Well, last weekend was a nice 3 day weekend and I have another coming this weekend. Last weekend Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns came out and so did the Guild Wars 2 Halloween stuff. I thought I was going to play nothing but Halloween since it only lasts for 2 weeks. After many hours in the labyrinth and doing some of the same old same old content that comes every year, I started working on the new expansion. I really got sucked in! All the new challenges and getting glider wings! Oh my! Sooo much fun to fly! Some of the new areas are just beautiful! This game was definitely worth the cost!
I did have some trouble with my AC again. It was freezing up. Turns out it was really low on Freon. Hadn't had it checked in a couple of years so I guess that is on me. So that puts me spending over $400 in the last few weeks on the air. Other than that and my mom worrying me off an on, I got to play a pretty good bit this past weekend. It was nice for a change.
I also got a package from my friend last weekend. We call her Wolfie in the game. She sent me some lovely things for Yule. She sent it early because two of the things were edible, a lovely Stollen bread and an Italian cake. So far I've eaten the Stollen. It was delicious! I found a place that carries them online but they are out of stock. Oh well. She also sent me some moon wind chimes that are blue, my favorite color, some Thai coffee (hoping to sample that this weekend) and a unicorn candle holder which is kind of an in game joke amongst my guild. I've got a couple of little things for her so far but not sure what she wants. I do have an idea but will have to research further.
This coming weekend is Halloween and I have another 3 day one. I do have some errands to run but am hoping to get to play a lot more this weekend as well. I'm hoping I can get my bestie involved in the new game and hoping she will have some patience with it. It is tough but with a group, it isn't as bad. We die a lot, especially when trying to find hero and mastery points by gliding but it is a lot of trial and error. I've got to get her to the new area so she can be there for the taking of the guild hall. Sooo excited about that!
I'm still waiting on news of when we will be off for Christmas and New Year's this year. I try to take off a few days to give me a long stretch of days to relax, play games, catch up on some tv and just recharge. I usually lose a lot of sleep in November and December as well so it is good to take some naps and catch back up.
My birthday is in December, so I will take off an extra day for that to make a long weekend. Here's hoping my stalker won't be sending a gift or card this year. After 3 years of not being friends, you'd think he'd get a clue but he refuses to even consider that we might no longer be friends. I guess I should say she because he wants to be a woman now. I don't have a problem with people that are true transgender but his seems to be all about getting attention. He is all about drama and attention and is always a victim. Hmmm...maybe he really is a girl. I'm not friends with those types of girls though. LOL Anyway, glad I left that mess behind me. I don't have to give him rides all the time to stuff which was a long trip for me and a lot of gas and mileage on my car any more and I don't have to feed him when I brought him to my house to hang out. Hopefully this year he'll finally accept that I'm not going to come running back to him/her to be friends and just leave me alone. I've got friends now that treat me better and don't try to drag me into drama. Everyone has some drama in their life but you don't have to create it and make mountains out of mole hills.
One exciting thing is that I found my rope chain and Bast charm that I lost back in February. Now that it is getting colder and I was pulling out more winter type clothes, there it was, in a pocket! I thought it was gone for good and had ordered another Bast charm just like it that I managed to find in an Egyptian store but I still didn't have a chain for it. I'm glad to make that one the spare now because these are hard to find. They have to actually be ordered from Egypt.
Maybe things are going to turn around. This has been a rough year with all the expenses and such I've had plus the trip to the ER and having to deal with having a heart arrhythmia. I still blame my mom for that one. ;) Seems like every time I save a little money, something pops up to take it like having to get a new fridge, AC issues, car issues, plumbing and all the other stuff in between. Then there was the ER visit that cost me like $3000 or more after insurance. Here's hoping 2016 will be better!
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Working for the Weekend
Here it is hump day and I can't wait for Friday! I'll be off work on Friday and can play my new game hopefully. Guild Wars 2 is releasing it's Heart of Thorns expansion and they are also starting their annual Halloween event. I'm soooo excited for both! So here I sit, counting the hours till game time.
I told my mom that she would have to cook this weekend, which probably means I'll go out for pizza and Chinese food. Mom says she does all this stuff for me but she is 85 and about all she does is to organize and wash all of the clothes she has. She has 3 closets full of clothes and some plastic bins. She is currently in the process of putting the summer clothes in the bins and taking the winter ones out of the bins and hanging them up in the closets. I honestly don't see how one woman can have so many clothes! She isn't a movie star. *sigh* She does cook some but I often have to cook it after work. She will start it and tell me she is exhausted and I have to go finish and tend to it. I'm tired too but that doesn't seem to matter. I'm not really sure what she does during the day other than sleep off her sleeping meds and putter around in the yard, talk on the phone a lot and try to get people to come and see her. She does go to doctor appointments and sometimes the store but she gets mostly what she wants (more clothes) and if I ask her to pick up something for me, it is usually wrong.
