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Friday, December 5th, 2008
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7:07 pm - state of the dracat.
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it's been 64 weeks since the last time I've been here.
I'm in Western MA [those who live within Springfield, Hartford, Albany Triangle, but also north to Burlington show me, I could use new friends.
My boyfriend, Terin, [note, not my mate...] will be moving in with me, in the next few months, as soon as he can handle a small income, I'll spring for the plane ticket, or however we'll get him from San Jose, to here.
I've been working at a grocery store for the past four months, and 8 months prior to that, at a different grocery store, where i was living with a very good friend of mine for a year.
all's been ok, for the most part, but there is change in the air.
I might go into HVAC training.
I'm not sure yet what sort of career path I want to persue, but i know it needs to have a good flexibility, good income potential, and I need to enjoy myself.
thus far, HVAC has the greatest potential.
current mood:  hungry
current music: Terra's theme, FF6
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| Sunday, September 9th, 2007
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2:00 pm - shit canned from work. happy happy.
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story as told to a friend on AIM.
diodraco1259 (1:52:16 PM): it was an interesting episode I tell you what.
diodraco1259 (1:54:35 PM): ok, so it all begins friday evening. I'm in the van at the end of the work day, and one of my co workers, a woman my own age...we're joking around, and in part of said joke, I poke her a few times... Ithink it was to get her to open up more, or something.
diodraco1259 (1:55:39 PM): she tells me to stop, but since It's in a joking sort of atmosphere...I didn't read her tone that she really really doesn't like being touched...and this is like...any sort of touching. rape victim sort of don't touch me.
diodraco1259 (1:56:08 PM): so, i make a bad joke about it...and she tells me to stop more, so by that time, i realise she's serious, and it bothers her, so i duly appologise, and desist.
diodraco1259 (1:56:31 PM): all well and good. we make the commute back to the meeting place, having a grand ol time like nothing ever happend.
diodraco1259 (1:57:23 PM): saturday morning, right as i walk in the door, said girl, and boss man accuse me of HARRASSMENT! pissing and moaning on and on. this shall never happen, I should fire you now, blah blah blah.
diodraco1259 (1:58:13 PM): so i appologise in very sincere fashion a couple times, upholding that it was not meant in any way to make her uncomfortable, and that I didn't want that for her. and they both totally go ritious asshole on me.
diodraco1259 (1:58:25 PM): and I end up getting shitcanned.
diodraco1259 (1:59:02 PM): the fucked up part.. it's it was a nothing. I appologised to her that previous night, we made ammends there! it was done!
at the very least....
I hated my job with a passion.
current mood:  grumpy
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| Friday, August 10th, 2007
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10:38 pm - music guesses meme. taken from aurora wolf
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first of all... an interesting meme.
the first few words of 25 randomly chosen songs on my playlist.
the first to identify the song accociated, will be dubbed lord of that song. or something...and I shall bestow my good will unto them.
sister psychic won't you tell me does it ever get better....
when i look back upon my life, it's always with a sense of shame.
today's escape will consist of a mask, found it in a bargain bin, why do you ask?
yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away, now it seems as though their' here to stay
playground school bell rings again, rainclouds come to play again.
crawling in my skin these words they will not heal, fear is how fall, confusing what is..
I know you think that i shouldn't still love you, or tell you that,
girl, you lived your life like a sleeping swans' your time has come to go deeper.
let's sing the song for the broken hearted, silent prayer for the departed.
a planet on the go, it's ok watching the weeds grow, and if you listen really hard
how long, how long, will I slide, separate my sigh I don't I don't believe it's bad
well you've got your diamonds and you got your pretty cloths
come on boys and girls, come a little closer I'm the ...........
psyche expires from china try to steal your modulation little girls from sweden dream of
our demands this kingdom come, now guard this land who's ways are lost,
if you're blue and you don't where to go to why don't you go were fashion sits
I'm not a perfect person, theres many things I wish I didn't do, but i continue
one two three four, who whoo whohoo... My heart knows it better so i"m gonna let it do..
dry your eyes, and quietly bear this pain with pride, for heaven shall remember...
