Lazy Bones

Meh.

2012-02-13T17:47:00.001-08:00

Too depressed/lazy to update. Lot's of stupid stuff happening. Whatevs. February needs to stop acting like a dick and be over already. That is all. If March is just a pinch better than February, I will be pleased.

It's Monday.

2012-01-23T19:58:00.000-08:00

And this is happening on Friday!

Yay! I'm really excited about this one. Actually, I'm excited about all of our shows. Even the ones that we don't belong on, and I by that I mean the ones that seem like really hardcore punk lineups and then us. They are interesting but fun in the end.

I'm also really excited about the new button designs by Missy Kulik! We finally ran out and I requested another batch. They are mega rad. I can't wait to show pictures of them. Ralee from Tyrannosaurus Zebra asked about a demo or something and we realized we had nothing to hand out. So, we decided to take the In The Garage tracks from our bandcamp and just put them on a cd already. It was fun making the covers with my handy dandy markers. I've already printed out about 20 more sleeves. They should be ready for this coming Fridays show. I found it shocking how fast they disappeared out of my hands. I didn't really think anyone would want them.

Also in the works: Possible pro recordings, a trip up north with Tyrannosaurus Zebra!, and new songs.

Personal life? Got demoted at my job and losing hours at my second job. I suppose it's been kind of depressing, but I can't seem to dwell on it. There is just too much to be worried about to be dwelling on that alone. Still have yet to find a new apartment. That's going to be fun... NOT! So I guess there is good stuff going on, but there is also bad stuff. Oh well. I suppose that's all for now. If I feel the need to update yet again, I suppose I will.

Hellooooo 2012

2012-01-01T15:06:00.000-08:00

I was hoping to make an entry before 2011 ended, but alas, laziness won. It's alright, because it's not like I had loads to write about anyway. I enjoy reading other peoples year in review thingys, not writing them myself. But wasn't 2011 pretty rad? I thought it was. I don't care what the naysayers say (?). I was able to accomplish so much, especially for such a lazy girl like myself. I'm just glad the band thing is really working out. I get the feeling that this year is going to be amazing, because we are going to make it so. Honestly, it's just another year and it is not a big deal. It's just another year.

Last night we watched wrestling and played wii bowling. It was fun and there were margaritas a plenty. I hope everyone had as much fun as we did. The menudo wasn't very good, luckily there were some frozen pizzas to make up for it. I honestly don't know what more I can type right about now. So, I shall end this with a couple of pictures and maybe a video.

Found this little guy at the C.A.F.E. Infoshop show. Reminds me of Wash from Firefly.

Loki crashed out on the table.

Cabin Fire at the Bel-Tower. They happen to be super nice dudes.

Our nephew Armando helping with the Christmas tree decorating. That was a lot of fun.

Our Christmas cookies looking oh so pretty AND delicious.

Loki and Little Magic. Aren't they precious?

This is Cabin Fire. Definitely harder than my little pop heart is used to, but they were so nice and I'm glad to have me them. We'll be playing another show together soon. Also, video was taken from behind the band as you can see. I was affraid of getting stomped on by the dudes who wanted to pit.

Let's make 2012 mega rad. Okay? Later!

A bit discombobulated and long overdue.

2011-12-11T13:56:00.000-08:00

Well well. It's been a crazy few weeks. November was the most exciting month I've had all year. We've had so many shows and I am having the hardest time trying to remember it all. It seems the only posts I've had lately are band related. All my pictures are from shows! It's also starting to look like December is going to be pretty rad as well.

Thanksgiving was lovely and I found myself quite bored with the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I used to LOVE watching it, but it's just gotten so lame. I worked Black Friday and it wasn't bad at all.

I think Loki had a good Thanksgiving too.

We have another show tomorrow. I'm not expecting a very big turn out as it is a Monday and it's cold out. However, I may be wrong on this. For you see, we will be playing with Fatty Cakes again and she can bring a crowd. I can understand why too, she's adorable and seems like a blast to be around. Restaurnaut and The P.I.T.T.S. will also be there. The headliner is Heavy Flow from Santa Barbara with members from bands like Watercolor Paintings (I'm so excited!!!) and Backpack. We weren't sure if we belonged on this bill, but it's just so fun to play. How could we resist another visit to the Bel-Tower? We're going to be there again later this week for a show on Friday. I hope they aren't sick of us. We also got booked for a show on Thursday at Audi's Olympic. I've invited all the people who are afraid to go to the punk venues to this one.

Other than all this band stuff, life hasn't really changed. Still have two jobs. My sewing skills have improved and I have managed to make two new dresses. One is a classic shirt dress with a gathered skirt in black muslin. It's so comfy and I wish I could wear it everyday. The other is a navy blue sailor dress also with a gathered skirt (I love gathered skirts, they minimize my hips). I wore it to work and everyone kept calling me Sailor Emelia. I didn't mind it one bit! I can't wait until I have enough money to buy really nice fabric. My wish list this year mostly consists of fabric, buttons and other notions.

Also, it's been decided that we'll be moving sometime in the next few months. Which is great, because I was not looking forward to packing or apartment searching. It's just so exhausting, and we also manage to lose something in the move.

