years and omgz is he hoity toity.
The man does not understand the word "cheap".
He's so incredibly high-end he makes me nervous. He also has a jewelry boutique in half his studio. All of it is his own stuff, and none of it is cheap.
He drops numbers like they're nothing. "oh I found a beautiful beryl cut white sapphire for my sister, we picked it up for Only $900. And the pink chinese saltwater pearls we found her were simply to die for."
Mind you, the sapphire for $900 was ONLY the stone. and the pearls were over $1000.

Eeep.

And I have to work with this man.

I have yet to find a baker for my wedding cake, and we're still not sure whats going on with the decor flowers. We put the deposit down for the personal flowers at the florist. i.e. the bouquets, boutenniers, and corsages. The flowers for the aisle and the tables we're doing ourselves (dun, dun, duuuuuuuuuun.......)

Aaaaaaand my mother and I are making the dresses for my brother's wedding. Including my sister-in-law's wedding dress. Eeeep!

Yikes.

Obsession... the new costume by Brenda

2007-02-22T06:02:53Z

and it goes on...

why can't I just be paid to make things for myself? I mean c'mon. its the only job i've found so far that is completely satisfying and rewarding.
Anybody out there that will pay me for dressing myself pretty?

*crickets chirp*

I thought not.

Finally...

2007-02-21T03:34:15Z

I Finally got my Kos-Mos figure... thing... in the mail today. I have now commenced with the making of skanky costume~!
It will take me much in time and energy for this one. And my fingers and wrists already hurt >_<
I'm hoping the hobby shop has the things I need. we'll see. I'd like the white bust plates to be armor-like. sooo... that precludes using foam sheet.
As I continue with the construction on this, it becomes more and more clear that this suit was NOT designed for easy movement. At all. Ugh. But it will be Amazing when its done!!!