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				the one where I kill(ed) wench.
				January 8th, 2009 
				
				
					crap.
so I’ve purchased a new domain for wench… it’s shiny…
but when I tried to move everything over… well… I ended up killing my blog.
However, obviously you’re reading this, so it’s not dead.
Major major major thanks to James, a buddy of mine from college, for responding to my tweet so quickly and working his magic in my code and getting Wench back up and running.
and now I can breathe.  … And Neemer can see her tag hits go up.  (there you go, you got another one Neems)
				
		
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				Buy U a Drank, aka Chrizzle’s visiting!
				January 8th, 2009 
				
				
					so today’s the day I’ve been waiting for…  months, waiting for months… or at least a hell of a long time.
My rockstar, Chrissy, is coming to town!
She left the city a while ago… way back in 2007… and went off to pursue her MSW… which should hopefully be complete this year.  And now, it’s my task to convience her to move back to the city, and more importantly, to move in with me!
While some people don’t recommend close friends living together, Chrissy and I have discussed this and thing we’ll work things out pretty well.  If she doesn’t decide to come back, then well, I’ll be mighty lonely and out a roommate.
But forgetting all of that for a moment!  She’s arriving tonight! And of course I’m freaking excited about this.
Not sure what’s planned for tonight… but Andy T, a friend from Reading Band, is having a show tonight… so that’s an option… Tomorrow we’re going to go see her friends in Bottle of Justus play at the House of Blues… and then sadly, Chrissy’s leaving me on Saturday…  (Sunday, Dani and I are going to meet up with a friend or two of hers and hit the Green Mill for a poetry slam.)
Anyway.  work work work.  Hopefully I can get Chrissy to come in tomorrow for a bit so she can meet the girls (Dani, mjjb, and Neemer)… and maybe distract me from my tasks for a bit…
				
		
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				tale of the bloody toes…
				January 7th, 2009 
				
				
					I am gimptastically talented.
Yesterday, I woke up and well, my toes felt odd.
It being dark, I just reach down there and see what’s going on.  For one, it’s painful, and two they’re sort of stuck together.  I knew the feeling right away… dried blood.  And well, being really confused to why I’d have dried blood on my toes I turned on the light… and sure enough, I had dried blood all over a couple toes… primarily in the toenails.
So yes.  I am that talented that I managed to tear up my own toes with my own toenails… and not wake up or notice immediately.
Yesterday I rested and cleaned them up… it sort of looked like the cats got to them, but well, they’re not allowed where I sleep anyway… After bandaging them, I took care of my nails too.  They really weren’t that long, though well, I’d been meaning to get a pedicure with Dani for a bit and that just fell through.
Now they’re fine… still tender, but I can at least get a shoe on and walk around.
Let this be a gross lesson: always take care of your nails…
				
		
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				a very very small taste of my weekend…
				January 5th, 2009 
				
				
					
		
				
			
				
				Andrew, Meaghan & Dani
				
				
			
				
				a couple of Dani's friends, JP & Lacie
				
				
			
				
				Angel & I (with a peaking Brenden)
				
				
			
				
				Dani getting grabbed. Not by me.
				
				
			
				
				the boys are bonding
				
				
			
				
				Dani and her new friends
				
				
			
				
				giggling
				
				
			
				
				he's tired of my drunkenness
				
				
			
				
				group shot 1
				
				
			
				
				omgdrunk.
				
				
			
				
				group shot 2
				
				
			
				
				Tuija climbing/being psychotic on her new kitty toy
				

DRUNK.  plus psychotic kitties.
that pretty much sums up my weekend… oh, and very small visits from some out of town friends, movie with jrosei, and potluck.  So, DRUNK. plus psychotic kitties.
				