I'll end this with a couple of videos from the last show we did. Teenage Sweater (Oakland) and All Your Sisterz (recently re-located to Oakland) were two super nice guys. Both of their sets were electro based, but they were both very good. I bought a kick ass shirt from All Your Sisterz. During his set, a random guy came in and joined in on the music. Though it was hilarious, he didn't really ruin the set. It was a pretty memorable night. Al Bundy (sincerely like these guys and their drummer is beastly!) also played and had a guest singer with a Pearl Jam request (also hilarious) and of course, our dear friend Maximo played as well. So here's some vidz.

Al Bundy

Maximo Garcia (real name Garth)

All Your Sisterz

Teenage Sweater

Two Currents also played, but I think Mas forgot to upload it onto Youtube. Wish I had some video of us, but alas. There is none. Ah well. Here are some links to the bands!

Teenage Sweater
All Your Sisterz
Two Currents
Al Bundy
I'd link Maximo, but he only has his personal Fb page. :/

Later gators!

Shit happens.

2011-11-21T21:30:00.000-08:00

Hey hey hey! How's everyone doing? Well I hope. So the weekend has passed and boy, have I got an entry for you. The Nov 17th and Nov 19th shows are in the books and we are moving onward to the Nov 29th show with Street Eaters. I AM STOKED! Alright, I suppose I should do a recap on the shows passed.

Where shall I begin? Well this show was at The Bel-Tower and the headliner was Carol Bui. I wasn't sure what to expect from this show, but it turned out fun and I felt good about it at the nights end. Our old (new) friend Restaurnaut was supposed to go first, but he had forgotten a certain effect pedal at home and had to run out to get it. This obviously caused the show to start late. So his pal Danny Lango filled in for him. Danny had some great songs and we really enjoyed them. Mas took some video.

He was lovely and seemed super excited to have a chance to play some songs. Nick (Restaurnaut) arrived and got the show rolling. He seemed to experience technical difficulties again, but the show went on and he got a great response from the crowd.

Next up was the highly anticipated performance from Fatty Cakes (real name Amber Fargano). It seemed like she drew quite the crowd and most of the people in attendance were actually there to see her. She was truly adorable and had the sweetest personality with songs to match. I really liked her set. I cannot wait to hear more from this lovely lady. Here is some more video courtesy of my dude:

We were asked in the middle of Amber's set if we could go on last. This, I will admit, was a bit of a bummer and kind of took me out of the fun. We of course agreed and waited. We never leave early anyway, we stick around until the very end. It's just fun that way. I don't blame Carol Bui for wanting to go on next, the show started late and I'm sure she didn't want people to leave and play to an empty house (happens all the time). So yeah, she went on and put on a fantastic show. There wasn't a band and she had to use her iPod, but she was so sweet and she danced at the end of her set. It was very nice. I think Mas was pretty bummed because he forgot to get some video. Oh well. She dedicated a few songs to an organization called HIPS (Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive) which is a worthy organization worth recognition for what they do. If you'd like to find out more about them and/or donate just head over to their web site. I'll link them along with the band links at the bottom. The Bel-Tower is actually located on a street called Belmont, and this particular street has a reputation for being a prostitution hot zone. So I'm really glad there were people representing HIPS there.

A brass band called Passion Bucket went up before us. A few of their members had to work early the next morning, when I heard this I immediately knew (or so I thought) that EVERYONE was going to leave after their set. This made me so very sad, but the more I thought about it, the less sad I got. If everyone did in fact leave, we would still be playing for our friends and the Bel-Tower staffers (whom have become really good friends/supporters). So it wasn't so bad. I didn't catch the whole Passion Bucket show because we had to set up a little. Again, no video. Sorry. They did well and there was a lot of dancing. Always nice to see. So they finished and just as we were rolling in our equipment, it seemed like the whole room cleared out with the other band. Ouch.

As I was setting up my bass and amp, I made small talk with the sound guy Omar and he said some really nice things about us and Tyrannosaurus Zebra that really made my night. I was glad to be playing again. Thanks Omar! We played, and guess what? The people stayed! It was awesome and they danced!! My goodness, I was relieved. After we packed up and almost everyone left, we stuck around to shoot the shit with a few of the Bel-Tower guys (Omar, Maximo, and Neat). They agreed that they would find a way to get to Visalia so that they could catch our Velouria Records show. We love these guys. It was a good night. Even though I made a lot of mistakes and forgot some lyrics. Shit happens.

And that would be the theme for the next show. Shit happens. But first! The day in between shows. I worked a double shift (going job to job). After work, we went to catch Maximo's gig at the Starline. Had a pint and let him know we came out to support him. Here's a video!

Alright, I'll try to keep this show short because it kind of sucked. Basically,our drummer got lost and didn't get to play with us. We were both pretty upset about it and I mostly just felt disappointed and embarassed. Werebear went on and played and we waited and waited. The record store closed at 8 and we started at 7:35. We played with just bass, guitar and vocals. Our Bel-Tower homies made good on their word and showed up early too. Anyway, it was awkward when he did arrive halfway into our set. Afterwords, we talked a little and went to get some pizza and beer with Wearbear. Our drummer went elsewhere with his friends. It's been kind of weird, but we practice tomorrow and the show for the 29th is still a go. Not to mention we added another on the 2nd of December. Now I'm just hoping for the best. Here is a picture that Ricky from Werebear took. It came out really good and I love that Bruce Springsteen is in the background. That's all for now. Goodnight!

