4, 5, 6 the monkey's got a hockey stick

I need some goat's tears!

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:22:54 GMT

I had the surgery on my wrist about a week and a half ago. The surgery itself went smoothly. But getting there, the muffler fell off Jared's car, which was a bit of a hassle. The doctor gave me percocets for the pain. I was really excited about it because I wouldn't be required to make decisions while taking them. However, they made me violently ill so I stopped taking them the next day.

I went back to work Monday. I couldn't do much with my right arm, but it turns out I used it far too much anyway because I was in agony that night. I used it far less the rest of the week and it wasn't too bad.

I woke up Friday to minimal pain. My sister drove me to my doctor's appointment that morning. The doctor cut off the splint and removed the stitches. Every tug sent shocks of pain through my arm. I next had to have a cast put on. They made me turn my wrist 90 degrees. I have never felt pain like that in my life. It reduced me to tears instantly, and the pain did not ease up until I woke up this morning. It was so bad I almost fainted when they were putting the cast on. I had to lie down in the casting room for a while. I had been planning on going to work after my appointment, but I ended up calling out. In case such things happen again, I'm making my appointments in the afternoon so I can at least work in the morning.

I treated my sister to lunch on Friday, then she brought me home. I promptly felt exhausted, got into bed, and didn't wake up until almost four hours later. I slept a lot yesterday too. I'm not used to sleeping so much. I'm always so confused when I wake up because I'm either not expecting to fall asleep or I'm not expecting to sleep as long as I do.

In this cast, I have way less mobility than I had with the splint. This makes me think that some of the things I was doing with my right hand last week I shouldn't have been doing, like the little bit of writing I did. I'm far too independent for my own good. I absolutely hate not being able to do things for myself. Before the surgery, I could do whatever I wanted, just everything would cause pain. For the most part, I would do them anyway. At least until Jared would catch on and yell at me about it. But now, I don't even have the strength to lift a book, never mind keep it open to read. I gave up opening canned goods months ago because it just caused too much pain, so having Jared do that isn't such a big deal. But now I can't even cut up my own food for dinner.

Bah. It's just really frustrating for me. I don't like having to rely on other people. Relying on other people has burned me in the past so it makes me very wary and anxious now. I was hoping to be able to drive relatively soon. I would have been able to drive my car in the splint, but definitely not in this cast. I mean, I'd be able to down shift, but going up would be cumbersome. My sister should be getting a newer car in a few weeks, so we can switch when that happens.

Jared and blazepoet split the duties of bringing me to and from work last week, which I am grateful for. I should see if somebody else from work can drive me when Jared is working, so blazepoet doesn't always have to do it. I feel bad I'm limiting his free time.

If this whole process doesn't lessen my everyday pain, I'm going to be really upset. Right now, it's so not worth it. Hopefully, it will prove to be so.

My next doctor's appointment is on October 2. I'm not quite sure yet how I'm going to make it to Peabody, but I will figure something out. When I made the appointment, I had a feeling something else was going on that day. And it just occurred to me! That's the day the Topsfield Fair opens! Alas, no fair for Candi this year.

rambles

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:38:57 GMT

I have now been residing in my apartment for almost a full month! Yay! I love it. Living with Jared is way more convenient than not living with Jared. I only have to get gas in my car every 7 days!! Before cohabitation, I was having to refuel every 4 to 5 days.

The apartment is slowly being put together. I still have some stuff at my mom's house. I had Jared build my shelving unit yesterday, and it seems like Gandalf will fit nicely next to it. I think I'll bring him up later in the week. I was watching LOTR yesterday. I got through all of the Fellowship and halfway through the Two Towers, until Jared came home and was pretty much falling asleep on the couch. Jared missed the "They're taking the hobbits to Isengard!" line but, he did manage to come home right at "PO-TAY-TOES!"

I don't know if there is a movie that reminds me of college more than LOTR. It was just always a staple. When I lived with Nicole, only the first two were out and we watched them a lot. Nicole did love Legolas. When I lived with Gabby, we watched all 3 all the time. I'm one of those people that can't really watch anything while doing homework, but Gabby needed something on. For some reason, I could always derive equations and do diffy while watching LOTR. That, and Scooby Doo.