.....was a ........, was a good friend of mine, I never understood a single word he said
her face was a map of the world was a map of the world, you can see she's a beautiful
come on... fear of the dark, tears me apart, won't leave me alone, time keeps running out
once, there was this kid who got into an accident and couldn't come to school
I dumped you again, don't understand, it's happened before, can't take it no more
jone was quizzical, studied metaphysical science in the home, late nights with a..
I remember when, I remember i remember when I lost my mind, there was something so ....
that's about 25...I'm not keeping score.
good luck!
yay, this next week, i"m home alone...but don't make that think I'm gonna have a party here...none allowed at my cousin's house.
none the less....I'll be a bit more lonely with the place to myself. anyone wanna spirit me away for a day or two, pamper me, and snuggle on me?
anyone?
*whimpers*
ah well...I'm sure I'll survive.
aside from that...not much to tell, still scrounging up money, and searching for living/working opportunities...I wish i didn't have to desperately search for both at once. it's harsh, I tell you what.
current mood: stressed
current music: can't tell you, it's one of the guesses.
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| Sunday, August 5th, 2007
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2:03 pm - FC campout
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hugs go out to Tchyo, MR. lean, Jun and Bree for coming to the Picnic, it was good to see old faces. Nightwolf, and his mate "blank" were great fun, and good to have them at the campout. finally, got to spend a bit of time with kiteless, get to know him a bit better, meet some of the higher ups. yay for the guy who brought a generator, since i brought a hot pot, but not a cooking pot, so i was able to feed myself on instant ramen.
god whata horrible camper i am!
here's something interesting.
rt 580 runs in a south and east path below, and west of lake chabot, and the park.
the squiggly redwood road, meanders on the opposite side, and roughly parrelell. I come from the north. and if I got off of rt 13, onto joaquin miller road, which merges onto skyline blvd. which intercepts....*drummroll* redwood road, on it's north end! and this trip along redwood road to the campsite, from my house, is about the same as it is from my house to the caravan point! I propose, for the sake of 9 miles of squiggly roads (and far fewer stopsigns. yeah, seven hills road..with seventy stopsigns) that there be a north end meeting point in future years. especially since several furs would likely be coming from frisco across baybridge, right? now, the picnic, yeah, that's better from 580. but still. *I* could have saved myself more than a bit of gas, had i gone the shortcut.
now, MR. lean, Jun. and the third contestant, who entered an impromptu gatorade chugging contest, i do have the vid. recording, which i believe i might see if i can't imbed it. for it is silleh. as well, i took a lot of pics, bree and cirrus got highlighted, as they dwaggin, and *rolls eyes* suprised anyone? now I know the way to san jos....lake chabot. I might want to use said lake to go kayaking. I know bree wants to kayak with me.
but I'd LOOOVE to go with somebody, more the merrier.
anyway...I think that's all that's really memorable...aside from myself, kiteless, and a few others messing around with our cameras and the long exposure shots around the campfire, or lazer dances...that was entertaining, and under cover (and comfort) of night, several of the fursuiters romped around. good idea, cause according to Kiteless, it was 53.6 farenheight. (did I remember that right? oh geek lord dwaggin?)
oh, fun stuff, fun stuff. I really want to get in contact with all the furs I met, so if you were there, and we chatted, do poke me, I'll be happy to send you cell phone, and instant messange info. I would really like to correspond with the locals, join in for fun happenings, and share my own opportunities for fun happenings.
current mood:  accomplished
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| Saturday, June 16th, 2007
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1:31 pm - Diet
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I do not believe, that tea, and ramen noodles is a balanced diet, leading to proper...ummm...digestion finishing product. there definitely needs to be more fibre in there, to umm... slow things down.
however. ramen is bloody delicious.
dig this. in small pot, simmer 1 cup diced chicken [rotissery bird is yummy, cause it's precooked, or any other chicken, provided it's been cooked, microwave it, or sautee it.]
and 1 cup veggies, snow peas, sliced carrots, celery, diced chives, anything you want for asian soup. broccoli is a favorite.
simmer for about 5 minutes. also, boil 2 cups water, for one packet of stove top ramen, udon, rice noodle, or other instant noodle soup. when noodles are almost done, add the veggies and meat, and add the water too, cause it's brothy. in addition to the instant noodle chicken base that the ramen comes with, you can add a sprinkle of garlic, a slop of soysauce as well. cook for an extra minute or till deemed finished.