LINKS:

Carol Bui
Fatty Cakes
Passion Bucket
Restaurnaut
Danny Lango
Werebear
and
HIPS

One down, three to go.

2011-11-15T18:35:00.000-08:00

Last night was our first of four shows for this month and it took place in a basement. I'm going to try and keep this short. We met a lot new and really nice people.

The first band we met was Elephant Rifle and they were way nice guys. They also put on a loud and fun show. Then of course we ran into the fine fellows of Tyrannosaurus Zebra who also asked if they could use my bass amp "Big Barda". To which I gladly gave my consent. They really are a great band and their bassist is very good. After I went inside to scope out the basement we were about to play in, I met Maximo. He too was very nice and had what appeared to be a broken foot. I felt bad for him most of the evening as he had to remain seated for all of the other acts. Poor guy. We ended up waiting a good hour for the show to really get started. Maximo was first, then another local act Al Bundy went next. They were super loud and the drummer was a beast. Their songs were only a few seconds long and reminded me of Crash and the Boys (yes, from Scott Pilgrim). The drummers hitting was so thunderous his whole drum kit fell apart.

We were up after and thanks to a very stoned fellow, we managed to have a nice crowed around us. He encouraged everyone to get close and dance, thank you for that kind sir, whomever you are. I didn't catch his name. We all made a few mistakes, but overall we had fun and that's pretty much why we do it. I gave out a few more buttons to those kind enough to come over and talk to me and made some more valley connections with other bands. Hopefully we'll be playing a whole lot more and from the looks of it, with really nice people. A lot of girls were in attendance and that really made me happy. I hope they decide to start bands too. I felt super bad for the band Our Lady because the lead singer/guitarists amp totally gave out on him. He borrowed Mas's and even after that, his guitar would NOT stay in tune. After he switched guitars, the entire power pad just gave out. It was a real bummer and I was really looking forward to seeing them play as they looked like a super fun band. I bought a cd from them and I also bought an Elephant Rifle tee. The show went well passed midnight and we had to leave in the middle of Boom Boom Kids set. Mas wasn't feeling to well and neither was I. The bands were great and the atmosphere was pleasing. I'd play there again, but maybe bring a very muscular man or woman to carry our amps down the stairs.

Next show is this Thursday and I hope it's a rad one. We'll be in a much more familiar environment with a lot more familiar faces. Stoked!

Busy. So very busy.

2011-11-03T23:16:00.000-07:00

Where or where to begin??

Seriously, I have no idea where to begin. So I guess I'll just list band news and get to other stuff after that. We have shows n' shows n' more shows! Here's the list of events and some flyers.

First:

This is to take place in a basement therefore making it a basement show therefore making it most excellent. BoomBoom Kid (Alls the way from Argentina!), Elephant Rifle (experimental hardcore from Reno, NV), Our Lady (folk punx from Illinois), XIX (Bakersfield, CA punx), Tyrannosaurus Zebra (Visalia, CA folk punx), and Maximo Garcia (local acoustics) will also be in attendance. I'm hoping for a lovely evening. Show starts at 7 p.m.

Second:

This time around we'll be playing with Carol Bui (guitar and drums with "middle eastern flair" outta Washington), Fatty Cakes (described as "weird girl fun times"), Passion Bucket, our homeboy Restaurnaut" (ukulele n'stuff) and possibly more! Again, show starts at 7. This ought to be a good one and I'm really looking forward to the other bands.

Third:

This is the one mentioned in the previous post. We'll be playing with Werebear in Visalia at Velouria Records. We're really happy to be playing with them as they are really nice people and it's been lovely getting to know them here and there. I hope there is somewhat of a crowd. This one, I fear, may be a smaller turn out. I hope Visalia shows up because I don't really know anyone who's going to drive down to see us. Which reminds me, I need to make better friends around here. Or friends who have similar interests and are somewhat supportive I should say. Anyway, it's gonna be fun and I hope people show up to join in on said fun.

And last, but not least!

We'll be playing another show (there is not a yet a flyer for this one) on the 29th with
Street Eaters, Landlord, Tyrannosaurus Zebra, and Maximo Garcia (again). This one I am mega stoked for. It's gonna be a doozy and I can't wait!

We have been so lucky to have played with such lovely people our first two shows, and I can only hope that our luck continues well into the future. Feeling pretty good about life right now.

And just as I type that, I remember that we have to start looking for an apartment soon. I cannot even begin to express how much I loath the moving process. To know that I'm going to have to be doing it all over again in the next few weeks makes me sick to my stomach. I'll try to cheer myself up by thinking about all the cool happenings from the band every time all the other icky stuff in my life starts to creep into consciousness. Being a responsible adult can sometimes be a drag. Sometimes. Anyway, other cool stuff has happened the past few weeks. Like, we went to see Matt and Kim for free at a suicide prevention festival. It was pretty awesome. Alright, that is all for now. I leave you now with a picture of my cat lounging around in the sun. We thought he was dead, but he was just sleeping. He is so spoiled.

Mark Your Calendars!