		
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				The Wenchish Faith…
				January 2nd, 2009 
				
				
					Okay, so one time in college, my then boyfriend, Sean, directed this movie… and I was in it… and now it’s on YouTube.
Yep.  I was the female lead in a short film fest entry called “The Louish Faith”…
and well… to save you from finding it yourselves, I’ll just post it here.
Minus my terrible acting, I still find this video hilarious… probably because my friends are in it… and well, I miss them all…
Okay one warning.  Zombies and Ninjas.  There.  (Combination for awesomeness? I think so.)
The Louish Faith
“Lou finds himself longing for faith after his girlfriend leaves him. Despite a doubting friend he discovers Jesus, and then kills him. Then Jesus comes back as a zombie.”
				
		
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				and then we wait.
				January 2nd, 2009 
				
				
					Well, I’ve talked about it for a long time…. and it’s finally approaching.
My grad school application is due on Monday.
…. unfortunately I can’t log in to their site and finish it.  All I need to do is copy and paste my essay then submit.  I’m going to call this afternoon to see why it isn’t working.
There’s also another issue.  I haven’t heard from one of my professors yet, who was supposed to be a reference for me.  So now I’m hoping my old radio boss, Jason, will be able to pull out a massive favor for me and send one in tomorrow.  I won’t be able to cover postage for him, but if he can do this for me, I’ll seriously take him out on the town here.  Dinner, a concert of a hockey game or something, and drink… whatever.  I’ll definitely owe him big for this.  Heck, I’ll come in for a few weekends and do miscellaneous work around the Globe for him if he wants.  I just need that reference.  Hopefully I don’t have to worry about my boss getting my other letter in on time.
I feel that I should still come up with a backup plan if I don’t get in to my first pick.  I know there are other film schools around, but I don’t want to leave this area and there really isn’t another program that suites me like this one does.  I don’t really know what my other options are if I don’t get in.  I’ll want to switch jobs, I know that much.  But really, I want to get back into film and this is the best means of doing so.
Tomorrow I’m going to mail out my supplemental material… and then we sit and wait for 4-to-6 weeks.  I feel confident that if I get an interview, they’ll be able to see why I’m a good fit for their program.
So, here’s to it.  I’m wishing myself the best of luck.
				
		
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				reflections on a year, looking back at 2008
				December 31st, 2008 
				
