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I just had to switch my theme because now that the scrapbook is gone all of my theme pictures have disappeared. Found a decent replacement but is not the same. I'll miss you old theme.

I find it absolutely interesting that when we change with the times, we so quickly forget the past. Of course recently it has been something for less serious for me; take my new phone for example. I found I had to get something off of my old phone and then I went back to try to use it and I had completely forgotten how to work the controls.

 

Bear in mind my new phone has touch controls. I kept trying to tap the screen of my old phone, cursing all the while . "What are you doing?" my mother asked me with laughter in her voice. It was about that point that I realized exactly what I was doing wrong.

 

Doh!

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I got a new phone. Its a Droid razor. I had have a blackberry but I pulled the charging port out. not much else going on except for catching up with my gardening. I've actually got about 2 years worth of overgrown weeds to get out of my garden.  that's about it for now tomorrow I'm heading out to do a training seminar until learn how to use my new phone will see how that goes.

 

I hope all is well with you guys.

 

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My cat finally passed away this Saturday. He was 20. Its been a long battle for him, but these last few months have been tough on him. He went downhill fast over the last few weeks. He took a few tumbles that rather made it worse.

I've never met a more stubborn cat.

I'll truly miss him. He was my last connection to my grandmother, as he was hers before she died. We'd had him almost 10 years now. More than that though he was such a character, and had become an important part of our family.

Rest in peace, Ring.

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My computer blew up (like literally, smoke and everything). Power thingy went out and took half the computer with it. I've got a backup, but no drive (the one from my computer is safe, but can't be installed on my other tower without wiping it). Will be a week or so before I can get a new drive.

I've got my Blackberry for reading, but half the time it won't let me reply (keeps giving me message blank error).

So, I'm here. Sort of... I do hope everyone else is having a better week.

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Cats
My cat is like my alarm clock. She waits until there's sign of life, and starts the meowing campaign. It doesn't really stop until I go upstairs towards the kitchen.

Once I get close enough, she'll walk in front of me as close to my feet as possible. If she could put me on a leash and lead me to her food bowl, I'm certain she'd try it.

I yelled at her this morning to get off my feet, or at least tried to, "Diamond! Will you get off my paws?! Err... I meant... pffft, you know what I mean. I'm trying to walk here!"

Both cats kind of stopped and looked at me funny and then kept guiding to their future breakfast.

(Not so) Secret Identity
On a side note, I renamed one of my alternate accounts (different from the one I use to test layouts). When I first set this blog up, I wanted my old username but it was taken. So I went with the name of my website as a username. That name has been purged finally, so I took it back and used it to rename one of my alt accounts - foxshadow.

I'm still considering what I'll use it for (as I was when I got the alt account like 5 years ago). I'm thinking of just focusing on my interests in healthy, beauty, and art. Then this one would remain personal, fandom, and whatever hell else I can think of.

We shall see. Anyone have any thoughts in particular on this subject?

I haven't updated in awhile, but because I've been sick. Not any one thing, just a combination of things that meant hell for a bit.

I'm on the mend now though, and of course that means my dreams last night were a bit weird.

I dreamed about the Russian Embassy. Which is odd, because I know all of two words in Russian (yes, and goodbye) and even only that much from various action films.

I think I had to Russian government types to dinner at my house, and then I lost them (ie stolen away from my rival). So I went all petty revenge on the rival and reported her to the Russian Embassy. Or something.

I don't remember a lot.

o.0 Speaking of dreams, my spring flowers are starting to come up. Including those that I planted late in the season last year (and didn't come up). It's still a bit cold here for even the trees to be budding out, so it was cool to see that.

Anyone else got early spring something-er-others coming up?

Big thanks for reddwarf75 for the profile gift. It's absolutely adorable!!! *gloms* ;D

With the new year comes a refreshing change. Even if things are the same, I always feel like the world has just had a good cleansing rain.

Daily Life
As for me, I've made a resolution to post more. I compose journal entries in my head, but somehow they never make it here. Will be trying to work on that (I submit this entry as evidence).

Working on the early schedule at church. I went from an 11am schedule to a 9am schedule. My mom and I have a big full breakfast on Sundays before I go to church. Last year she cooked them so it'd be ready by the time I finished with my shower and getting dressed. This year since I've got to get up so early, we switched. Big change for me, but it's causing me to have to shift my schedule for the rest of the week so Sunday isn't such a shock.

As for the rest of me, I'm not working as much. Fall and Winter are tough in me for migraines. Winter hit late for us this year, so this month has been tiring for me. I'm trying to be a normal person though, so I get up and get ready for my day. I shower, dress, put on makeup. Seems like a little thing, but when you're trapped at home and not feeling well, it's a huge step.

Fandom
In fandom news, I'm still an avid Harry Potter reader. Though I've found my interests are changing. I'm very much less tolerant on ill-written stories. I don't care much for pure fluff and schmoop either. I need something to mix it up.

As for TV, I just don't watch it much. I tried to get into a few things through Netflix, and so far the only thing I can't get enough of is Lie To Me, Johnny Test, and Phineas and Ferb. Other than that I've been catching occasional episodes of Grimm, NCIS and NCIS: LA, Doctor Who (which has seemed to have redeemed it in my eyes since I stuck with it this season), and Hawaii Five-O. Ever so often we throw in other things like Burn Notice, Leverage, and Chuck. And Sherlock, mustn't forget Sherlock.

Ah, and I've got my Mom addicted to fan fiction. LOL. She hasn't checked out a book from the library in months (and she used to come home with stuff by the truckload). She's mostly into Harry Potter (and I've even got her reading a bit of slash), and has ventured into stuff for NCIS and Stargate. She even setup her own account at FF.net. It's so weird.

Bleaugh...
That's about all I have the gumption to type for today. More another day. Hope everyone's having a great week!

This is the last of the products I'm reviewing from the ones I got a chance over Christmas from the Influenster VoxBox program. This time it was a lipgloss.

WHAT THEY SAY:
NYC New York Color Liquid Lipshine

Straight from the city that never sleeps, NYC New York Color offers products with uptown style at down-to-earth prices, from $.99 - $4.99. The energy, style and color of New York City shines through the wide range of shades, textures and innovative products. NYC always delivers the most on-trend products & shades hot off the runway!

A beauty-editor favorite is Liquid Lipshine ($2.49). It has pure pigments that created a 3-D gloss effect. Vitamin E provides shine and a moisturizing feel. The formula is non-sticky, super shiny & soft. Available in 10 on-trend shades from neutral nudes, to berries & fuchsias. Start shopping for NYC at these stores nearest you: Walmart, Target, Rite Aid, CVS, Family Dollar, Duane Reade, Kmart, HEB, and others. Visit newyorkcolor.com to check out all shades and fun products from New York Color!

WHAT I SAY:
Packing: 5/5
- Sturdy, not at all cheap looking. A bit classy.

Texture: 5/5
- Smooth. Not at all sticky. Went on nicely.

Scent: 5/5
- Odd to comment on this, but it was very nice. Sweet.

Color: 5/5
- Sheer, peachy nude with a very slight shimmer. Loving it. (Nude York City)

Overall: 5/5
- For a lip gloss, this stayed on surprisingly well. I had a nude color that was just what I was looking for to wear either with smoky eyes, or over the top of bold lipstick. It wasn't sticky at all. The product itself held up under various temperature conditions without changing texture, which is also a plus for me. My lips stayed moisturized, which is good as so often these types of glosses dry out my lips something awful. It's another cost effective brand, but at the same time far out performs some of the higher end glosses I have (I love my glosses but they can drive me nuts sometimes).