2011-10-09T08:34:00.000-07:00

That's right! Sci-Fi Caper has another show booked. Yay. This time it's a "road gig!" as Tenacious D would say. We're driving up to Visalia to play at Velouria Records with our Orosi homies, Werebear on November 19th. Show starts at 6! So be there, because we still have some way cool buttons (designed by Missy Kulik) to give away. I'm pretty excited and will now be counting the days most impatiently. There is not a flyer just yet, but rest assured as soon as there is, I will be posting it up here on ye old blog. Here's the link to the event page. LINK

In other news, Mas's newest obsession seems to be Ancient Aliens, which is streaming on Netflix now. I watched a couple of episodes and I can see why he's watched it obsessively. It's pretty kick ass. He also got a head start on The Walking Dead, which I REFUSE to watch alone and he's going to have to re-watch with me. Because I'm a wussy. :|

In sad news, found out Mikey Welsh died yesterday. I didn't really know much about him except for the fact he was a bassist for Weezer and an amazing painter. He was bassist for Weezer when they made their triumphant return and this is what made him really special in my life. I was there when Weezer had their first show back at the Warped Tour. It took place at Fresno State and not only was I there, but so was Mas. Except, we weren't there together. In fact, I went all alone and he with his friends. I used to do that a lot when I was a kid, go places alone. The movies, rock shows, etc. Anyway, it was a very special show and I remember being so happy that Weezer was back. It was awesome and something I'll never forget, and Mas remembers it too. We probably crossed paths and didn't even know it. Anyway, that is why Mikey has a special place in my young heart. I also managed to get him to sign my shirt. So, thanks for that Mikey.

Oh yeah! More band news. There is a possibility of a Sci-Fi Caper music video. Crazy, right!?! Pretty exciting news. The guy interested in making it is Enrique Meza, and his stuff is legit. So I know we would be in good hands. I just hope we don't have to be in it. Because I have NOT been treating myself very well and need to do a little exercise. Alright, A LOT of exercise. ^.^

That's enough news for now. I leave you with the first track off of Veronica Falls self-titled first full length release. Gotta love Slumberland Records y'all. It's been on repeat as of late. It's wonderful and I recommend you give it a listen.

Later gators!

FuSE Fresno

2011-10-04T23:13:00.000-07:00

This past weekend Mas and I attended the 4th annual Fresno Urban Sound Experience Festival or FuSE Fest for all you hip cats. It was a two day music festival that took place in Downtown Fresno California and we found ourselves hopping from venue to venue to catch various local acts. All genres and all ages. It was really nice and felt good to get out and about in my own city. I've lived here my whole life, (not true, spent 5 years in Mendota) but I've also lived a pretty sheltered life. Either I was too young, too broke, or just too shy to go out. Anyway, here are a couple of snapshots I got with my phone.

A Werebear watching Wearbear

Brother Luke & The Comrades

College Kids

Irie Sun

It'll Grow Back

AZAZEL! (the lead guitarist was knighting fans with his ax! Though I was not one of the fortunate souls.

Niilo Smeds

BruNo dA uNo

Restaurnaut

I mostly enjoyed watching Azazel, College Kids and the Sunburns. Also, Restaurnaut put on a very lovely show in the Fulton55 cafe. Werebear was fun to watch too, especially on day one (they played both days), because they had a dude dressed as a bear. Overall, we had a great time. Though, I wish there would have been a better turn out and it would have been nice to be one of the acts on the bills. Oh well, maybe next year? Anyhow, we took turns using our iPod to take some clips of the bands we were able to catch. Mas put together a really good video of our experience. Have a looksie won't ya?

And instead of linking every band in all the paragraphs, here is a list of links instead. K? ^.^

Werebear
Brother Luke & The Comrades
College Kids
Irie Sun
It'll Grow Back
Azazel
Niilo Smeds
Restaurnaut

Peace out. Be back later with other stuff.

Yeah, it's Monday.

2011-09-26T20:27:00.000-07:00

It is indeed Monday and here I am again with another marvelous day off of work. However, it seems I have been crippled by the internet from getting anything done around here. For example: dusting (need to do this regularly so that my allergies don't get too bad), vacuuming, laundry (ugh) and other things that aren't really that important but I really wanted to do. No, instead I have laid in bed while the sheets were at wash and watched Suckerpunch (a very disappointing Zack Snyder flick), listened to new music ( Mikal Cronin, .ICEAGE and Slow Animal), and did a rough sketch of a banner for another blog. At least the sheets and blankets are washed and the carpet has been vacuumed.

Found myself drinking Arbor Mist and eating pizza two nights in a row. And I'm not sorry for it :| Slept like a baby.

Oh yeah! Toni from work, made some Menudo and brought the whole alterations staff a bowl! It was SO yummy. There are many perks to working for and with old alterations ladies, but the food is the best. Lupe brings Tamales, because her daughter owns a Tamale restaurant called Casa De Tamales. There are these Blueberry tamales that are to die for. Toni brings all sorts of dishes and I especially loves when she brings obscure Mexican candies. Like the chocolate covered Mazapan that we can't find ANYWHERE. She said they are only in Mexico. What is up with that?!

I suppose I can talk about what I did this past Friday! We drove to a small farming town called Orosi to see the annual Spanspek Music and Arts festival! It was a pretty good time. I'll just show a few pictures since I gave them all away for another article on a different blog. We got to see a lot of the Valleys biggest bands, but that wasn't my favorite part of the experience. I loved the arts and crafts mostly. There was a girl making some pretty cute charms that reminded me of Sophie and Toffee. I bought the Rainbow Cake with Sprinkles keychain for myself and the Taco charm necklace for my dude. She has a facebook page for her crafts called Dark Heartz. Check her out!