				
					Well, seeing as it’s December 31st, it seems like a good time to look back on this last year — something I’ll do again at the Chinese New Years, when the Year of the Rat (aka my year) ends.
2008 definitely hasn’t been terrible, but I can’t say it’s been the best year either.  But overall, I’ll be leaving this year with only a few ill feelings.
For one thing, I’ve held my job for about 13 months now.  So this has been my first full year of no schooling, replacing it instead with full time work.  It’s had it’s ups and downs, and frankly I plan on leaving this position (if not the university) in 2009.  I’m well appreciated, have amazing benefits, and paid well… but I can’t deal with the tedious data entry and just not utilizing my skills.  I do much better when I’m organizing, planning, arranging and managing…  I’m hoping grad school will give me a good out.  Otherwise I’ll be starting my job search around the time I move.
2008 also included a move up to the Northern Territories, in which I went from a small studio by myself to a two bedroom with a roommate and three cats and friends living right upstairs (and also down the alley).  This living situation has definitely been healthier for me, as I was becoming a mildly depressed recluse in my studio.  However, this living situation has also been challenging as well. And even though I’m ready to get into a different apartment, I’ll miss living with the girls.  Late night giggling and jokes that only the 5 of us would ever get — and meals that should have been video taped…
There have been a lot of new additions in my life this past year… A major one would be my new stepmom, Cynthia.  I didn’t even know dad was seeing someone until he was thinking about proposing.  Granted, things moved quickly — they started talking in January, engaged by July and married in  September.  She’s a great woman though.
The kittens are another new addition this year.  Tuija and Kaija have definitely been a joy, a bundle of neurotic joy.  Not only do they preform some spectacular aerial acrobatics and flips, but they’re little purr machines and cuddle monsters.  Though they had a rough start with tapeworm and then ringworm, they’re doing great now.
This year I’ve also done a decent amount of shopping… I have yet to count how many shoes I’ve gotten, but I know there’s a lot.  And with the new job, I got new clothes… and some not-for-work clothes too.  Other big(ish) purchases also include my Nintendo DS and my Wii.  Even though I really need to start saving my funds, I don’t really think I’ve gone overboard with my spending.
Unfortunately this year, being on my own, has meant that I have to cover my medical bills myself.  I did pretty well for the first part of the year.  Then it was back problems, my vertigo acting up again, anxiety problems, and now my wrist.  Nothing too major, though I did go through all of my sick days pretty fast.  But  I feel like I’m getting better overall — and well, no ER visits other than for my wrist, so that’s good.
Another big negative for this year would probably be a drunken misadventure from this summer.  Not my greatest moment.  I had never been that drunk before, and haven’t since.  I was in a situation that I couldn’t control.  I knew it was a situation that I shouldn’t be in, but I couldn’t vocalize it.  Luckily, despite a lot of regret, I wasn’t stuck with the other possible consequences.
Also in regards to relationships, this has been another year of singleness.  There have been a couple dates, but nothing beyond that.  I’m generally okay with it.  However, as I know I’ve mentioned before, it’d be nice to have a steady make out partner, and well, just someone to connect with.  I’m still having fun and just enjoying life, and hopefully someone will see that and want to be a part of that too.
Anyway.  One great thing from this year has been all of the new friends that I’ve made this year.  In general I’ve got an amazing group of friends, and things are only getting better.  I’ve gotten to know some great new people, and gotten to know other people a lot better.  From some crazy band nerds, the girls at work, the group in the Southern Lands of Pilsen, to a long-haired Catholic, a tall-skinny linguist with amazing cats and his bread-eating roommate…  There’s even more people, but they’re harder to force into little groups.  I’m looking forward to meeting and getting to know more people this next year.  (And yes, a few of them might be because I have some sort of interest in them..)
Anyway.  2008 has been interesting.  And even though Wench has only been around for the last part of it, it’s definitely been an enjoyable part of this year.
I’m not one for making New Years resolutions, so I’m going into 2009 blindly.
I don’t think I’ll be welcoming in the New Year with a kiss, since I don’t currently have plans for tonight, but just hoping for the best and enjoying what comes along.
				
		
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				family & merriment, a holiday tale
				December 31st, 2008 
				
				
					So I’ve returned… with a suitcase full of clean clothes, a bag full of goodies, and apparently some sort of stomach bug or flu.
I definitely wasn’t doing well on Monday night — I completely emptied my stomach contents in a handful of hours and have no interest in eating at Steak-n-Shake for a while.  Anyway.  So Monday I was miserable.  Now, I’m still trying to stabilize my body temperature, I’ve got a mild headache and I’m pretty sure my vertigo is bothering me as well.  I’m not doing terrible, but I don’t know if I’ll be able to partake in New years festivities tonight.
Onto more notable things… Christmas Merriment!
I spent Christmas morning with my mom, as I’ve done for all of my past Christmases.  For the past couple years, it’s just been me and my mom — and the pets.  Seriously, Dexter (our dog) loves Christmas.  As soon as you put his present down, he starts unwrapping it.  Bear just loves the ribbons.
That afternoon we went to my aunt’s (mom’s sister).. did gifts there.. Lil G loves it over there.. our little cousin Lleyton has tons of toys, including a bounce house.
On Friday was gifts and food at my grandparents’ (dad’s folks)… in which we did gifts with my dad and sisters too.  This is sort of becoming a tradition too, since we generally don’t go up to dad’s and they’ve just recently started staying there for Christmas morning.
Anyway… I had a great time with the family, giving my mom a lot of monkeys.. and here’s the list of loot that I came away with:
Blankets - Craig Thompson
Paste Magazine subscription
Panda Ornament
Padded business card holder
Shark mints
2 $15 iTunes gift cards
Beatles Monopoly
sewing kit
Christmas tree ornament
penguin ornament
frog tea pot
fuzzy socks with grip pads on the bottom
hat, scarf & glove set
cash & a check
Brain age 2 for DS
I’m pretty sure that covers it… I might be forgetting something.
Tuija and Kaija also got gifts this year… a new Omega Paw rolling litter box with mat (okay, so I’m more excited about this gift than they are — if it works, no more scooping).  They also got this “over-5-foot-tall” bright pink kitty tower, which they haven’t really played with much, and another kitty cube.
My highlight of my Christmas would definitely be spending time with my cousins.  My cousin KT got married on the 27th, so all the other cousins were in town.  I finally got to see Shune — my Japanese cousin whom I’ve only previously talked to online.  My younger half-Chinese cousins were there, as well as their Chinese mother who lives pretty close to me.  Saramoira couldn’t come out, which was sad… My cousin Nathan was around too, which I enjoyed.  He’s getting his Ph.D at Juilliard in music comp, so he’s generally too busy to keep in contact.
I brought my Wii home… this allowed my cousins, sisters, dad, and grandmother to play… and can I just say, the best Wii bowler in my family is my grandma.  She destroyed us all.
Pictures on Friday.
				
