Christina / Galidae

food, fodd, fd...yum

2008-07-17T14:06:31Z

In my search for more tasty snacks - I have found that I really like spinach leaves with berries (usually strawberries and blueberries). This week - I added cooked, leftover chicken and found it to be a really good meal, as well. I have a bad habit of buying fresh fruit and veggies and not eating them before they go bad, so I've been trying to work on it. I especially like berries because I don't feel bad about freezing them if I don't get to them. While I love melon - I don't like to freeze melon and I hate when they go to waste because I simply got tired of eating that particular fruit.

Yes - a little rambly, but I'm tired.

Birthday wishes

2008-01-27T18:56:33Z

Happy birthday, Kelly!

Hope you have a fantastic day and a good year to come.

Begin Test

2008-01-16T22:34:58Z

Finally got things going with the clinical research. Received my first dose today of what will hopefully be the study drug and not the placebo and will hopefully work out to getting me on my road to recovery.

One of my veins blew out, so I have a horrid bruise now. The nurse felt so horrible, but I know it wasn't anything she did. She's drawn blood plenty of times - my veins are just finicky and like to roll, close up, or otherwise be a pain. I used to have really good veins. Whenever I donated blood, they'd always be so happy because I was an easy stick - now, they have to use the itty-bitty butterfly needle and hope that the vein doesn't stop pumping part way through. (Which it did today, but she didn't want to poke me again, so she said they'd make do with what they got - woot!)

The IV went smoothly. The drug is administered on a gravity drip (no pump) for about half an hour, which is a lot nicer than the 2 hour infusion time for Remicaid. They kept me for an hour afterwards for observation. I got free Chili's for lunch and, although tired, I feel pretty good comparitively. I'm in my hungry, I want to eat everything phase - which should last for 3 to 6 more days before I go back to the I don't want to eat anything lest I throw up phase. I'm enjoying it while I can. : )

I go back in February for the next step of the study.

Catching up

2007-11-15T16:25:34Z

Oye. So much going on. There appears to be some good news on the medical front in that I should be getting some much needed assistance very soon; so that is exciting news.

Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and we've finally gotten more than a single days notice of what's going on with the holidays, so we'll be eating with Chris' family. I'm going to make broccoli-rice-&-cheese casserole which my mom usually makes and I think is very yummy and is part of Thanksgiving for me. We'll be heading over there on friday so I can get the recipe to make sure I at least put all the right stuff into it.

I won a custom avatar for a message board, so I have to think of something or draw something that I can use. That's very exciting since only a handful of people get custom avatars.

Looking forward to Christmas - will be the 4th one with myChris, so I am thankful for that. Good support goes a long way.

I guess that'll do for a little bit of catching up, more to come!

Because I thought of Kelly

2007-09-22T17:04:52Z

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/velociraptors.jpg

It tickled me. :-P

sirch02 @ 2007-09-21T23:06:00

2007-09-22T03:10:31Z

LJ is better than email for this sort of thing - IMO.

SCATTERGORIES...it's harder than it looks! Copy and paste into a new email. When you are done, send it on, including to the person who sent it to you. *Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following . . . They
have to be real places, names, things...nothing made up! Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same 1st initial. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

What is your name:  Christina
4 letter word:   Card
Vehicle:  Corolla
Boy Name:   Carl
Girl Name: Carol
Alcoholic Drink:  Cordial
Occupation:   Cartographer
Something You Wear:   Camisol
Celebrity:   Chris Tucker
Food:   Chocolate Cake
Something Found in the Bathroom: Cough syrup
Reason for Being Late:    Car trouble
Something You Shout: Crap!

My Commodore 64 is really Neat-O!

2007-09-17T16:14:14Z

I got an extra 13" tv - figured it'd be perfect for my old nintendo system - I could set it up in my office area and play rather than play on the emulator on my computer. Since it was already there - and I had to hook the VCR up anyway so I could use it's RCA ports (of which it has 2 - front & rear) - I decided to break out the old Commodore. I'm so excited! I wasn't sure it would work - since it's been sitting unused for going on 4 years now - but it works splendidly! Had a few bumps when the RCA cables I had weren't working properly - and the right audio channel is either blown or non-existent as it was making a weird whirring noise - so I just disconnected the right cable and the sound is great, the picture is great - my games of old! Hooray!