I feel like I've been fighting a sinus infection all week. I'm feeling better today but still kind of bleh. I've been taking my Chinese herbs to help fight off the infection because I don't want to be sick for the weekend. I'm also thinking about taking off next Friday for Halloween and that will give me more time to play Guild Wars 2. I also plan to take off in December for my birthday and my usual week after Christmas.
Hopefully my mom won't be taking any more emergency visits to the hospital or doctors. I hate using too much leave because I want to add a little every year to count towards my retirement. I often spend a lot of my off time staying at the hospital with mom or taking my mom to the ER for various nonsense. Last time she went to the ER, they kept her there a bit and let her go home. They said her heart rate was irregular and then it calmed down when she got to the ER and they did some tests and let her go. No meds or anything. If she goes to the hospital for her blood sugar being too high and such, she wants me right there with her but I'm getting too old to just sit in a room and watch her sleep so she will feel better and taking time off work to do it. When I had to go to the ER (first time since I was a kid), she didn't answer her phone till I'd been there about 3 hours and then she told me it would take a couple of hours for her to get dressed. By the time she got there, they were putting me in a room. She went to the room with me and then left to get me some clothes. She came back 4 hours later (hospital was only like 10 min or less from home) with my clothes and told me she wasn't coming back till they released me. Yeah, I was feeling the love. On the day they released me, she asked if I could drive myself home. If not, I could get a friend to come get me, who was at work! I drove myself home and figured if I had a wreck and died because I hadn't gotten any sleep, it'd probably be for the best. My mom is the only one that ever makes me have thoughts like that.
Anyway, on to happier stuff. My friend Jo is going to be coming back to Guild Wars 2 this weekend. She took some time off after having surgery so I'll be glad to play with her again and talk to her regularly. I'm hoping my friend Wolfie will play as well but she seems to be in a funk lately and doesn't want to do anything. Hopefully new stuff to do in the game will rejuvenate her. There are a couple of new items that I want to try for which means lots of playing to get them. I can't wait to go back to the Mad King's dungeon again! They had it the first year (2012) but not since. I'm a much better player now so it shouldn't be as difficult as it was the first year.
Ok. Back to waiting for Friday.
I told my mom that she would have to cook this weekend, which probably means I'll go out for pizza and Chinese food. Mom says she does all this stuff for me but she is 85 and about all she does is to organize and wash all of the clothes she has. She has 3 closets full of clothes and some plastic bins. She is currently in the process of putting the summer clothes in the bins and taking the winter ones out of the bins and hanging them up in the closets. I honestly don't see how one woman can have so many clothes! She isn't a movie star. *sigh* She does cook some but I often have to cook it after work. She will start it and tell me she is exhausted and I have to go finish and tend to it. I'm tired too but that doesn't seem to matter. I'm not really sure what she does during the day other than sleep off her sleeping meds and putter around in the yard, talk on the phone a lot and try to get people to come and see her. She does go to doctor appointments and sometimes the store but she gets mostly what she wants (more clothes) and if I ask her to pick up something for me, it is usually wrong.
I feel like I've been fighting a sinus infection all week. I'm feeling better today but still kind of bleh. I've been taking my Chinese herbs to help fight off the infection because I don't want to be sick for the weekend. I'm also thinking about taking off next Friday for Halloween and that will give me more time to play Guild Wars 2. I also plan to take off in December for my birthday and my usual week after Christmas.
Hopefully my mom won't be taking any more emergency visits to the hospital or doctors. I hate using too much leave because I want to add a little every year to count towards my retirement. I often spend a lot of my off time staying at the hospital with mom or taking my mom to the ER for various nonsense. Last time she went to the ER, they kept her there a bit and let her go home. They said her heart rate was irregular and then it calmed down when she got to the ER and they did some tests and let her go. No meds or anything. If she goes to the hospital for her blood sugar being too high and such, she wants me right there with her but I'm getting too old to just sit in a room and watch her sleep so she will feel better and taking time off work to do it. When I had to go to the ER (first time since I was a kid), she didn't answer her phone till I'd been there about 3 hours and then she told me it would take a couple of hours for her to get dressed. By the time she got there, they were putting me in a room. She went to the room with me and then left to get me some clothes. She came back 4 hours later (hospital was only like 10 min or less from home) with my clothes and told me she wasn't coming back till they released me. Yeah, I was feeling the love. On the day they released me, she asked if I could drive myself home. If not, I could get a friend to come get me, who was at work! I drove myself home and figured if I had a wreck and died because I hadn't gotten any sleep, it'd probably be for the best. My mom is the only one that ever makes me have thoughts like that.