My surgery is fast approaching and I get more scared every day! It's probably lucky that I also have more pain every day, otherwise I would chicken out. But I suppose if I didn't have the pain, then I wouldn't need the surgery. I'm still hoping it will mysteriously disappear...

Anyway, the reasons I decided to post were three-fold:
1. Is there anything more brilliant than the comic A Softer World? The answer is: I think not.
and
2. Wouldn't it be AWESOME if Bill made land fall in New England? The answer is: YES!
and
3. I know Les Paul was really old. But I am still convinced he died because you can hear Justin Timberlake on 104.1 in Boston now.

baw

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:51:58 GMT

So, I will no longer be in the Surgery-Free club :(

I have two, maybe three, tears in the ligaments on my right wrist. Boo. The doctor said "now we need to decide how aggressive we want to treat this." I thought this meant there would be options of varying agressivness. Which, in truth there are. He gave me 1.) Live with the pain. and 2.) Have surgery to fix it. I just thought there would be more choices! Apparently, he doesn't think physical therapy would help any because I already had two months of occupational therapy and the pain just got worse.

My surgery is scheduled for Sept 9. My arm will be immobilized for 8 weeks. And the stitches inside my wrist won't disolve for 6 months and I'll feel the knots the whole time. I just don't want to be in pain any more. It used to just hurt when I was doing the same thing for a rather long time (like reading or talking on the phone). But now it hurts to do every thing, no matter what it is and no matter how long I do it. I really don't like it and would like it stop.

The doctor said I'll still be able to type, so I'll be able to work. Just driving with an immobilized right arm when you drive a stick shift might be troublesome...

*sighs*

I will without a doubt be wearing my wrist splints on both hands when moving this weekend.

busy week ahead

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:18:16 GMT

Monday is my birthday, YAY! I'm just excited to get Jared's homemade birthday cake. Last year, he make a chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting. This year, he told me he wanted to change the frosting, and I objected. It was really good last year! BUT! He wants to make it chocolate peanut butter frosting. So I told him that's okay. hehe

I had an MRI on Wednesday for my right arm. It was...uncomfortable. The tech was surprised that I actually remained still for the half hour. But that was what I was told to do. So I did. Apparently, other people have a harder time forcing themselves not to scratch their nose. Before the MIR, I had to sign a release form. On one of the pages, you had to list any surgeries you've had. This isn't the first time in the last few months where I've had to state any previous surgeries. I've never had any. And each time the people are like, "You've NEVER had any surgeries?!" Is it that rare for someone to live their first 25 years without any surgeries?? Each time, I tell them I did have my wisdom teeth out, but they say that it doesn't really count. Maybe I'm just an abnormally clumsy person, who manages not to do any real damage?

Anyways, I could end up having surgery on my wrist depending on what the MRI shows. Then I'll never have to go through the same "You've NEVER had any surgeries?!" discussion. Although, I hope it's an *easy* fix. Probably not likely... I go back to the doctor on Tuesday, so I guess I just have to wait a little more to find out.

Wednesday, Jared and I sign the lease for the apartment. Woo! Jared's moving in most of his stuff Wednesday, but I have to wait til the weekend. Our bed (the mattress and free frame really, we have to wait a few weeks for the actual bed) arrives Saturday, so Saturday night will be the first night there. Sunday we should be moving big stuff from my house, like the sofa and bureau. My sister has a rather large SUV, so I'm hoping every thing will fit fine. I just feel really useless. I can't carry a lot of weight in my arms or anything at an awkward angle. I mean, I can do it. I'll just be in a lot more pain for about a month til it decreases back to its usual pain. But both Jared and my mom have told me no. So, I may have to enlist other people's arms. I guess the rest of their bodies can come too.

My left elbow has been painful again. I think its re-inflamed. Boo. That trumps any pain my right wrist throws at me because it affects my entire arm. It's really...not pleasant. I wish I could have one of those ultrasound machines from the therapy place. That always made it feel much better. However, I don't think they let random people buy one. And if they do, it is probably super expensive. I'll add it to the "if I'm ever a billionaire" wish list.