Oh man, there was this kick ass painting of Carl Sagan done by a Visalia artist named Jeremy Woodard. You can see a much better picture of it in his facebook photos here. My camera couldn't capture it's awesomeness. I asked if it was for sale, but forogot to ask how much (I'm a dummy).

We saw Tyrannosaurus Zebra and again they had pretty devoted fans show up. They are getting a pretty steady following around here and it's because these kids really love them. There were two that just took up the floor and danced their little hearts out. It was pretty entertaining to watch and the lead singer accidentally hit a girl with his show as he flung it off with a kick. The video I took of them came out so bad and the sound is just awful I won't even bother posting it. Here is another pic instead!

We sat down while Tokyo Death March played because my feet were killing me.

All in all it was a pretty fun festival and I look forward to next year. I hope I have something artsy to showcase by that time! Or maybe Sci-Fi Caper will play! One can only hope. Anyhow that's all for now, later gators!

Day Off

2011-09-20T19:11:00.000-07:00

This is the first "real" day off I've had in a long time and when I wasn't at one of my two jobs, I was at practice. My calendar has been jam packed for weeks now. Needless to say, sleeping in was blissful.

So I suppose I should go over what happened at the show. I wish I had more pictures and videos to share. Alas, I don't have a camera and my ipod AND phone weren't really able to capture any good images. We arrived early only to find the show had been postponed about an hour or so. No biggie, we got to meet Eric of Fishboy and Googolplexia.

Friends and family started to show up and soon we were shuffling in to catch Restaurnaut's set. He's a transplant from Arkansas and now lives in Clovis. He played a lovely set of songs on his ukulele, and aside from the "technical" difficulties with the sound, it was an overall good performance. He seems like a really nice guy and I'm sure we'll be seeing more of him around town.

We went up next and I can't really remember what happened after that. I saw people and they all seemed happy so I suppose we did good. Tyrannosaurus Zebra were up next. We had seen them a few weeks back when Bass Drum of Death were in Visalia. So we knew what to expect and they did not disappoint. Everyone was really into it. They also had some fans who had t-shirts and everything! So jealous!

Unfortunately, the crowd started to thin and most of our friends and family started to leave. When Googolplexia performed, it was a pretty small crowd, but he was so entertaining and funny. I was really looking forward to his performance, he plays a ukulele and accordian. After that, Fishboy decided it'd be best if we moved to the back room and I was able to take some video. The lighting was a lot brighter and it was really fun.

We were so pleased with all the bands. They were all super sweet and kind people. We bought a t-shirt from Fishboy and he gave us a free download. Score! So far, we have been so lucky as a band to have played with such awesome people and we owe a lot to Samantha of the Bel-Tower. If it wasn't for her, we'd have no shows. At all. Because I have no idea how to be in a band and get exposure. Seriously. I've got the bug now, and I want to keep playing. So I guess I'm going to have to figure this whole being in a band thing out. That's all for now, later gators!

Tonight is the night.

2011-09-15T11:58:00.000-07:00

Our first show with our new drummer is tonight! I'm pretty stoked and even though I have a huge nasty pimple, I am for the most part unphased. Anyway, I got up kind of early today and have now spent the past hour surfing the net. Figured, why not put a post on the old blog. I did upload a few pictures so I suppose I can share those here.

Work life has been pretty busy. I'm still working two jobs and it's starting to get worrisome. It irritates me to no end having to re-arrange my schedule every week. Especially when bosses are uncooperative. Fortunately I work with many lovely people who are always willing to pick up or swap shifts with me. I've always enjoyed my job at the bridal shop, but this new job at a certain department store, has turned out surprisingly enjoyable. Though, one of my favorite co-workers has relocated for college, I'm sure I'm still going to enjoy working there. So, yeah that's whats going on in my work life. Stressed, but happy I'm working.

Although, all this working has prevented us from practicing. I think we are going to be alright. I'm feeling super confident, but Mas is stressing the heck out. He just got a new guitar and is having a hard time finding the right sound with his pedals. He was up all night, and I felt so bad for him. It's a good thing I'm not the guitarist, because we'd probably sound like shit. I hope many pictures are taken, I'd love to see what everyone else is seeing.

Alright, let's get to some pictures. These are some pics that were on my phone. I found the majority of them consisted of my cat Loki. He loves the camera and really hams it up when I start taking his picture.

Also, this past month we took our nephew Armando to his first wrestling show. It was only a house show, but it was really sweet to watch him take it all in.

Here is some poor quality vid of his experience.

Well, that's all for now. I hope I'll have some good video or photos from the show tonight. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have laundry to do and maybe one last mini practice. Later gators!

Band news, again.

2011-08-28T10:50:00.000-07:00

So this past Thursday we decided to finally record a few songs during practice. We've had 5 practices with our new drummer Jorge and felt that it was about time to share the new sound. Jorge's drumming brings a whole new dynamic to the band's sound and we are so excited that he is apart of Sci-Fi Caper now. It's only 18 days until the show with Fishboy, Tyrannosaurus Zebra and Restaurnaut. It's sounding really good and I can't wait! So here is the flyer and if you want to hear the lo-fi recording of practice, you can head to our bandcamp or Soundcloud. Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!