to serve, i like to use tongs for the noodles, and then a ladle for the broth, as well as fishing out the added goodness.
or, if you have a nice big bowl....splop it all right in!
and don't forget to shout "Itadakimasu!" or, time to eat, in japanese.
on other news, my truck should be finally road worthy...ish. within a week or two, and I will hear about a job on monday. registration fees are far cheeper than previously quoted, and will leave me with a few extra dollars. I Still have two ongoing projects to contend with, and I will be kept busy if I am hired.
as well, I'm trying to get a raccoon to come live with me from oklahoma, move in to an appartment, as well as my silverfox to come live with me, however, he's planning on moving in with some family of his, who live a bare half hour north of me. which will work as a good landing for him, before we move in together for serious.
things are starting to look up, and I hope they stay that way. despite this, i still get feelings of apathy, and depression. I try to keep busy, but I can only hope, that with good company, i will feel better, and stay focused. I think i need my fox.
current mood: calm
current music: move your dead bones- dr reanimator
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| Monday, April 23rd, 2007
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11:29 am
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so.
insurance as of midnight is back online.
gonna cost a bit more than I expected, since I have a couple of violations that were reported, but nothing serious, and they only impact me for five years after now, and one of them is a couple years old now.
now... I need to get my truck registered...that and get a few repairs done on ie.
the mirror (no fault of my own) is detatched and hanging, a spiffy glue job will see that back in action. a friend knows some shade tree mechanics who are willing to do some quick repairs to get the headlight mounted better, and reshape the worst of the damaged panels, so it's in proper working order, if not cosmetic shape.
I should look into buying replacement panels, and having them mounted...prolly cost a few hundred, but hey, if I can get my truck looking like the sweet ride it is...I'll be a happy dracat again.
and on other news....if you've never had the opportunity, I suggest trying a bidet....for the toilet, having your butt washed is an interesting experience, and it kinda feels good too. that, and it saves toilet paper! my friend actually has one of those silly things, and it made me giggle.
current mood: cheerful
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| Thursday, April 12th, 2007
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8:51 pm - hiking and carpooling announcements
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so today i decide to go for a hike to a nearby Diamond park, a nice little ravine park with a trail. Iride my bike there, figuring I might lock it up and just hike.
maybe I should have, but I didn't since the trail head was nice and easy for biking.
I either lost the trail totally, or it just became utterly ruinous. Diodraco says:
well, there is a trail running along it, the frustrating part is it peters out in the middle, turns into a hiking trail, then a deer trail...and eventually...pretty much nothing.
Diodraco says:
I'm riding a road bike along this to start out with, and I end up carrying the damn thing [thank god it weighs a feather] and end up scrambling up this drainage gully inthe hillside this is like triple black diamond grade slope as in jump and you fall. slope, and I'm climbing up this, with a half healed sprained ankle, scrapes and bruises from a recent bike crash [bloody road bikes are useless
Diodraco says:
for bumping curbs, even small ones] and I'm fucking carrying the bike up this! good thing i find the trail.
Diodraco says:
grrrrrrrrr!!
[taken from an msn conversation with a ZukeZorin...
so yeah, and then on the way back home with a stop to the grocery store...BLOODY FLAT TIRE!!!! oh bloody great!....not even my bloody bike!
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!
oh yeah!
CARPOOLING TO CALIFUR!!!
hey guys, I'm in the bay area. and I'm thinking of driving all da way down to califur in the LA area!!
I will have ample space for FOUR riders, and trunk space for some luggage [fursuiters....I can put secure trunks up top, but there won't be much space for tons of luggage. unless you are willing to pay for the extra space. I want at least 1 to consider the commute, if not, it will be cheaper for me to fly. however I WANT to make the drive, cause driving is fun, and I might get to make friends!
if you or know anyone going to Calfur this early May, and you live in the san francisco bay area, [closer to oakland the better. PLEASE PLEASE, get ahold of me pronto! email me at [meo1259 at hotmail dot com]
pleast help me not have to book plain tickets! such a hassle!
current mood: annoyed
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| Sunday, April 8th, 2007
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10:50 pm
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happy egg hunt day.
blue mage said it well with something to the effect of how does one accociate jesus's reincarnation, with children hunting for candy and eggs? I just can't fathom that one.
as for me, last night, well this morning, actually, I take rachel out and snuggle on her, read some of Eragon...and to my memory, i decide, the hell with it, shut all the doors I can, and go to sleep hoping she'll be there in the morning. well i wake up at four am, she's not with me. I search my room, then search all the rooms that arent sealed, this is a huge house after a half hour or searching, and a ten foot python is hard to lose!