There really is a lot to do, with packing and all. But at the moment, I just want to relax!

smiles

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:45:35 GMT

Jared and I got the apartment! Yay!

AND

Jared drove by Chicken N Chips today, and he said there is a sign saying they will open soon under new ownership.

Today is a day for "w00t!"

num nums

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:40:34 GMT

It has been almost 2 years, but one of my favorite sodas is back!

That's right, Pepsi has brought back Mountain Dew Game Fuel. Jared bought me one today, and it is quite possibly one of the best things he has ever given me. It has a W.O.W. label now, but it smells and tastes the same as the Halo 3 days! They have a blue colored one too. Jared got that one for himself and I tried it, but it wasn't nearly as good as the regular reddish one.

I can get past the ugly orc on the label because it is so freakin' delicious.

I don't drink much soda anymore, but back when it was out, I had to start watching how much I drank because I kept wanting the deliciousness. It looks like I'll have to do the same once again, if we can find 12 packs at Shaws. They didn't have any at Market Basket.

The resurgence of this long-lost product has given me hope that Kit Kat Bites may someday come back too.

A girl can dream.

In other news, Jared and I put in an application for an apartment where tuberatn lives. We should hear back on Tuesday or Wednesday. While I'm not excited about living in Nashua, I am excited to finally be living with Jared. I hate it when he leaves. I have a tendency to mope. But! With any luck, those issues will be resolved soon :)

P.S.

Fri, 15 May 2009 22:05:15 GMT

I remembered something else I wanted to post about! I've seen a lot of great bumper stickers lately. The one I saw a few weeks ago was "Christianity has Pagan DNA." And the one I saw this afternoon was "It's a car NOT a phone booth!" haha!

mmmm

Fri, 15 May 2009 21:48:56 GMT

Today is a great day.

Yeah I had to work, but I left early for an occupational therapy appointment. The appointment ended around 4, so what does one do with extra free time on a nice spring day?

GET RASPBERRY LIME RICKEYS FROM RICHARDSONS!

woot woot

of therapy and movies

Sat, 09 May 2009 13:16:00 GMT

I've been to occupational therapy a few times now, and I guess its helping. I haven't cried from the pain, but it's still there. For instance, the pain is uncomfortable right now in my arm and my left wrist, but I can deal. The therapist had requested 8-12 visits from my doctor, but they approved me for 24. I guess they think I'm that bad! haha

I learned a few things from the therapy about myself though:

1. As Margie, my therapist said, I'm severely right handed.
2. My grip strength is still in the 50-75 percentile range. Imagine how strong I would be if I didn't have bad wrists and elbows!
3. I have really bad posture, which I'm slowly correcting. But I'm sorry, I can't sit straight for 8 hours at work.
4. I have a high tolerance for electric currents coursing through my arm.
5. I always knew I was oddly flexible, but it's weird having a medical professional confirm it.

Work has been okay, better now that I'm not crying every few hours. We've had overtime the last couple weeks, but I haven't been able to work as much as I used to, due to the therapy appointments and Jared's work schedule. It's okay though. Working extra always makes me incredibly tired anyway. There was one day last weekend where I slept til 8:30 am! That's unheard of for me in my post college days. I mean, even today I woke up at 6:20 am.

Summer movie season is upon us again. I make Jared a handy reference list of the movies he wants to see for the entire summer. Going through all the movies released each weekend made me see there is about A ZILLION chick flicks this summer. I probably won't get to see any of them though *sigh* We saw the Wolverine movie last weekend. And I pre-ordered our Star Trek IMAX tickets last week. We shall be seeing it tomorrow with blazepoet and yakavenger . Jared claims I'll like it, but I was never a big Star Trek fan. I've only seen one episode, and I was about 8 at the time. *shrugs* I'll probably like it more than the Terminator movie in a few weeks time. The only movies I'm looking forward to so far this summer is Up, Transformers, and, of course, Harry Potter. Seeing the other movies though makes Jared happy. And I like a happy Jared! I also like sad Jared, but trust me, happy Jared is always better.