Later gators <3

I'm not sure, but I might be kinda scared.

2011-06-27T21:27:00.000-07:00

So Sci-Fi Caper's first show is on Saturday and I've got to say, I'm starting get a little bit of nerves now. At first I was super duper excited! Now, I'm starting to realize I'm a pretty terrible keyboard player (haha!) and I haven't been practicing as much as I should have been. :|

Atleast I'm not sick and my voice is close to normal now. I'm not trying to sweat it too much and I'm getting closer to confidence as the days go by. I know it's gonna be an awesome show because that is what I am going to make of it. So, here is the flyer:

Isn't it just nifty!? I love it ^.^ So if you are in the Fresno area on the 2nd please come by and have a good time. I know I will!

Here is some linkage for the venue: the Bel-Tower

June

2011-06-12T11:27:00.000-07:00

It's been an awful long time since my last entry here, and oh so much has happened. I hardly know where to begin!

I'm not sure if I mentioned it here before, but my cat Cloud had gone missing. We still have not been able to find him and no one has seen him. It's been months now. I don't think he's been hurt or anything. I honestly believe he has been catnapped, he was after all a very handsome cat. I am being totally serious, and maybe it's just denial, but I really do believe that someone has trapped him in their house and he can't escape. I just want to believe that he's ok. The house had been so sad and even Little Magic seemed forlorn. Well, about a week ago, my dude's brother adopted a little kitten and brought him to live with us. He's adorable as kittens always are, but I still can't stop thinking about my Cloudy. Every time I come home from work or come home from the grocery, I keep expecting him to pop out of the bushes. Sometimes we'd come home and he'd be sitting on the roof meowing and expecting us to pet him. I miss him and I hope he comes home, eventually.

So this is Loki getting to know Magic. Magic doesn't seem to mind him much. Loki is super fascinated by Magics tail. I guess it's nice to have a kitten around. When I see him, I can't help but smile and play with him. I took some video of him playing this morning. I used to have videos of Magic when he was a pup, but I didn't save them properly and now they are gone forever. So, I'm going to try and take as many photos and videos of Loki now while he's still small and playful.

Also during the last couple of months, we commissioned the lovely, Missy Kulik from Rancho Cocoa, to make us some Sci-Fi Caper buttons. They came out soooooo cute and we can't wait to be able to hand them out. Missy is so awesome and we love her cute works of art. She has an etsy store and you should totally go buy something. I personally like the mini note pads. I'm a list maker and I love paper, so I fully plan to buy the guitar girl notepad! (although, I'm too broke for stuff I want at the moment :|) Thanks again Missy and Raoul!

In other band news, we got booked for our first show in about three weeks. Needless to say, I am super excited and can't wait! Sadly though, I'm sick and my voice is all hoarse now. :( Yup, I can't even talk at this point, so I'm sipping as much tea and honey as I can. I won't let this prevent me from practicing though. I still have to get my keyboard playing down. Especially since our first gig is going to be on a bill with Calvin Johnson!! WHUTTT!? I know! Calvin Johnson is the founder of K Records and has played in bands like Beat Happening and The Halo Benders! When I told Sam about it, he thought I was lying haha. It's craziness. The bill so far is Calvin Johnson, Joey Casio (also from K records) and us. I think the girl who booked us, Samantha, is still looking for local acts too. As soon as she sends us the flyer I'll put it up. This also means we'll finally be able to give some of the buttons Missy made for us away. Yay! Well folks, I think this all I'm capable of writing at the moment. I'll be back with more updates. I'm sure of it.

Later gators!

Sci-Fi Caper.

2011-04-12T14:55:00.000-07:00

Alright, first thing is first, this is my band. We have a raw demo out. Check us out if you got some time. Thanks.

Bandcamp
or
Soundcloud
or
Facebook us! We like being liked. :|

So that's just begun. In other news: Work has kind of sucked lately. Not working very much, but it's alright. Probably wouldn't have been able to work on Sci-Fi Caper if I was. I think I'm going to start looking for another job anyway. I don't want to be a lifer there. Hopefully something will come up soon. As always, I've slacked off on my photo taking. Taking pictures with my phone kind of sucks and using my iPod kind of sucks too, especially if it's not always in my possession. So I suppose it's time to invest in a nice little camera. I was going through some old photos saved on a portable and realized I love having these pictures. Looking back on what was can be really nice. So yes, a new camera is what I need.

My brother has been living in Texas now for a couple of months. He, his lady love and little baby Noah. It wasn't until a few weeks ago, that it really hit me. My only little brother is not within driving distance anymore. At first I was really sad and kind of silently dwell'd on it, but the more I think about it, the happier I am for him. I admire him for taking a chance and trying something/some place different. Wish I could do it myself. I'm looking forward to visiting him soon. He sent me some pictures of him at the zoo and the beach and a postcard. He sounds really happy, and that's all I could have hoped for. It's just not going to be the same without his random visits. Alright, I'm going to stop talking about this because it's starting to make me sad again.

Wish I had some pictures to close this out with. Ah well. Maybe next time, whenever that is.
Adios.

Why am I so lazy!?!................I dunno.