Anyway, on to happier stuff. My friend Jo is going to be coming back to Guild Wars 2 this weekend. She took some time off after having surgery so I'll be glad to play with her again and talk to her regularly. I'm hoping my friend Wolfie will play as well but she seems to be in a funk lately and doesn't want to do anything. Hopefully new stuff to do in the game will rejuvenate her. There are a couple of new items that I want to try for which means lots of playing to get them. I can't wait to go back to the Mad King's dungeon again! They had it the first year (2012) but not since. I'm a much better player now so it shouldn't be as difficult as it was the first year.
Ok. Back to waiting for Friday.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
My Favorite Time of Year
Another weekend has almost passed. I did get a lot done. Did some fall cleaning all day yesterday and tried to fix some things. Didn't get it all done but I feel like I accomplished a lot. It seems there never is enough time to get things done when you work.
I put the litter box up that was in the living room due to my cat, Pumpkin, and his wetting issues. He seems to be doing ok for now. We've been down this road for over 10 years now. Anyway, I cleaned the litter box I have it ready for storage. I put the cat condo on that side of the room in hopes that Selena, my gray kitty, would like it. Valentino, my black and white kitty, has taken over the cat tree and everything else on that side of the room. Well, it's a big hit! Selena has been all over the condo again now that it is out of Valentino's territory and is loving it. I'm glad to see her so happy.
I'm still trying to watch my eating. It is hard when you like to cook and eat but at least I've lost the few pounds I'd put on in the past few weeks. Now if I could just work on the ones I've put on in the last 10 years that are quite a few more. LOL It is hard when you get older and you work long hours.
I got a PS4 on Wednesday. I had ordered it online and it finally came. I started playing Batman: Arkham Knight, the game that came with it. It is really fun so far. I LOVE driving the Batmobile! I'm stuck at one part now so I'll have to give it another go.
Well, the Heart of Thorns expansion comes out on Friday and so does the Guild Wars 2 Halloween events. Friday is my day off so I plan to get up like normal for work to play. This is why I have been trying to get stuff done this weekend. Hopefully I can stick with that plan because it seems something always comes up when I think I will have some time for myself to play games. My mom has to go to the ER, the car breaks down or something breaks in the house. Those are typical things that tend to happen when I think I will have a relaxing weekend. What happened to the days when I could spend all day and night playing a video game? This adult thing sucks.
At least fall is almost here, the weather is cooling down and the holidays are coming. This truly is my favorite time of year!
I put the litter box up that was in the living room due to my cat, Pumpkin, and his wetting issues. He seems to be doing ok for now. We've been down this road for over 10 years now. Anyway, I cleaned the litter box I have it ready for storage. I put the cat condo on that side of the room in hopes that Selena, my gray kitty, would like it. Valentino, my black and white kitty, has taken over the cat tree and everything else on that side of the room. Well, it's a big hit! Selena has been all over the condo again now that it is out of Valentino's territory and is loving it. I'm glad to see her so happy.
I'm still trying to watch my eating. It is hard when you like to cook and eat but at least I've lost the few pounds I'd put on in the past few weeks. Now if I could just work on the ones I've put on in the last 10 years that are quite a few more. LOL It is hard when you get older and you work long hours.
I got a PS4 on Wednesday. I had ordered it online and it finally came. I started playing Batman: Arkham Knight, the game that came with it. It is really fun so far. I LOVE driving the Batmobile! I'm stuck at one part now so I'll have to give it another go.
Well, the Heart of Thorns expansion comes out on Friday and so does the Guild Wars 2 Halloween events. Friday is my day off so I plan to get up like normal for work to play. This is why I have been trying to get stuff done this weekend. Hopefully I can stick with that plan because it seems something always comes up when I think I will have some time for myself to play games. My mom has to go to the ER, the car breaks down or something breaks in the house. Those are typical things that tend to happen when I think I will have a relaxing weekend. What happened to the days when I could spend all day and night playing a video game? This adult thing sucks.
At least fall is almost here, the weather is cooling down and the holidays are coming. This truly is my favorite time of year!
Sunday, October 11, 2015
This Weekend
I haven't written anything on here in a while. It seems my 3 day weekend is almost over again. Time goes so fast when you are off work and so slow when you are at work. Seems like I wish my life away, working for the weekend.
I spent Friday running errands. The PS4 came down in price so I went to look for one with the Batman game. They have new bundles coming out so I was worried that the Batman ones would be sold out before Black Friday. I couldn't find one anywhere in town so I ended up ordering one from NewEgg and got a free game with it. It will be here next week.
I also went to Home Depot and got a new Ryobi One + drill and reciprocating saw. I also got other things that I need to do some repair work around the house.