We're going to Foxwoods again for Jared's birthday this year. I have a few days off from work, so, while we won't have much to gamble with, it will still be nice to get away for a few days.

P.S: What if this happened to Bruce Wayne??
http://www.asofterworld.com/index.php?id=431

of tears and yogi

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:25:23 GMT

I've been in so much pain lately.

I've had tendinitis in my right wrist for many years. I've gone to the doctor for it a few times. I went last year when the wrist pain was unbearable. The doctor had me change the height of my chair at work and it helped. I could deal with the pain.

In the past few weeks, the pain has increased so much. Since I fell down the stairs, my left wrist has been in pain more. And the pain in my right arm was no longer contained in my wrist/hand. It's going all the way up my arm and down my side. I cry at work when this happens. So, I went back to the doctor last week. He said that not only do I have tendonitis in my right wrist, but both my elbows are inflamed. He gave me these stretches to do and I have to go to therapy.

I've been doing the stretches now for over a week. They are helping my wrist pain! It's making the pain in my wrist/hand back to managble levels. However, they are causing pain throughout my arm. In fact, when I've been at work, my left arm has hurt worse than my right, and my right is the one that is usually in the most pain. I think I preferred the pain just being contained to my wrist. I can deal with that and not cry all the time. But when it's both my arms and I can't find a position where there isn't pain, it makes the 8 hours at work unbelievably difficult.

I just don't want to be in pain anymore. It's not just using a computer that causes me pain. Even reading a book hurts. I've decreased my home computer usage greatly, but even the hour or so I do use it causes me pain. I'm in pain right now. I'm wearing a wrist brace on my right wrist (I always do when using the computer), but my left is kinda twingy (I use a left brace at work when the twinging becomes constant), but my right elbow is killing me. I just don't understand.

I have tendinitis so long, I don't even remember what it's like to use a computer and not have pain. Bah.

In other, non-complaining news...

There's been a bear in town (on the other side of town where I used to live) that's been wreaking havoc on people's bee hives. It's even been on the news!

Uhh that's about it. Not much goes on in my life, you see. I did get a random computer lap desk in the mail from Barnes & Noble. I didn't order it, nor was I charged for it. So! If you had it sent to me, thanks!

to the victor go the spoilz

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:49:03 GMT

It has taken me 2 weeks. But I have finally beat the "advanced" matching game on Purble Place!

Yes, I have a degree in math. But don't judge me! It was really frustrating! I could get through the first three levels fine. For some reason, I could not get the matches in the fourth level in the alotted time. And then that stupid happy guy would frown at me! Bah! But aHA! I showed him. He frowns at me no more!

what is it

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:40:36 GMT

On the rare occasions I wake up at a very early hour and cannot fall back asleep, I'll find some music videos on tv to watch. After a few, I'm usually ready to sleep again.

Well, this morning it was either MTV Jams or VH1 Classics. I started with MTV Jams but I guess my 4:30 am self was not in the mood for rap. One of the videos I saw on VH1 Classics was the one for Epic by Faith No More. This was the first time I've ever seen the music video for that song. AND IT WAS AWESOME. So here is the link so everyone can see it:

http://www.mtv.com/videos/faith-no-more/34018/epic.jhtml

of isentropic charts, penalties, pain, and love

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:27:13 GMT

I miss hanging out with meteorologists.
There's something very depressing about an awesome storm shaping up and you have no one to gush over thermodynamic charts with. I mean, sure, math geeks are okay to an extent. They're always there for a good math pun. But I miss my weather geeks. I miss being able to talk about the weather and not have the other person's eyes glaze over. Most people when they mention the weather don't want to talk about it, they are just filling up silence. *sighs*

Regardless, there was a bunch of snow! I took a snow day today. I don't really mind driving home in 1 inch or more per hour snow rates, but driving to work means I have to concentrate a whole lot more than I like to at 7 am. Jared, always worrying about my safety, also successively bribed me by saying he'd pay my state taxes if I happened to take a snow day today and get them done. That took up a few hours. Half of the time was spent trying to understand the stupid "you didn't pay enough money during the year find out your penalty" form. All that time, and my penalty came to a whopping $10. That hardly seems worth the effort. I would have paid $20 if I didn't have to waste the time. But I suppose it's not like I had anything else to do.