2011-03-19T01:15:00.000-07:00

So, my guy and I are working very hard on getting some songs together to put up a full demo. I'm pretty excited. These songs have been in the works for almost a decade and I think I only have myself to blame for this delay. It feels really good to have something serious to work on. For the past 2 weeks we've been working really really hard and though at times it's super frustrating, it is totally worth it. The downside of it all is my sleep schedule. I've been staying up until 5 or 6 a.m. and waking up at 2 or 3 p.m. Luckily my work schedule has been flexible. I don't usually have to be there until around 4 p.m. so it's all gravy. Except, I'm not feeling so well. Waking up towards the end of the day kind of sucks. Maybe I'm just used to my routine of coffee or tea at the start of my day and then either work or errands after. Ugh, responsibilities. So long as the music is getting worked on, everyone is happy and by everyone I mean Sam and I.

Finally got around to watching The Social Network. It made me kind of sick. I know people seemed to really like this movie and I'm happy for Trent Reznor winning an Oscar and all, but jeez. This movie just made me sad. Not just sad for the people it was based on, but for everybody. Life is so dumb. I don't know, I guess I'm just a cynic. I hate people and the things we do to each other for the the stupidest of reasons. Myself included. Yeah yeah, I have a facebook. It too is mostly neglected. I don't know if my lack of interest in the internet makes me dull or not, but it just seems like there are so many fascinating people and I'm just not one of them. I have no idea where I am going with this.

I think I'm just in a really sad mood right now. Just ran a couple of miles on my treadmill and listened to Tennis. We sound a lot like them, just a bit raunchier. I think. Don't listen to me! I make no sense... most of the time. I had to run though, Fresno now has a Buffalo Wild Wings and the cheeseburger sliders are soooo good. I ate two today! Should of had one, but noooooooo, I had to have two. So I ran. Feels good though, just kind of sad. Maybe the whole earthquake/tsunami thing is eating away at me. Poor Japan. You know how I found out about the disaster? At a McDonalds drive through window. Yup. We had just come out of the midnight release of Battle Los Angeles (which I really liked, but won't go into) and stopped to get some fries and chicken selects. The first thing the lady says is "Your chicken is gonna take a bit, ok?" then she proceeded with "Hey, you guys know theres gonna be a tsunami here in California?" Say what?! We whipped out of "smart phones" and started reading about all the shit that was going down in Japan. When we got home, we put the news on. Blew my mind. Anyway, my heart aches for Japan. There really isn't much that can be said about that. Just make a contribution for relief efforts. I wish Little Magic was a search and rescue dog. We'd be out there for sure. Alas, he's too little.

Alright, that's probably enough for now. My guy is out on the town catching a rock show with some buddies. He needs that sometimes. He's very much an introvert. What am I gonna do? Probably spend a good hour looking at Tumblr blogs. Yup. Later gators. I'll leave you with my favorite (for the moment at least) Tennis song.

Music.

2011-03-03T12:56:00.000-08:00

So, I like to make music and have finally gotten around to sharing it on the internets. My dude and I stayed up until 4 in the morning to crank this one out. We've worked together for a decade now, and I guess it's been a long time coming. So go have a listen to our bandcamp site. Thanks!

Sci-Fi Caper

We'll continue to work on more songs to put up. We've got loads, they just need to be recorded. Later gators!

Ohhhh Snap! [update: I didn't win >.< ]

2011-02-28T20:48:00.000-08:00

I so want to win the fan giveaway over at Ice Cream & Pizza . So I'm hella linking up here. Hooray for a triple entry! Ice Cream & Pizza blog rules :|

It's Monday. Here is an entry.

2011-02-28T19:35:00.000-08:00

Well, I've had all weekend and then some to think about this entry. I don't ever really know how to start one of these.

This past Thursday, my dude and I decided we'd take a short day trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and take in some of the sites around the area. It was very much needed. Life in this house has been stressful and unpleasant and I couldn't wait to get away from it. This trip had been planned a couple of times before in the weeks prior. The reason for our not being able to go was of course, rain. It just wouldn't stop raining on the days we were available. Sad and disappointing. Finally, it was decided that we didn't care if it rained and we were gonna go anyway. We thumbed our noses at mother nature! And you know what? It totally paid off. It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed it immensely. Our weekends are never open so it had to be a weekday, which means that the crowds would be smaller. Not to mention the threat of rain would most likely keep people away. Which it did, but there was still a good amount of people and schools who showed up.

The excitement the day before was so great that we weren't even able to get a good nights sleep! The plan was to depart at 6 a.m. and arrive at around 9:30 a.m. Road conditions weren't expected to be favorable so we had to take that into consideration. Anyway, we went to sleep at 4 a.m. and what do you know? I didn't set the alarm clock correctly (I am notorious for this and he knows it!) we ended up waking up at 6:10 a.m. Sam, ever the pessimist, exclaimed "Great, this is NOT a good start Emelia." to which I replied "Oh fooey, get dressed and let's jam!". We got dressed packed some beverages, which mostly consisted of Red Bulls and Amp energy drinks, and hit the road. One last stop at the gas station for some sandwiches and boom, we were on our way. The morning was so beautiful and bright. I tried to get some snap shots, but the camera on my phone was not cooperating. This worried me, because I was anxious to take many photos on this trip. I finally decided that I was gonna use my iPod touch instead. Turned out to be a good idea. Many pictures were taken, many.