I go back to searching my room, and just for the hell of it, i happen to notice her cage is sealed...I'm like wait...it's only sealed if I put her away...and then I'm like AWW...FUCK! I'd put her away before I went to bed! well, crap, that was a load of wasted time!
lol...that was just a massive amount of dumb.
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| Thursday, April 5th, 2007
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10:06 pm - today, was a good day.
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today, I worked more on securing a cabinet for rachel to live in. it's a simple cabinet built with studs, but paneled only with very thing ply wood, quarter inch at best...I'm thinking in retrospect, it would have been easier, and smarter, to rip out the panels and replace them with half inch ply. it would have make the whole deal a snap. but I didn't I used chunks of plywood, and this and that, and fenangled and shimmied, dodged, and toenailed, pulled all the tricks I knew, and made up a few on the spot, to get that stupid box tight.
after a day and a half of that, it was strong, and tight, with caulk of about four different varieties, after cutting open several tubes to extract the vital goop, that would not come out properly...and a can of...basically tar. but the sealing was fun, and made the whole thing look more proffessional.
then till nine pm (decided I was being noise polution) I was working to secure the doorway, a pair of latches awkwardly mounted due to imprecision in door construction proved adept at keeping the cabinet doors together, but not snug against the threshold. proving useless in security.
the old two by four and a screw latch technique has been made use of, as well as an adaption for the lower corner...howerver i needed to fenangle, use lag screws, split the wood, replaced it...lots of tweaking to get the latches to simple WORK!
SO.
enough of cabinetry.
I've been fighing a sleeping disorder that is most likely Idiopathic hypersomnia (something that for me means I sleep too much, but for others mean something like narcolepsy...or generally the inability to stay alert)
and a drug that can help. well, one of them is called alertec. and for the record, alertec is good for a host of sleep, or alertness related conditions even ADHD...and it seems to be non habit forming, or adicting...it seems to have no clinical disadvanages that the studies I read over stated, except over doses may cause high blood pressure and one or two other side affects, but that's above 600 mg a day. so it's pretty tolerable...it looks like it's the most viable and logical remedy for my over sleeping which is exactly hypersomnia...except it's 90 dollars for a prescription of 30 days.
I WILL NOT PAY THREE DOLLARS PER PILL! there will have to be a better alternative. and that will be, in part a paying job, and lights out by midnight.
I've tried ginkgo biloba for clarity and focusing. doesn't work.
I tried melatonin, for a sleep aid...doesn't seem to work effectively...but it only helps in putting me to sleep. not waking me up. so it has limited use.
anyone else have any bright ideas?
current mood: accomplished
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| Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
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3:44 pm - a sudden move
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well, I was living in Modesto with my very good friends Radjin and Growl.
when an innocent conversation...created some stress...no details, it's private, but enough to say that parting ways early was the best option, so I agreed, and found welcome in oakland CA with my cousin. he's a good man, and has space for me to stay. so, as of yesterday I moved to the piedmont area, and I'll be looking for work, and friends. if any locals want to meet [and local is a broad term] I'd love to meet friends. if anyone knows of an easy job, I'd really appreciate a tip off.
life is as stressful as you let it be. I'm in the most war torn, stressful time of my life, bills can't be paid, and I run legal risks, and credit is harsh, because I can't/wont find work, it's part that I can't find it, I've looked but the job market is hard, and won't because I've got pride and I refuse to take just any job, it might be logical, it might not be.
but the bottom line, is I've been out of work for months, and my finances are hurting badly.
current mood:  aggravated
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| Friday, March 23rd, 2007
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7:27 pm
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so, another of my pets croaked, my little green anole.