So - now that I have the Commodore working - I'm going to hook up the Nintendo (ye old grey box) and have my little corner of nostalgia. Makes me wish I had kept my Atari.

So all this got me to thinking....

My mom always rolls her eyes a bit when I talk about video games/systems or computers. But then - it dawned on me - what is wrong with my mother? Growing up - we had an Atari and then a Commodore 64. They both started out as HERS. Does she not understand that an XBOX or a playstation is the same thing? It's still a game console - just more advanced. The Commodore 64 was a personal computer - not just a dedicated gaming machine (though many used it for that). I have (or had - haven't actually found it yet) a printer and I've got a word processor program for the thing - so really - my mom had a computer ages ago - and I'm going to point this out to her next time she glazes over or rolls her eyes when I start talking about my technology - it really is all her fault. :-P

not much to say

2007-09-07T21:12:12Z

Not much to say, but figured I'd give another go. LJ has been eating my posts for the past 8 entries I've tried to make which was annoying enough that I just didn't bother for a while. This week has sort of flown by. We've had our ferret for 2 weeks now and she is simply adorable. She likes to dig a lot though, which gets annoying - we have to get a sand box for her so she can get her digging urges out during play time because the sound of her nails on the plastic bottom of her cage is really grating.

I hope she doesn't get cage stress. I let her out all the time, but I don't want to let her run freely because she could get hurt - we have a lot of clutter which she could get lost in, and with me not being able to chase her down or get on my hands and knees easily - it's just not worth it for her to run around the house. She has a play box and she also plays in the tub a lot - with and without water. She tends to sleep a lot which is partly why we got her - we wanted a pet, but not something as demanding as a puppy. She's already mostly litter trained and it's been a lot of fun watching her play. She has so much energy and she makes little laugh noises which really are cute. Anywho - hopefully LJ won't eat my post.

D&D stands for Disaster and Disgust!

2007-05-13T05:56:08Z

So - we were gonna play D&D tonight. Our DM gets really into it and does a very thorough story/background/etc. He puts 5 hours into set construction and prep work to get everything ready for the evening game. It's fantastic! He even built his own D&D table that fits into his current dining table. It is just wonderful. However - tonight did not happen - much to the disgust and dismay of those who did show up.

Apparently - 1 guy decided that he needed to spend the weekend with family since he's working the following weekend. Another guy - totally excused, though still fustrating overall - family crisis which required his presence. We're okay - there's still 4 of us, which is enough if some double up - no biggy. We were running a little late coming from my mother's house, but we figured it'd give the others a chance to get their characters ready and we'd be caught up as I did mine in the car on the way over, more or less. We get there - the 4th guy isn't there. It's now 7pm. We call his cell phone - no answer. We leave message. We wait. We finish fleshing out our characters. We call. No answer. We page him. We wait. We buy our starting equipment. We call. We wait...we called maybe a dozen or so times and finally at 10:00pm - we call it and decide it's not going to happen. We hang out a bit and then drive home. It's now 1:00am - we sit at our computer and lo and behold - there's the 4th guy. The only message on our machine was from earlier that day when he called to get directions. (we weren't home) Now - the guy has been there before...there are 2 other friends we've got on that end of town that he could've called or stopped by to get directions or at least a phone number to call. He says he drove to that end of town and drove around a bit trying to find the place - left his phone at home, and by the time he got back - felt it was too late. He's only 30 minutes away - If he left at 6:59 (we called at 7:00) drove around for an HOUR and then went home - that'd have him back by 9:00pm. Our last call was somewhere between 9:30 and 10:00. I'm going to have to call Shennanigans. Just fustrating, but not near as much as our DM was. Somebody owes him a huge ass apology, IMO.

Hopefully, things will be smoother next time.