In other news, I fell down the stairs on Wednesday. Normally, I'm very aware when I'm falling. This time, I had absolutely no idea what was going on. I'm not sure what scared me more, the disorientation from the fall or how scared/worried Jared's face was. My bumps on my arm are bruising. I was able to turn my body so I fell on my left side, not my right. I can't imagine how much more damage I would have inflicted on my poor right wrist. As it was, I caused my left wrist to be in way more pain that normal. And that's my good wrist! But its getting better. My feet don't hurt when I walk anymore, my lower back isn't in pain, and my leg no longer has a weird twinge when I stretch. So, woo! Healing!

A few things to look forward to:
1. I'm visiting CT this weekend (weather permitting)!
2. Should be hanging out with Gabby later this month.
and...
3. Come April 2, Jared and I will be together for 3 years.

He's not sick of me yet! haha

not sure if anyone will get the reference but...

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:16:30 GMT

"Mexican authorities found five abandoned bullet-riddled and bloodstained vehicles on Wednesday, fueling their hunt for drug gang killers following a wave of border-region slayings and clashes with soldiers that left 21 people dead, an official said....President Felipe Calderon says more than 6,000 people died last year in drug-related violence, and U.S. authorities have reported a spike in killings, kidnappings and home invasions linked to the cartels — some of it in cities far from the border, such as Phoenix and Atlanta."

Gang violence?
Or the resume of vampire wars in the south?

love

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:23:18 GMT

I have the best boyfriend in the whole word.

I am sick with a cold, and what does aderistaba do?

He made me the most delicious chicken soup!

I love him.

.2.0.0.9.

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:57:17 GMT

Happy New Year!

I just changed my 2008 pirate calendar to my 2009 handbag calendar. In 2007, it was a psychedelic rock poster calendar. I have odd tastes. I'll get to change my work calendar from the 2008 snowflake calendar to my new 2009 cloud calendar tomorrow! woot!

I haven't posted since October it seems. Well! Jared was laid off in November. He seems to have a knack for getting hired at a place and within 6 months getting laid off. It is depressing for him after a while. But its not like its his fault, so the search does go on. Also in November, Jared and I went on vacation to his parents house in South Carolina. It was a good trip except for the train ride there and home. I'm never taking the train for long trips again. And you can't make me. Neener neener neener.

December was the holidays. We had a great Christmas! My sister and her boyfriend even stayed for dinner. My sister doesn't usually stay at my mom's for dinner. It was a rare treat!! It's hard to decide on favorite gifts, but I do love my owl hat (picture in a few days time maybe?) and my box set of Sublime. Jared got everything he wanted for Christmas, including a job! He was rehired by the company that has laid him off twice already, so he's still going to keep a look out for other employment.

I spent New Year's Eve alone, in my room, reading, like the hermit I am. I had no Jared because of the snow storm. Unlike the storm a couple weeks ago where it took me two hours to get home after work, it only took me an hour and a half to get home this time!

As for resolutions, I'm not sure if I have any real ones yet. Last year my goal was to be happier with myself, and that turned out reasonably well. I don't cry nearly as often as I used to, but Jared thinks I still cry too much. I'm just overly sensitive, I don't know how I can fix that.

Maybe I'll get to Vermont in 2009. I sure do miss it.

in the navy

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:50:30 GMT

Apparently, I have not made a post since August. So! Since I have the time and energy, I'll make one now. I've been doing a lot of overtime at work. After working all day, I don't want to look at a computer any more. When I wake up in the morning, I don't want to use my computer because I'm going to spend all day on one at work. And when the weekend comes, I just want a break from staring at the screen. I've been lurking though, and always reading people's posts.

August went by pretty fast. Jared, Gabby, and I were supposed to see NIN that month, but the concert was postponed until November. A Friday night show got pushed to a Sunday night show in November. I had to take the following Monday off from work because there's no way I'll want to work the next day. And with Jared supposedly transferring departments at his work (who knows when that will happen) he perhaps would not be able to go. Gabby found someone to take his ticket though. What's even more annoying is that the concert got postponed to the night when AC/DC is in Boston. And I totally would have gone to see that! Lame. But the last time I saw NIN they were awesome, and I'm fairly confident I won't be disappointed.