granted, their life span is 5-8 years, and i think he lived past that...I don't mind. I'm dissapionted, that my group of pets slims down by yet another...but rachel is worth about five pets as it is, sometimes... hell! I have a desk...thing, that is to floor level except in the back, she decided she HAD to be under it, but she's too fat for most of her body, does she decide it's a bad idea? no! she pushes harder, little does retard realise she nearly tipped over the desk, and all of it's stuff onto the floor. I was there, and alert to her actions after nudging it aside earlier, so i caught it, and forcefully extricated her. now she is in solitary confinement in her box (shhssss I think she likes it in there... she's supposed to be punished)
in other news...still woefully unemployed and my car insurance has been nixed...lovely. oh the pleasures of being too lazy to job search, and too broke not to. it's a good thing I'm addicted to cup o noodles. how else can one be fed for under two dollars?
lesse... birthday coming up, so if you're in a reasonable distance from modesto...chat and be invited.
current mood: happy
current music: random tracks from library
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| Saturday, March 10th, 2007
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3:13 pm - rose pruning?
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ok. so...I do a tiny bit of pruning... and well, it was a bit later than was intended...as in, roses were not dormant...so I figure, I'll trim them back, so they're not in the way, and not looking more leggy than normal...and do the rest after they flower...
now, I didn't know they flower for months, so that whole idea is kinda pointless...and also...my time was kinda waisted, since radjin had a more....how you say...dramatic approach...
ala chainsaw perhaps?
either way, I feel silly for going all bonsai and only pruining daintily, and then I find radjing hacking and sacking at the bushes... and I'm like ummm...ok, so THAT'S how you wanted them pruned...*guilty shuffling away, so as not to feel dumb*
on other news...I'm so lay-Z about getting a job...why, i prolly couldn't get a job that landed in my lap! I'd be all no touchy! *circuitous dodging action to prevent jobs landing in lap*
large amounts of financial gain sucking has commensed.
is there a job that i can do sitting on my arse? and requires little effort to acquire?
current mood:  apathetic
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| Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
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9:32 pm - memers
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ok, so the rules are from rikoshi... open media player to all music, and have it randomly select a track to correspond with each track from your life movie's soundtrack. and comment on it.
I guess.
Opening = bach’s, toccata and fugue (good way to open, I think a few movies have done that before.)
Waking up = rolling stones, honky tonk woman (not my favorite song…but ok.)
First day of school = south park movie, kyle’s mom is a bitch, (oh how perfect. School boys laying on the oppressor. I love it. Take that school!)
Falling in love = Mozart Idomeneo, re di creta…. (hmm. Seems to fit, I guess.)
Fight song 2rant holy wars. (wait…does 2’s rant on holy wars count?) ok, if it doesn’t count…ccr penthouse pauper (hmmm, this would fit as …something else, not much of a fighting song = But that’s what I get.)
Breaking up = meat loaf, two out of three ain’t bad. (OMFG!!! What an amazing choice. For those of you who don’t know meat loaf… it’s a touching song … about two people breaking up!)
Prom = CCR again. Bad moon rising. (good song…I’d be ok hearing that on the dance floor)
Life = jimmy eat world, hear me you (you know… I thought I deleted this song… oh well. I guess I’ll keep it now.)
Mental breakdown = purcell, come ye sons of art (zuh? Must be from a classical absorbtion fest… never went and listened to this stuff. Not bad tunes though.)
Driving = ninja puppy, ninjpuppyvsmanager (ok, not music, but it’s funny, it’s an audio comic NP made…. Ok, ok…erm…some Spanish love song… wmp didn’t record artist or title, so who cares. (yeah, I guess this could work as a driving song… I guess. I think ninja puppies comic is more entertaining.)
Flashback = Mozart menuetto…something or other.(I could have picked something better for a sound track of a flash back, another classical song I’ve prolly never listened to yet.)
Getting back together = simon and garfunkel, boxer (hmmm… I like this song. It feels tender, and all. I think it could work for reunions)
Wedding = REM, perfect circle (hmm…haven’t heard this one too often, I was honestly hoping for pachelbel’s canon to make it’s appearance. But oh well.)