Grr

2007-04-30T22:33:18Z

Okay. So...the fridge doesn't fit. I measured like 10 times, we measured it in the store, when the delivery people came, they looked at it and said it should fit once we got the cupboard out...we got the cupboard out....and it doesn't fit! It's too wide! It's wider than the fridge specifications say it is...which to me, means not paying the restocking fee - which is like 10 or 15 percent. My mother was lied to! There's no way to make it fit, really. So my mom says, I wasn't there once it was delivered, so haven't seen it for myself, but she says the wall is in the way. I'm so annoyed at the whole thing. She can get a different one...but then it's not THE one. It's not the one she wants, so won't be as happy with - but she can't make this one fit. Hopefully, when Dean gets home, he can look at it and figure something out. I hope so. It's a nice fridge and I don't want my mom to have to argue with Sears about the re-stocking fee.

Week ends.

2007-04-30T17:18:25Z

Had a pretty good weekend. We surprised Dean with a pork tenderloin dinner for his birthday. He was very happy - meat is good. Got to sit on the pool edge while the guys swam. I was hoping to be able to go in this summer, but looks like I may have to wait until next year. All the dogs had fun - they just love the attention that we give them.

Dean will get his new refridgerator this afternoon. Me and Chris went over early to pull out the old cabinet over the fridge to make room for the new, bigger fridge. It's so pretty. The nice kind, with the freezer on the bottom and the double doors on top so that there's even room for a party platter in the bottom drawer which is designed just for such things. It's really cool. My mom says I'm more excited than she is, but I love appliances, whereas she just thinks they are a part of life.

I have my interview tomorrow, so I have to get all my paperwork together for when they call. Hopefully, I'll actually get approved this time. We will see. :-)

Flight of the Kiwi

2007-04-23T01:18:21Z

This is cute and then very sad depending how you watch it, so be warned. But I thought I'd share anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs

Back on the web

2007-04-17T22:59:47Z

Well, since it's been about a year and a half, I'll post. To say hello, to say I'm alive, and all that jazz. Life is going on, things still happen. I still am me, just a more bionic one. I may or may not post more often. I have to think on it a bit. Maybe I'll post little things that happen, or just how I'm feeling. I play WoW now, although I might be about done and going back to DR soon. Time will tell.

Oh, why not.

2005-10-13T19:57:15Z

You Are A: Pony!

Who doesn't love a pony? You are one of these miniature horses, renown for your beauty and desired by many. Full of grace, you are a beautiful and very special animal, with a long, flowing mane that blows in the breeze.

You were almost a: Puppy or a Lamb
You are least like a: Turtle or a Groundhog The Cute Animals Quiz

Interesting...

2004-10-21T12:14:40Z

Category I - The Hub

You're a 'people person'. Networking runs in your blood. Consequently, you can move through most social circles with ease.

What Type of Social Entity are You?
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Mistakes

2004-10-06T13:11:04Z

Sometimes - people have to make their own mistakes. I've thought a lot about this lately, and while it sucks and I'd certainly want my friends to tell me when they thought I was being stupid or making a huge mistake - not everyone thinks that way. So - again - sometimes - people have to make their own mistakes. It sucks. It makes me sad, but I'm not ready to sacrifice a friendship by stating my thoughts/feelings when ultimately - they don't matter. Besides - I could be completely wrong - it's just an opinion anyway. ~Shrug~

Headaches

2004-09-27T21:49:34Z

My headache is better! I wasn't feeling well this morning but I dragged myself to work anyway. Almost thought I'd have to go home early rather than get my full 12 hour day in - but around 2 i took a break and took a power nap - feel much better after that.

The storm had no severe effects - the shack across the street lost it's roof and a window. Drainage worked well and I didn't notice any flooding - even this morning when I went to work. Some lights were out and quite a few people are without power. We have power - but no cable/internet. I miss it.

Just a few more hours and I can go home. I MIGHT make a trip to the house after Chris goes to work tonight and pick up some stuff. Deadline is approaching fast! Just a few more days of packing up - not sure how long it'll take me to get the rest of my crap to the new place.

Time will tell.