September was a jam-packed month. Some tropical storms made it our way (although the impact was minimal). I got my hair cut the shortest it's probably been since high school (no, it's not a fro). A few days after that, Gabby spent a weekend visiting with Jared and I. It was fun. I miss her a lot and my Rita. *sighs*

The next weekend, Jared and I met up with blazepoet and yakavenger at the Disorientation Tour. We saw Anberlin (who I hadn't listened to in years and was surprised they were still around!) and the most awesome Alkaline Trio. Alkaline Trio's albums were always my favorite driving music and I've wanted to see them live for a long time. And I finally did! Yay! Jared was getting really tired (his job is killing him and its a slow, painful death). I was hoping the next band, the Kooks, would not stay on stage too long so I could see some Flogging Molly before we left. But the Kooks seemed liked they want on forever. If they were good, it would have been enjoyable, but I did not like them and Jared didn't either. However, there were plenty of people that did, so don't let my feelings dissuade you. We ended up leaving and not seeing any Flogging Molly. I said we could leave because, even though they are my favorite band, I have seen them before multiple times, and I thought Jared's well-being trumped my desire to see FM. He said I was silly, but we left anyway.

My dad turned 50 in September. I took him, my sister, and Jared out to celebrate. Oy. Let's just say that it was not the most enjoyable dinner. My dad was unruly and we were basically forced out of the restaurant very fast. The rest of that weekend was good though because I went to visit CT! We went shopping AND it was great! I haven't been to a mall in a while with someone who actually liked to go shopping. I usually go with Jared, and he only likes going to the video game store and the food court. I missed CT very much. Maybe this winter won't be too bad and I'll be able to get out there again?

And now it's October! And what happens in October? The Topsfield Fair!

I left work early on Thursday to go to the Topsfield Fair. I went with my mom, her cousin Kris, and a family friend, Darlene. Why, might you ask, did I not go to the fair with people my own age? BECAUSE WE WENT TO SEE THE VILLAGE PEOPLE! And it was great! Cheesy, of course, but great all the same. Kris knew someone at parking and at the entry gate, so we parked for free and got in the fair for free. I even found $5 on the ground after the Village Poeple. It was like they paid me! There was this little girl dancing up a storm at the show. She just kept going and going and going. She could have given tuberatn's Katrina a run for her money.

At the Fair, I saw a day old calf and day old pigs! I even saw an ox. I've never seen an ox in person before! I never realized they were so freakin' huge.

Today I actually slept til about 9:30 am. I don't remember the last time I've slept that late. I'm usually up by 8 at the latest on weekends. Sure it was nice to sleep in, but I was not able to get any of my early morning Sunday stuff done (do Jared's laundry, pay bills, etc.), so that didn't make me happy. Then, I ended up scratching myself pretty badly. I had already woken up with my right hand mark on my left arm, like I had been gripping it tightly for a very long time. The marks didn't go away for a few hours. The scratch is still there and it still hurts.

Halloween is fast approaching. After thinking about it for a while, I decided to be Dark Chocolate Candi, mainly because I'll just have to wear all black. I was contemplating using my Cotton Candi costume from last year and going as Cloud 9 (it was quite poofy), but I didn't want to be as poofy this year. Then I was thinking about being a clown. dokool always said I'd be a good clown. And my hair is now a fairly good length so that I wouldn't have to buy a clown wig. I'd just not put mousse in my hair after showering. But then my hair would be poofy and I don't want to be poofy. So, Dark Chocolate Candi it is! I realized yesterday that since Jared's last name is King, I'm a King-sized Candi! Jared shook his head at me when I told him that.

On November 4th, the best thing is going to happen. No, not the election. Kung Fu Panda will be on DVD! I won't be getting it til November 5th because Jared is buying it for me, but still. It'll be awesome. I wish Po could be president.