Saturday I wanted to get a few jobs done around the house. I started with the gate project. I made an anti-sag kit of my own since Home Depot didn't have any in stock. Once I attached everything, I realized that the idiot that built the fence had totally messed up the gate. The gate was all warped and crooked and wouldn't shut. I ended up spending all afternoon reworking the gate and now it latches and closes nicely.It is a big 4 foot wide gate. I could have done a better job with the decorative piece of fence that covers the post but my circular saw was acting weird (may just need a new blade) and I ended up using the jigsaw. I wasn't happy with the final piece but it does the job for now. I'll buy another fence board when I get time and replace it. I need to get some of those anyway to make doors for my shed that need replacing.
So after spending the day working on the gate, now it's 5 am and I can't sleep because I'm sore. I just can't do the stuff I used to and when I do projects, I give it my all which leaves me in pain for a few days after. The fact that I work a desk job and don't exercise like I should doesn't help.
So I came to a conclusion today while I was fixing my gate and cussing the guy that screwed it up in the first place. I've learned a lot about woodwork type stuff since it was done. Back then I had no clue he'd screwed it up. It worked at that moment and for about 6 months and then it went all wonky. Anyway, I came to the conclusion that I don't really need a man for these types of jobs. Seems like when I get men to do things, they usually screw it up and I have to figure out how to fix it. They mean well but it doesn't always work out. My friend 's hubby seems to know what he is doing and he has really taught me a lot. He also helped with the fence in the back and it is great (not the same guy that did this part of the fence in the front). I have gotten some advice from male friends that seem to know something and have good ideas, so maybe I was made some bad judgement errors on male friends in the past except for the one.
Now that I think about it, yeah, really bad decisions on some ex-friends. One later became my stalker that wants to be a girl now. He isn't bothering me as much as he used to. Maybe he is finally getting the hint that the friendship has been over for 3 years and it is over and done with. I don't want to be part of his life any more and just want to be left alone. I don't know what is so hard to understand about that. I definitely don't miss having to pick him up to do stuff and cooking for him and arranging rides for him when he occasionally ran a D&D game. It's nice to have independent friends that can drive themselves and have their own money for stuff. I can just call them up to meet for coffee or lunch or whatever and they can meet me there. Feels like I finally made it to the adult world.
Well, I guess that is enough rambling for now. It's 6 am now. Guess I'll try to sleep sometime this morning.
I spent Friday running errands. The PS4 came down in price so I went to look for one with the Batman game. They have new bundles coming out so I was worried that the Batman ones would be sold out before Black Friday. I couldn't find one anywhere in town so I ended up ordering one from NewEgg and got a free game with it. It will be here next week.
I also went to Home Depot and got a new Ryobi One + drill and reciprocating saw. I also got other things that I need to do some repair work around the house.
Saturday I wanted to get a few jobs done around the house. I started with the gate project. I made an anti-sag kit of my own since Home Depot didn't have any in stock. Once I attached everything, I realized that the idiot that built the fence had totally messed up the gate. The gate was all warped and crooked and wouldn't shut. I ended up spending all afternoon reworking the gate and now it latches and closes nicely.It is a big 4 foot wide gate. I could have done a better job with the decorative piece of fence that covers the post but my circular saw was acting weird (may just need a new blade) and I ended up using the jigsaw. I wasn't happy with the final piece but it does the job for now. I'll buy another fence board when I get time and replace it. I need to get some of those anyway to make doors for my shed that need replacing.
So after spending the day working on the gate, now it's 5 am and I can't sleep because I'm sore. I just can't do the stuff I used to and when I do projects, I give it my all which leaves me in pain for a few days after. The fact that I work a desk job and don't exercise like I should doesn't help.
So I came to a conclusion today while I was fixing my gate and cussing the guy that screwed it up in the first place. I've learned a lot about woodwork type stuff since it was done. Back then I had no clue he'd screwed it up. It worked at that moment and for about 6 months and then it went all wonky. Anyway, I came to the conclusion that I don't really need a man for these types of jobs. Seems like when I get men to do things, they usually screw it up and I have to figure out how to fix it. They mean well but it doesn't always work out. My friend 's hubby seems to know what he is doing and he has really taught me a lot. He also helped with the fence in the back and it is great (not the same guy that did this part of the fence in the front). I have gotten some advice from male friends that seem to know something and have good ideas, so maybe I was made some bad judgement errors on male friends in the past except for the one.
Now that I think about it, yeah, really bad decisions on some ex-friends. One later became my stalker that wants to be a girl now. He isn't bothering me as much as he used to. Maybe he is finally getting the hint that the friendship has been over for 3 years and it is over and done with. I don't want to be part of his life any more and just want to be left alone. I don't know what is so hard to understand about that. I definitely don't miss having to pick him up to do stuff and cooking for him and arranging rides for him when he occasionally ran a D&D game. It's nice to have independent friends that can drive themselves and have their own money for stuff. I can just call them up to meet for coffee or lunch or whatever and they can meet me there. Feels like I finally made it to the adult world.
Well, I guess that is enough rambling for now. It's 6 am now. Guess I'll try to sleep sometime this morning.
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