Mark came over Friday night. Chris had to work. I don't think Mark will be visiting me again anytime soon. I suppose he's not ready. I suggested writing, but he doesn't much care for that, I guess. We both hurt and I think it's hard for him to see that sometimes. I don't want to lose my friend, but I feel like I have. I can't talk to him about just anything anymore - I have to screen what I say. Understandable - since I would be (and will be when the day comes, I'm sure) hurt if he did nothing but talk about some new girl. (Jealousy at its finest) - but I try to talk about everything - not just Chris. I'm just trying to move on with my life. I'm extremely happy now - and would be perfect if only I had my best friend to share my life/joys/happiness with.

On a lighter note - Jess is getting married! The wedding celebration is in WV on Oct 16th! I'll be driving up. Hopefully, Chris will be able to go with me.

On the road again...

2004-09-23T16:25:44Z

I think I got all my big stuff moved over - just down to some carloads now. We have internet! We have cable! We'll have phone next month. I have to pay bills and change my address.

Interesting new layout for LJ. I like it!

Another day...

2004-09-16T12:12:16Z

Well, slowly but surely getting moved in. I borrowed my mom's truck and got lots of my bigger furniture moved over. Still have my small desk, my chiferobe, and my chair to move. Might be able to get those in one of the countless vans that have been offered up for help. All of Chris' stuff is already in the apartment. We don't have any place to put my microwave. The kitchen is really small and the stupid refrigerator opens the wrong way! It's one of those snazzy ones that you can change the direction of, unfortunately - I don't have the right tools. It's those stupid star shaped thingamabobs - I had all but ONE! Ergh..so annoying. Don't have the kitchen organized yet - barely have any food over. I have, however, had a slight chance to go through some of my GARBAGE and actually throw stuff out. I'm very proud of me - the crap I collect....

Oh! And, I didn't fill my mom's tank up before I brought it back because I didn't get the chance and didn't want to be late for work - tried to give her 10 dollars (all I had) and SHE WOULDN'T TAKE IT!!! I was almost floored. She's really softening up in her old age. I thoroughly expected to be yelled at for half an hour on the proper protocol for borrowing a vehicle. I was amazed. Maybe she just didn't want to wake the kittens...

Yesterday was my dad's birthday. We (me and my mom) went through the standard ritual of spending 30 to 45 minutes trying to track him down - "Did you try this number?" "Yeah, no luck, I think I have this one from 6 months ago..." that's how it goes until we eventually get exassperated and give up - which is what happened. I called one number, asked for Artie, and the guy on the other end kept saying "who is this? what do you want?" Why don't people just say "sorry, no artie here, wrong number." I don't get it...

Feeling pretty good today. Almost the weekend!

Moodiness

2004-09-10T16:55:53Z

Okay...so - perhaps my hormones are off. I've been getting plenty of sleep - and yet, I'm still moody as all hell lately. Mostly just fustrations from work, i guess. I get irritated. I feel like it's one big boys club and there are a few girls allowed to sit on the sidelines. I don't want to be one of those women that yells "discrimination" - but it sure as hell feels like it sometimes.

Also - I keep having major mood swings, and I can't explain it really. Things are going pretty great overall. Got my new apartment (can't move in yet, but it's ours) - finally have a "HOME" as opposed to a "place". It feels nice, even if it's not really official yet. It will be soon enough.

I just hope we can get internet within the week.

Teco

2004-09-09T15:55:59Z

Okay - so, we got the apartment, I got a new phone number (which won't be hooked up until 10/06 - UGH) and am TRYING to get the power turned over to my name. It's already on - just needs to be put in my name. HOwever, due to the storm(s) - TECO is not doing ANYTHING other than EMERGENCIES! How friggin stupid! And of course, I can't move in until I have an active account. GRR. You would think they'd want to impress their new customers a bit more. This is the problem with only one company available - they can do whatever the hell they like. ::sigh::

I'm going to try to drive down there and explain to them that they don't actually have to DO anything other than read the meter and switch names on the account - since it's already ON. I want to move in! Damnit!

I'm hating Tampa more and more. I love Chris though, so it's worth it.

Aftermath

2004-09-07T18:16:11Z

The aftermath of Frances isn't too horrible. Almost got crushed by a falling street light and lost power for about 8 hours (MUCH better than most people in the area - huzzah Progress Energy!) but all is well now.