I bought our train tickets for the trip to SC the other day. That was a debacle. First off, we priced the tickets a few months ago. I figured they would increase in price as the day got closer. So, I looked on Monday so I would know how much money to transfer from my savings to my checking account. Then, I went to purchase the tickets on Tuesday. Over the course of 24 hours, the tickets had increased by $60. I was about $19.20 short on having enough, so I waited til Thursday after I had been paid. I tried buying them online in the morning, but I got an error saying that it was too soon to the travel date of Nov. 22 to ensure ticket delivery, so I'd have to call and order. (I thought this was odd since you just pick the tickets up at the station.) I got out of work early Thursday (see above Y.M.C.A.) so I called once I got home. The first time I called, I messed up on the automated menus. When I called back, I went through the thing and since I have AAA but Jared doesn't, I'd have to be transferred to a real ticket agent and go through the same process AGAIN. Bah. It would have been easier to drive down, but noooo. Jared thinks I should have at least one vacation pain free. I also reserved the rental car after calling Amtrak since the agent could transfer me to Hertz. But every time I go to check the reservation online, it says its not on file. So, I'm a bit worried. I figure I'll give it a week and call back if I can't view it.

I am looking forward to vacation though. Sleeping til 8 am everyday. Not thinking about math. Not using a computer. Delicious crab soup. Thanksgiving dinner. Ahhh, bliss.

update

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:29:49 GMT

I think August is going to be a good month.

aderistaba and I had a mission for the month. It was MISSION: GET JARED A JOB BY THE END OF AUGUST. The mission is complete! Jared was hired on August 1st. Now, August has no mission.

We decided to take the train to South Carolina this November. My sister sportingly agreed to bring us to and from the train station in Boston. We're taking the train to Charlotte, NC and driving to Jared's parents from there. It sure will save my ankles from being in so much pain! I never mind the drive down, but I get really cranky on the drive back. So, this year will be even more like a vacation! Mmmm. I can't wait for crab soup!!

My sister's going back to college. I'm so excited for her. My mom and I went shopping today and surprised her with a whole bunch of school supplies that she will now no longer have to buy.

All in all, life is good. I won $30 on scratch tickets today! And I'm extra lucky because I have aderistaba and I love him very much!

nom nom nom

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:04:29 GMT

Today is my birthday! For the first time since I was 16, I am a perfect square again! Woot. It's been a great couple days. On Thursday was the Dropkicks and Bosstones concert. It rocked. Friday, I got to begin one of my favorite work projects (mapping the problems in an old edition of a book to the latest edition). And yesterday! Yesterday, Jared made me the most delicious birthday cake ever (picture seen below). It is a chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting. He dyed the frosting orange because it's my favorite color. He even thought of that all on his own. He must love me, or something! Today we're going mini golfing! Hooray!

there is no charge for awesomeness

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:57:32 GMT

It is said that his enemies would go blind from over-exposure to pure awesomeness.

aderistaba and I saw Kung Fu Panda last night AND IT WAS AWESOME!

Hollywood seems to have found the correct formula for a movie Candi would actually see more than 3 times in a theatre if her boyfriend would let her. You see, they combined two of my favorite genres into one movie. That's right. Kung fu and animation. In fact...

Kung Fu + Animation = A Very Happy Candi

It's true.

I think it was better than Iron Man, but for some reason, aderistaba does not agree. Although, he did enjoy KFP very much.

And that was probably the highlight of the week. Until today. When I get to have lunch with Gabby! Yay!

what do you love about music?

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:37:42 GMT

aderistaba and I went to see one of my favorite bands in concert last night.

That's right. We saw Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers! I think Tom Petty is really the only person in the world that can pull off wearing a shiny-gold shirt. I don't even think blazepoet could do that.

Steve Winwood opened and he was pretty awesome too. As he was playing, a middle age guy in a 2007 Alice In Chains tour tshirt was rocking out fairly hard. And I said to Jared, imagine how crazy this guy will get when Tom Petty plays. We were not disappointed. Alice In Chains guy was awesome. Jared wouldn't let me go tell him he was awesome, which I felt was lame.