Birth of child = the orange rogue (irish harp music) (hmmmm….I like this. It fits as a birth of child, I think. Not that I’d have any kids. Feh.
Death scene = some kind of creole or reel from Norton recordings. (Lol, ok I like this. When I go, you will play this song. Just because it’s all happy and party.)
Funeral song = the mill bagpipes music. (bugger, the lifescapes track this is from has amazing grace… would have made a perfect funeral song, eh? Ah well, it is good pipes tunes.)
End credits =cruxshadows Annabel lee (weird song, recited and all, not really my choice of music, but oh well.)
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| Monday, February 19th, 2007
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2:12 pm - shwartz
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so, ever have a pet that was a pest?
was it a dog that barked, or chewed shit? a cat that clawed stuff, and brought dead animals in your living space? how bout a fish that commited suicide by leaping out of the tank? ok those are easy....
how bout a 12 ft burmese python who knocks EVERYTHING over. just moving around, ohh! computer desk... flomp, whoops there goes your monitor, clunk desk lamp. clatter! pencil can...crash! cd tower...books, tubs, knicknacks, tea mug....grarrrr!!! she makes my room a mess, with out my consent! only I can dishevel my room!
the worst bit... is you can't punish a snake. you cannot train it to be good. they have no concept of language, or communication. with dogs...you are the master. doggy be good puppy. master say so. cats...are just smart.... in some ways. big stupid flesh thing smack me every time i do this....i suppose I could stop... or at least do it when he's not around...owwww! damn it he figured it was me. fine, i'll stop... sheesh, just leave me be, alright?
snake... ow.. slither..ow...slither..ow... slither..ow....slither...ow....slither...ow....slither...ow.
there are no thoughts in it's mind. none.
in other news.... original spiced chai with hot cocoa mixed in is mahvelous! nummmers.
two days ago was a local fur meet, between myself, ace, lenoh, growl and radjin. we went to the icecream co. and then had a party of sorts, no more than a hang out really, at radjin and growl's ... there are a few pics to be had...ironically I'm in almost half of them. considering my status as photographer... that's unusual.
there will be excuses to do that again. hopefully sooner than later.
and as a final note... if you like flavored water....buy a jug of fruit juice... and when it's expired...drop in a few drops of that last mug...of oj or what ever, and fill it back up with water. there ya go, flavored water. bioches.
I've been in bed since 1:45pm...I'm gonna go do something.
current mood:  awake
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| Monday, February 5th, 2007
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11:14 pm - modesto
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so, having been here for a month, and I'm finally starting to generate a mental map of the area, what direction adjacent towns are in, and cities...what roads will take me to other parts of town, and what roads will lead me back home.
I'm at the point where I can find "home" from just about anywhere, provided I can locate a notable highway, which is pretty easy. I've located and can find my way to supermarket, and pet store, the essentials of life... and I'm in the process of finding financial employment.
I've searched pounced, and have found several furs in the modesto area, three seem to be likely candidates for friendship. I live with two, and have already met a sixth, and am friends with him.
things are looking up for my social life.
I am on the verge of bottoming out my credit. as I'm broke, and unemployed. it's hard to find a job, when you're picky about your employment, that and there's quite a bit of competition. but I've had an interview, and I'll be doing some hunting tomorrow. we'll see what I can drum up.
rachel is being a brat, she snuck out of my room this evening, and several minutes of searching, revealed her hiding under my housemate's bed...lovely. they were upstairs at their computers, oblivious to me winkling her out. I ended up mentioning my escapades to him later... but I'm thinking it may have been wise of me to have said nothing.
this afternoon revealed an interesting experience, of some minor note, I encountered my first black widow. a pretty spider, with singularly sinister appearance, the long spikey legs, the bulbous body, the shiny blackness...and of course the horribly painful bite. I took pics, and squished. as it was in the domicile area, and being a well populated area, I did not feel like doing a catch and release.
current mood: calm
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| Friday, January 26th, 2007
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10:02 pm - after con report and then some.