		
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				Season’s Geekings from Wench!
				December 24th, 2008 
				
				
					Happy Holidays! <3 Rini CS
I’ll be back before New Years, with great updates from my Holidays with the family.
Travel safely, keep warm, and it’s never too late to get me something special.
				
		
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				a lot of silliness and love
				December 23rd, 2008 
				
				
					Last night my roommates and I had our Christmas dinner.
Libby made some killer, fall-off-the-bones ribs… and Becca made some really good garlic mashed potatoes, and broccoli (seriously one of my favorite veggies — which I hated until I went to China… I don’t understand it either)… Jess made rolls and Abby helped her make the gingerbread pieces.  I supplied the wine.
After dinner… we went upstairs for gifts and gingerbread decorating… and silliness.
I decided for my gingerbread apartment, that well, I’d be a little non-traditional.  Basically… Well…  Here’s the video…
Gingerbread of DOOM
Yeah… Nothing says Merry Christmas like and inferno and dead candy people.  (I’d like to blame my weirdness on the wine, soda, and half-a-tin of cookies that I ate.. but it’s all me.)
This year we put a $10-20 cap on gifts.. and I tried to stay near the lower end… not because I don’t care about my roommates $20-worth… but because I got gifts for about 17-18 people this year.  Five of whom are 13 and under.  I went with books for all of them… A 365-recipe cookbook for Becca, two histories of Britain (by Austin and Dickens) for jrosei, the Secret Spy Handbook for Libby (in which I’ll post a video of the reading soon), and an amazing dating book for Mennogirl (entitled: “Dating Makes You Want to Die, but You Do It Anyway”)….
We had a lot of fun with gifts, and I can say… it’s easy to tell that we live together.  I could see a little of each of my roommates in the gifts they gave me, as well as knowing that they perfectly fit me too.  I’ll have a full list of loot after the holidays (it’s sort of a tradition from older blogs that mostly originated with JenJen!theamazing… one of the only people from my high school I keep in decent contact with.)
Anyway…  It was a great night of giggling, silliness, kitties, short skirts, weird faces, and love.

		
				
			
				
				Rudolf the Jelly-Nosed Salt Shaker
				
				
			
				
				these ribs are SO GOOD
				
				
			
				
				Assembling!
				
				
			
				
				Mennogirl & Libby
				
				
			
				
				jrosei getting ready for presents
				
				
			
				
				failed attempt at a pouty face
				
				
			
				
				goat soap!
				
				
			
				
				shark mints
				
				
			
				
				Mennogirl got me Oprah!
				
				
			
				
				gingerbread apartment of DOOM
				
				
			
				
				Elf Princess Thumpalina Kitty
				
				
			
				
				we're adorable.
				

				
		
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