Tom Petty was everything I imagined it would be. And a bonus surprise too! 100% more vomit than I was expecting! During Mary Jane's Last Dance, a couple kids went in the row in front of us because the people who were sitting there were gone off somewhere, lit up a joint, and passed it back and forth a few times. Maybe on like the third pass, the big kid threw up all over the ground and the two middle-aged people in front of them. They didn't apologize. They just ran. They ruined the guys white shirt. Luckily, the couple had bought concert t-shirts so they were able to change. Another lady gave them some napkins, and I gave them a wet nap I had. I felt so bad for the poor guy. He didn't let it get to him though. Maybe it was because Petty's next song was I Won't Back Down, or maybe he just spent too much on the tickets to let it get to him, but he rocked out to that song almost as much as Alice In Chains guy. And a little while later, he even did air guitar.

So here's to you, Puked-On-Man. Even if you smell like someone else's vomit, does not mean you cannot do air guitar.
Cheers.

Jared's birthday!

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:20:15 GMT

It being June 10 means only one thing...

It's aderistaba's birthday!

Happy Birthday Love!

We had a lovely weekend in Foxwoods this past weekend and came back with a bit more money than we left. Jared won $500 on a slot machine the first night we were there, so we quickly put that aside so we would leave with some money. It made me feel better about the gambling thing. I'm not what they call a "high roller", if you will.

Jared has a temp job for the next few weeks, with very anti-seeing-Candi hours. So, I won't get to see him today on his birthday. But I will get to see him this weekend! And we'll be seeing Tom Petty! Woot woot.

cies

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:02:18 GMT

My inner-fashionista is in mourning.

Yves Saint Laurent has died.

He was the last of the real fashion greats.

waa

Mon, 05 May 2008 10:20:44 GMT

I just checked my bank acount online this morning. And I had surprise money!
Woo tax rebate!

Now to resist the urge to not buy the laptop I want and save it for aderistaba's BIRTHDAY TRIP 2008...

In other news...

aderistaba, blazepoet, and I saw Iron Man on Saturday. I thought it was pretty good. It seemed kinda long in some spots, but overall, it was alright. Perhaps I'll like it even more the second time, the Transformers effect, if you will.

I also finished reading the book The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs yesterday. It had some laugh out loud parts, but mostly I found him almost as annoying as the Sandbox on mornings on WFNX. It's an annoying where you don't really know why it's annoying, but something just kinda seems off. I'm not a particularly religious person but I do find different relgions interesting. It did seem odd to me that he didn't do the Year for himself, log his experiences, and then end up getting a book deal. The book deal was to do the Year. Perhaps he would have garnished more enlightenment if he wasn't doing it for the money. But what do I know. I don't have any book deals haha

summertime and the livin's easy

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:46:17 GMT

This week starts the yearly May to September media consumption with the release of Iron Man on Friday.

In addition to the approximately 14 movies aderistaba and I will see in the theatre (no less than 10 does he deem necessary), we'll also be seeing Tom Petty in June (tickets thanks to my mom! Words can't describe the amount of excitement I have.). We're also 99.9998% positive we'll be seeing Nine Inch Nails in August, accompanied by the one and only Gabby!

I'm hoping to make it out to western MA in May to visit CT. Oh how I miss her!

In June, my $600 tax rebate will be used to pay for a weekend stay at Foxwoods in celebration of aderistaba's 28th birthday. He's more excited about gambling than about Tom Petty. Something I cannot understand. I mean, seriously. It's Tom Petty!

I'm also going to be making it up to VT in July. I miss the mountains almost as much as I miss my friends. I'm going to have to plot a route or something so I can see as many people as possible in one weekend. My first stop will probably be to Audrey. Especially, as I have not had the immense pleasure of meeting Jonah! If Adam Perkins is still in Burlington, I'll need to make it over that way. However, if he's moved backed to the NEK that would make life easier. It would make life not only easier, but way more enjoyable, if he'd just move down here. It's hard for me to express how much I miss Rita and Durso. Then there's Caitlin, Dave, Ursula. The LSC library staff.

I'm going to need to pout more at aderistaba in the hopes he'll relent and we can move to VT.

In other news...
Tomorrow is blazepoet's birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
I have presents for you!