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so I went to furcon over the weekend, and it was a much better experience than my trip to antrocon, now, I'm not a very critical dragon, my reasoning is largely based on the fact that I have friends to hang out with. and spend time with. that I knew what was happening, and planned for best fun.
granted, having the dealer's den much closer to the hotel rooms, the hotel having a larger number of elevators in relation to their floors and all.. meant much less traffic.
though, anthrocon, had a larger stock of artists, and all that.
but the biggest let down with FC, was that ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) 2_gryphon, and unclekage weren't around for their performances. I was really bummed when they weren't coming!
but it's ok. I'll live.
had a lot of fun chatting with beowulf, he and some friends accompanied me to dinner. was a great time to hang out with him. met and chatted some with , suedeer and bigtig, got hugs from duncanroo, in his handsome green costume.
and of course hung out with radjin and growlcoon a bunch, also smoosed with my good friends , and mrlean. I was staying with a friend, Terin, who lived nearby, woot woot for free room! downside it was a ten mile drive to his house... but meh. it was totally worth the commute! financially, and fun factor. though terin ended up being a bit of a shadow on me, but he did open up, and mingled pretty well.
over all, I'd have to say, is the most awesome furry ever! wyldsyde is a very lucky cat!
and a word of advice... watch out for dead men in the hot tub. they might not actually be dead.
soon afterwards, growl and radjin took me and a couple friends to the sierras, to see the BIG TREES and man are they BIG! the redwoods were soooo massive! had a great time there. crawling in hollow logs... bying dwarved by the gargantuan tree trunks... the forest floor was icy... well the board walk was... so I made a fun game of balancing on the 4x4 guard rail thingy the path used. even shimming around trees that blocked the path.
and stopped for chinese, i got beef an broccoli, and then an order of fried rice, what i expected to be a collapsy box that would be plenty for one, i got these massive portions that i swear were like ten pounds of food! I was worried when the bill was 15 bucks! but I was releived to know i got my money's worth!
so as far as california is going, having a awesome time... it's been in fourties... as high as sixties and seventies! and sunny! murrrr
oh and as a small side note to be pushed away, I caught a nasty head cold. I've not felt sick like this for I swear fifteen years. I'm glad i don't feel a tenth as bad today as I was yesterday. was horible. slept badly too. ironically, I was up and out of bed first! didn't stop me from hiking in the mountains! still felt like shit though.
current mood:  sleepy
current music: no music...
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| Monday, January 15th, 2007
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9:57 pm - status: BLARG!
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so, sunday, one week ago, I have finished packing my new GMC Jimmy, my dad bought for me, I can't help but not hate him for that kind gesture, and load just about all of my shite, in there. monday at six, get up, and ready, pack my animals, and computer, and last bits of oddments. search for spare set of car keys (later finding them on the road hidden safely in my backpack)
and on my way! west I go, on rt ninty, through Albany, and Buffalo NY..across ontario CA and into flint michigan, where I met up with Keeya Kitsune...and stayed the night in the area. south through michigan, throught the corner of indiana, cross illinois, and Iowa, to omaha, nebraska stayed the night there, and then it's across nebraska, and more than half of wyoming. stay the night. then it's a stop to visit Zukezorin, in salt lake city, and into Nevada, a stop in Reno. next morning, it's the sierras, and south to modesto!!!
in the rockies in Wyoming, I hit a snow storm, and having a kayak on the roof, and head winds, i lost control of my truck, and crashed into the guard rail, the mechanics are in tact, but the front and hind bumper are significantly damaged. sigh, it'll cost me to have that fixed. I do think I was going to fast, but it was the rockies, and it was a snow storm, I didn't think i was going to fast, I want'ed to get out of the worst of it before it got worse yet.
nevada is boring as hell. flat, no towns...same with nebraska, and wyoming.
the sierras are fecking gorgeous, mountains, with trees, and snow, bright sun, winter sports, pristine lakes... oh I can't wait to go back and take a butt load of pictures!!!
