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It seems that although it is the middle of the summer, I have been the unfortunate reciepient of a cold (apparently in a moment of weakness I didn't fight this particular strain off) and have therefore been in slow motion for the last few days.
And yet I went to the mall. It was fun.

My sister and I had been anticipating our (somewhat) annual trip to the massive Mall of America, as it is a mere 45 minute drive from our home in Stillwater and minimizes the need for other shopping trips. We're not real big on spending money (unless it's on books). I got some underthings and overthings and drooled over a Diana camera. We hit a big New York and Co. sale, which landed me some professional-looking clothes for interviews and then actual jobs (I also obtained a cute dress here). All in all a successful adventure.

The 8 lbs. of Cinnabon may have been a bad idea (Honestly, is there anything to eat there that won't end with an angry stomach?). 

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Good news.
I made myself a dress and am back on the crafting front.
Pictures will be soon.

SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY!
7.3.08

Astoria Bagels (Bagel?) puts TOO MUCH cream cheese on their bagels.

Just look at this big chunk of cream cheese that fell out of my everything bagel:

I <3 that little one year old boy.
He smiles at me. So cute.

Also, Lyrika made me "Awww" last night because when she saw my pull my phone out of my purse she said, "You gonna call Will?"

After I explained to her that I was not, in fact, calling Will... she said, "Oh, you calling Aye-son (Allison)?" Then I laughed a little and explained my ringer to her... even though she had no clue.

She's adorable and so talkative now. She's getting better. I can now translate 50% of what she says.

Oh, also, I think my hormones have leveled out a little. I do not feel like a crazy bitch nearly as much anymore. I haven't *really* cried in the past month. This is a good thing. I'd like to return to a normal level of emotionality for myself.

Justin's car got hit a few days ago while it was parked. A hit and run. It's going to cost him about $800 to fix it. He was quoted $100 less, so he's gonna try to get some of that knocked off. I was surprised that his insurance didn't help out with unfortunate things like that.

Maybe mine wouldn't either. I don't know.

My eyes are tired. I think I need some artificial energy.
So far no one has called me about seeing the fireworks, so I think my plans to clean my room are still in place.
And if I cannot finish it tonight, I have Friday to work too. 'Cause it's finally the weekend! Woo!

I have thirsty flowers. In the few days I've had them in my room, they've sucked up about a centimeter of water out of my martini glass. Woah.

I really just woke up from a terrible dream ok.
What it was, was I was going to see Girl ok and I was at the airport or something and there was some kind of center where we kept going for food. So for some reason they had some kind of military briefing there and I heard the commander dude whisper to some guy that we are in for a shit storm (because a bunch of our men just died and they said we would need to send "everyone" in). I remember the words "shit storm" bc I looked at Girl and asked what he said and she repeated it.

Ok so then Girl was gone but I turned and I guess one of the high ranking dudes didn't like what he said, so he shot him ok. It was a silenced gun so like the guy just dropped. So I'm terrified and I run out to go to the bathroom. There are really nice fancy ones and I opened a stall door and saw 3 toilets. I chose the smaller one bc it looked like I wouldn't fall in. So Girl had come to the bathroom with me too and did her thing but this was the last I saw of her in my dream.

In the stall I'm doing my thing and then I notice two other entrances into it and one opens and a girl I don't know comes strolling in. I get all embarrased and I'm like wth but she sits on the huge toilet next to me and starts doing her thing and I'm like uh hello over here! So she goes "its no big deal it's natural'. And then she starts getting herself off and asks me if I like sex. Yes totallly strange. So, horrified, I run out of the bathroom and leave. (on second thought I wonder if this part had anything to do with mel making me to go condom nation yesterday against my will, hahaha).

Stuff happened in between here that I forget, but I ended up at the park near my house and some big event was taking place.

I end up running into the guy I saw shoot the other military guy, and I get scared and leave. He starts following me and by now we are driving, and I see him take a gun out and point it at my car. So I lean down so and drive so that he won't get a good shot and I eventually piss him off and he turns and goes in an opposite direction. It occurs to me not to go right home in case he follows and finds out where I live, but I ended up there anyway.

So later I'm in this office place which turns out to be where girl and I kept getting food or something. I was sitting still in my chair because I was terrified and my boss asked what I was doing. I said "that guy wanted to KILL me because I witnessed that murder. He is going to find out where I live and kill me and my family" bc I'd been sitting there thinking of his LP# to give the police but then realized that he already had all the info he wanted about me because he was a military guy and had access to things.

Then the boss yelled at me to get to work but the next thing I knew, I was at home again but my dad wasn't there. I saw a car pull into the drive and recognized it as the man who was after me. It was different from the one he chased me in. This one was a black SUV with some kind of moon roof. Oh also the dude always wore a tan cowboyish hat.

Anyway he comes, but leaves again and I figure he's just scoping the place out ok.

Then later a car pulls up again, and thinking it's my dad, I jump up to tell him what's going on but see the man who wants to kill me-- his car. Totally freaking scared at this point, I grab phoebe from the hall and take her in my room with me and bolt the door shut and then I try dialing 911 but my phone has no signal and just as I was realizing that, my internet also went out. Totally freaking scared.

Then I woke up. And now I'm voxing it bc I'm lying in bed really still and I'm still freaked out and my cat is literally trying to soothe me back down with purrs and its actually helping.she keeps reaching a paw up and touching my hand.

Ugh. This is ridiculously pathetic.

I also remember details that I'm not sure where to place in the sequence.

Before that dream, there were tornadoes and I was at work and unable to find shelter. Jon was just talking to me like normal and I glanced up and saw it coming. Then at one point I was in my room and someone was trying to get in and I realized the hinges on the door had been undone previously to make me bolting it shut useless.

What the hell is wrong with me??? .

His lp was like lnr or lnd and like, 20164 or something and I kept drilling it in my mind in the dream.

I just want happy dreams again.

Also its 5 something and I'm on my bb so excuse the structure please lol

Maybe i should stop shaking my fist at the universe. maybe i'll have better dreams.

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I'm not a fan of hearing people whistle. Sorta annoys me.

And no, it's not because I'm jealous since I can't whistle.

I mean, I can't swim very well at all, but I don't get annoyed when I see people swimming.

(This is the best topic I could come up with after forgetting what I was originally going to write about.)

I can also talk about how Starbucks is closing 600 of their locations around the country. "Experts" think it's because the chain expanded too quickly.

I wouldn't be sad if all Starbucks went away. I don't drink/like coffee anyway.

There was this area in Houston (N. Sheperd and  W. Gray) that has (had?) two Starbucks locations RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET from each other.

I think that is probably one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen.
And I hope both of those locations close down, too.

New shirt variations:

Sarah C. is partial to the pink t-shirt; I'm partial to the green one.
(I might keep the green prototype for myself. We'll see how I feel after I'm done here at Parachute for the day.)

Netflix sent me "The Apple" yesterday in the mail.
Have you ever seen that movie? It's really stupid and insane and funny.
But I've only seen it 1.25 times.

Today "The Brown Bunny" is being sent to me. I don't really like Vincent Gallo (seems a bit self-absorbed/self-centered---and not in the good way) that much, but I liked "Buffalo 66". So, maybe I'll like this.

I also want to see Chloe Sevigny be a respectable actress.
 

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Moonlight margarita?
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Not a one way road grandpa..
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My good friend, LT, from Leicester, England opened up her own Etsy shop! She had posted some pictures of her artwork and I told her she truly should consider selling them on Etsy as they are way too brilliant not to be:

She's totally boss.