Alice in Hyrule

uh, happy anniversary darling christopher!…last saturday…

walking to get breaking dawn at midnight 8/2:

random portland pictures:

crosswalk paint is such a pretty green!

baby doll on the roof

i just finished final fantasy x. wooh. took me about 80 hours. crazy. i didn’t even have all the celestial weapons. the ending wasn’t so hard as it was long. you had like, 3 big bosses and then all your aeons to get rid of by your own hand. there was no saving in between and no time to heal between battles. you just had to roll with it.

leonard has final fantasy x-2. i’m toying with the idea of going over to pick it up right now, but i have hoarded the ps3 for too long today. i think i’ll give christopher a shot and start on my long awaited book that i finally got via interlibrary loan. i have been wanting to read the forbidden game trilogy for about a year now! the wait paid off because i was able to get an edition that had all 3 books in one.

finished breaking dawn (the third longest book i now own…the two others being harry potter v and essential psychopathology and it’s treatment…kind of a strange yin yang there, i know). However, i will say very little about it because i have a strict promise with myself that i do not talk about books until at least a month after they are published. that way, people that are dying to read them (ie harry potter) will have already read them so i don’t risk offending anyone or spoiling the surprise for the truly dedicated. if it takes you more than a month, you probably don’t care enough to have your heart broken if you hear something that spoils it for you.

having said that: breaking dawn is nuts. things happen that you think might, but they don’t. it sped up my heart as well as broke it. i actually cried in 3 spots. nuts man. nuts.

and that’s all till those of you that i know read this and are also getting through the book (sarah v., lauren p., kyle s., ruthie m., andrea k., jessica s., leah d….etc) have completed it. (let me know when you do because i want to freak out with you as well as share some theories…)

also in books, belly laughs is a really quick, hilarious read for anyone thinking about pregnancy, which i am…THINKING NOT DOING!……………………………….yet…………………………….tee hee
it had me laughing out loud which doesn’t happen with many books. not very informative, but jenny mccarthy has a way with words.

in other news: christopher and i have been sick since flugtag on saturday. i swear to you that i now know that the phrase “puking your guts out” is VERY literal. i thought my intestines were going to come up through my mouth. poor christopher had it worse though. i have no idea what set it off. my guess would be undercooked chinese food, but i didn’t have any. is food poisoning contagious? *shrug* anyway, we’re almost recovered.

on the topic of internship: PRAY FOR ME EVERYONE IN THE WORLD! i cannot find an internship to save my life. “have you applied everywhere you can?” you may be asking. my response: yes. i have. i lost count at 31 facilities. basically the main problems are 1, funding has been cut by the government for mental health *grr*, 2, positions are for a whole year (mine is only 15 weeks), and 3, facilities only want to deal with particular schools.

the most frustrating part though, is this: a good portion of the places that have rejected me want me to contact them as soon as i complete my degree!  what??  i was stunned and flattered by the first few, but each time it happens now i just have to grit my teeth through thanking them kindly.  they want me for a job after i get my degree, but i can’t get my degree until they give me a job!!!  freakin catch 22 out the arse here people!

well, the good thing is that at least i know there are plenty of jobs that i could get as soon as i pass over this mountain.

i have a couple places that i am really pressing hard for, but worst comes to worst, i’ll just get a part time job/volunteer for fall and finish my degree in the spring. totally sucks to do it that way, especially when i worked so hard to be ahead of the game!

poodle (well scottie dog) skirt costume (with full tuille skirt beneath):

last but not least: birthday pictures. not many, but some.

yuna melinda and “the boy who decided that a candy necklace and dora the explorer party hat was a costume”

matador leah

band fag tyler (literally)

matador leah and sailor hallie getting pwned (BY ME) at star wars trivial pursuit

matador leah, sailor hallie, “ceiling” fan leonard, “creepy uncle” matthew playing pop5

creepy uncle matthew and bathing beauty ellie

drawing on my balloons!

see?!?!

good thing sailor hallie brought me more!

that way bathing beauty ellie would having something to drag around to us all night…and i do mean ALL NIGHT. someone that will remained unnamed (HINT: CHRISTOPHER) decided that it would be ok to give a 2 1/2 year old a jumbo sized candy necklace to play with. one would hardly think that he should be surprised as said child was LITERALLY bouncing off the furniture till midnight when she crrrraaaashhhhed on the floor…but he was. “look! there she goes again jumping from the couch to the chair!” he would declare with utter shock every few minutes…gee…i wonder why?
playing smash brothers

pop 5 again

it would take hours to post the long passed due update, so i’ve decided to break it down into smaller posts in hopes of maintaining my sanity.

in this post: state sign pictures & maps!

now, i have no doubt that you are all on the edge of your seats to see these amazing pictures, but i must insist that you take some deep breaths, drink plenty of water, and remember to answer nature when she calls.

so we decided (and by we, i mean me) to take most of our pictures in sepia tones in order to keep with the concept of being pioneers.  we were, after all, fleeing our eastern village for a new and promising life in the west.   anyhow, we took pictures of all the state signs and followed up with a kiss (we’ve officially made out in 16 states to date).  the only color picture was oregon…but that one was blurry.

we visited 2 states more than we meant to; utah as a detour (just to say we were there) and washington (random party invite the day we arrived in portland).

*lol* yeah, so the  whole map thing…i’m not sure about you, but i’ve found that there are some hilarious names on maps.  for example:

…more later…i have LOTS of crafts/food to post…

beautiful girl, beautiful song, beautiful everything

BIG update coming probably tomorrow. i have a week off and will be posting a lot from the last month.

ps i had a dream last night that michelle obama was a good friend of mine and i had a pool party with her and 10 of her kids (although they only have 2). it was awesome

alright, so the following video isn’t real (note: the onion), but it is probably not far from the truth!

ok, i’m convinced. robert pattinson makes a good edward cullen.

CUPCAKES!

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LATTE ART
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david midthunder (meyowww):
(fyi, my husband gave me permission to look at native american men because he knows i think they are pretty)