With happy news - found a new apartment that looks pretty nice. I called the office lady today and she said that she'd hold the place for us. ::::BIG SMILES:::: So - just have to go turn in our apps and deposit tomorrow and might be able to move in as early as this weekend! First month's rent is even waived. =)

So - now I have to move - which I hate doing. But, I think the roommate makes it worth it. Hopefully - I'll actually save money and pay off some of my debts in a more timely fashion.

Oops.

2004-08-30T18:47:26Z

Well...I haven't posted in a little while.

Caught a cold over the weekend. Nothing huge - barely phased anyone else, but considering all the stupid meds I'm on - my immune system is weak and it hit me hard. No worries though, Chris was around to take care of me, which was nice. He's getting much better at taking care of me when I'm sick - especially now that he's all better. (even though he's been feeling a bit down all week.)

Going apartment hunting today after work. August - so my lease is up with Marian. I'm so excited! Me and Chris have accepted the fact that we're both hypocrites. We've come to terms and have decided to prove everyone wrong, thereby negating our own hypocrite status. (Hypocrites for moving in together after knowing each other for such a short period of time, even though we both have had friends who've done it and we've given them a hard time for being 'foolish' - but...we'll make it work - that's where the difference will be.) ::smile::

Okees. There - I've posted. =)

Back for the long haul

2004-08-09T17:58:27Z

Well - I'm working Saturday. Good in that I need the OT money. Bad because that's time I don't get to spend with Chris - or with Mark - and it's his last weekend here! Double suck because it's Chris's birthday weekend - and I also have to work Sunday - which means I'll get to hang out Friday night with Chris and that's it. Since Saturday night is a PW hunt - that Chris has to go to because he's the one organizing it. I'll most likely be in Odessa - house/animal sitting for my mom this weekend. Nice because I'll be closer to work - but it means that Chris has to stay in Tampa. Working Sunday because I needed next Thursday off though. Chris FINALLY got his dentist appointment - and to make sure Denise doesn't pull some crap and he misses it - I'm going to take him. They have to put him out - so, I'll get to take care of him - which I like to do. I have to work friday, but then I should have Saturday and Sunday off to nurse him back to health. So - I'll be working 10 days straight. Ugh. BUT - like I said, I need the OT. Can't complain when bills are tight.

Well..tomorrow is my mom's birthday, and then Wednesday is Chris' birthday. I need to go shopping tonight for both of them. Not positive what I want to get Chris yet - I think I know - I'm just not sure if he already has one - and where he'd put it anyway. Oh well - might get it anyway. Gonna get my mom some Grey Goose Vodka and Mountain Dew - and hopefully get with Mark and finish that puzzle. My mom said she'd stop by after they go out for food tomorrow night - which means that I REALLY need to clean my room. I'll have to make sure that Mark can come over so that we can give her the puzzle together. ::makes note and wanders off to send an e-mail::

And the day drags on...

2004-08-07T15:28:38Z

Here at work, once again - because that's pretty much the only place that I post. Last night was really nice. Picked up Chris after work and headed back to my place and Mark stopped by! It was really nice. I'm going to miss him when he moves back to Orlando next week. No more random dropping by. Well, even though Chris was there, Mark came in anyway and hung out with us. It was GREAT! They talked and seem to get along pretty well. We talked for a few hours and then went to McDonald's for food. The boys wouldn't let me pay for them! Ah well - managed to pay for myself at least.

Today is going by so slowly...probably because Chris is at my house. I'm sure that isn't helping me any. He had some DR stuff to do this morning, but now he's done. I told him he could wash my sheets if he really wanted something to do. :-) I think he's just gonna watch movies. I feel so bad, but it's so nice that he's there for when I get home. I shouldn't feel too badly - what would he do if he were at home? I'm not sure - maybe hang out with Paul... I don't really know what he does - all that matters to me is that he loves me, and I love him, and I think we are just perfect for each other! He has secrets though - about his past. But then, most people do, I suppose. I'm not too hung up on the past - so long as he is who he is now - that's what's important. Anything that I need to know - I'm sure he'll tell me in time.

Okay - well..just a little over 4 more hours to go. There's so many people here today. Hopefully, time will speed up a little bit and I'll be able to go home soon.