I think I'll be taking a short trip after the upcoming FC to take a jaunt into the woodses.
now that I"m here...well, I do need to protect the the good name of my hosts. but I've been having a great time! my hosts are genial, friendly and generous. I am growing to love them, and care about them a great deal.
rachel, was ok at first, but she got a nose full of dog scent, and started lashing out at me, and anything that moved, I was really shocked when she struck me full in the face(no teeth, thank god, but scared me! it was the first time I didn't feel safe around her. I gave her isolated imprisonment in her travel tote. I hope to have her enclosure set up as soon as I can, but I don't think she minds her box, really, it's dark and cozy. so I don't feel guilty.
my room, is not nearly as cramped as I was woried it might be, there is more than enough closet and storage space for my belongings. my landlords treat me like a old friend, almost, I would want to participate more, I'll have to start cooking for them, and what ever else around the house I can think of.
all for now I suppose. look for me at FC.
current mood: amused
current music: Cruxshadows
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| Sunday, January 7th, 2007
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9:17 pm - moving.
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it's official.
tomorrow morning at seven am. or as close to it as I can, I shall depart for places unknown (to me)
and that will be in about ten hours.
i will have to get my arse to sleep soon to get properly rested. there are only a few things left to pack up. gotta dismantle my computer... pack up my pets and throw a few things in a pack and I'm GONE!!!!
oh i can't wait I can't wait!
it should be fun, I got my bloo tooth headset activated again. and I got freekin thousands of minutes, 2000 of them are anytime minutes. I will be hoping for calls
I think I can trust everyone who has me as a friend on here....
but all the same... better not give out the number on my journal.
err... however, I will try to remember to leave my phone on aim active... you can always im me first at diodraco1259. and from there, I'll give you the cell number to call back from. koshire?
beyond that, I've got better than three thousand miles between me and where I want to be. and I've got five days of damn near nothing to keep my mind occupied. I WILL appreciate company.
current mood:  anxious
current music: music?!
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| Thursday, December 21st, 2006
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6:17 pm - possibilities of failure
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ever get the feeling, that what you do is too little too late? that you're plans no matter how all out, and well planned might not be enough?
what then, do you do?
should you cancel them, hoping for a better opportunity later down the road? or do you bite the bullet, and hope things work out?
which is better? to gamble, or to postpone?
on the one paw, my truck needs work, and it's gonna be done reasonably cheeply, and an extra two months of bills come in, that must be payed, and I chose not to find work because I found it hardly worth while to have a job for a month, because my original departure was set for months ago, but slowly changed. bad luck, and bad planning on my part, perhaps
either way, I'm still of the mind set, of... I've waited long enough, I think I can make it, it'll be tight but I think I can pull it off. and nothin is gonna hold me back now!
current mood:  pensive
current music: evanescence
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| Thursday, December 14th, 2006
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5:23 pm - life sux, then...it sux more
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so. step one; phone no longer works. the screen is a blank how dandy. I'll prolly have to start sending out all sorts of emails saying i lost ya phone number....gimme gimme! ah hell with it, if you could, send your phone numbers to me via email meo1259@hotmail.com or if you want my number request it in the same manner. I should be recieving the replacement phone in five business days. so some time near christmas.
ahhh, now for the meat of the issue. my new bronco, well hardly new it's a 91. is a shitbox. well it smelled funky inside, but who cares, an attack of febreeze will fix that. I didn't actually drive it or test all of it's functions.... so i didn't realize that, well, the rear window powered though it is, will not slide down, it makes attempts to do that but is blocked. also the tailgate will not open/unlock. how fun. that will make loading and unloading such fun!
the E brake does not work. no traction. nothing. also it tends to slide back into place of it's own volition. which isn't much good.
they did admit to a small oil leak, and ya it was pretty dry on that too. so two quarts of oil should keep it runnin. oh did i mention the rust? there are some decent spots of rust around it, fenders, as usual....but what get's me is the tail gate, the rust on the bottom is soooo bad you can literally grab chunks of iron oxide and rip it away. like it was clay. it's just completely eaten off. WTF?!
my dad still thinks that the hunka junk is mechanically sound, and in better condition than my exhisting vehicle, which to be honest has it's own faults. not worth listing.
so, my thoughts are divergent, since the sale is complete, and the plates and registration are all in order... it's too late to simply give it back and say no deal. but I dunno, it seems as though the truck prolly won't be usable in california anyway. so the hell, just take advantage of the accursed vehicle and ditch it when i get there. in the mean time, search out a better vehicle.
either way... I'm f***ed
current music: gnarles barkley crazy
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