The rain wasn't expected until after noon so getting to the aquarium at opening was imperative. Opening time was at 10 a.m. and we got there at 9:30! Which means we made very good time. After arriving and finding our destination, we had to find a good parking spot. We then walked to the entrance and since a line hadn't formed yet, decided to walk to the deck near the Members entrance. As we grew closer to the rails, it became apparent we had made a very good decision in coming. The morning was so beautiful and the coast line so peaceful. There was definitely some overcast and the sun wasn't shining very much, but it was beautiful none the less. We stood there until opening and went to stand in line for tickets. I don't think I need to describe what went on after this. I'll let my photos and video tell the rest.

That's me!

The Giant Octopus. This was the best I could do.

I believe this was a White Tip Reef shark. Even though being eaten by a shark is my biggest fear, I still marvel at them and love them very much. Seeing them really took my breath away. I can't wait until they get another Great White again. I am soooo there.

Sam, looking mysterious.

This dude was peeking out of a rock, it was too cute.

This little duck was angry. He kept chasing off all the other ducks.

The Aviary was wonderful, and it was really nice to talk to one of the volunteers there who was very knowledgeable about all the birds.

Oh. My. God. The Southern Otters! I couldn't stop watching these cute little ladies! We paid them one last visit before we left. That's how cute they were. Kind of wish I had bought an Otter plush. Opted for the Polar Bear instead,because it was on sale. >.<

The Jellies!

This was a feeding time presentation, but it was way too crowded to enjoy. So we moved on.

So corny, I know.

Dude, sea turtles!

More jellies!!

The Secret Lives of Sea Horses exhibit was so lovely. I wish there weren't so many people at this exhibit. I really wanted to stay longer and enjoy this one.

At this point we got pretty hungry. We hit the gift shop, threw around some cash, got our hands stamped so we could re-enter and went in search of some food.

This was the view from our table at the restaurant. Paradiso. So pretty.

Local rock fish w/ spaghetti and veggies. Yummers.

Ah his favorite, a cheeseburger and fries.

Yet another window picture, and the food was great. Yum.

These Seagulls must have thought we had food, because all they would do was beg and line up. It reminded me of Finding Nemo "mine!".

Before we left, we did visit the aquarium one more time. Mostly to visit those adorable Sea Otters.

I'm really glad we decided to test our luck. It was well worth it and I think we deserved it. Can't wait to go back and explore a little more of the city. I'll leave you now with the video footage I got. They are mostly short clips. Enjoy and later gators!

Quickly.

2011-02-19T13:05:00.000-08:00

Alright, quick update. I had a lot of ideas for a post the last few days, but now that I'm sitting here in front of my computer I cannot for the life of me think of what those ideas were. Gah! Vexing.

A plan to drive to Monterey and visit the aquarium were botched by the rain and a call in from work. Hopefully, we will be able to make good on said plans next week. Can't wait, but not getting my hopes up too high.

Work has kind of sucked lately. This time last year, I remember being super busy and working all week long. We're getting a very slow start to the year. I hope it picks up soon, I'm getting stir crazy staying home so much. Well, that's not entirely true. I'm kind of loving it actually. I get to log in more hours on Pokemon Diamond (^.^) and Sam is really pushing me to work on music. Which is what I really needed. I'm not good at working hard at this sort of thing. I'm actually super lazy about it. I lack a whole lot of confidence in my abilities, and having Sam there to push me and encourage me makes it a thousand time better. When we work together, it's magical. I really can't wait to just finish something for once. We are so close and I should probably be working on music right now, instead of sitting here typing all of this. Alright, it's settled. I've got more important things to work on right now. I will now leave you with a couple of pictures I took.

Oh yeah! I'm getting some new spectacles this coming week. Yay!! It's been a pretty long time since I've had some new frames, so I'm stoked. I got some sweet little black ones, they kind of have a slight cat eye and are a bit dainty. Then I got some nice thick teal colored ones! I cannot wait to rock these. Sam said they work, so I'm taking his word for it. He's got pretty good taste, and when I wear the shoes and frocks that he picks out for me, I get tons of compliments. So I know he won't stir me wrong on this one. So excited!! Alright, back the snapshots. Later gators!

On the way to the optometrist, hail came down 40 minutes later.

Some deep dish pizza from The Chicago Connection. It was awesome.

My flowers are still alive. I have a green thumb. ^.^

Valentines.

2011-02-14T19:37:00.000-08:00

So, I got flowers, chocolates, hugs and kisses today. Nauseatingly sweet, right? This April, Sam and I will be celebrating our 10 year anniversary. We never really celebrate Valentines day though. It just seems kind of pointless. Instead, we go out to dinner if we have time, usually a few days later or prior to the 14th. Although, it was lovely of him to get flowers. I said he didn't have to, but he insisted I pick some out. So good job boyfriend. You da man. Oh wait, it doesn't stop there. He even sent me a Dr. Who eCard while he was at work. I sent him a Han and Leia eCard. We are geeks.

In other news: Our cat Cloud got really sick and scared the jeepers out of everyone. He even started to smell like death. I was desperate to take him to the vet, but Sam said he'd be alright and that I was freaking out. He was right. He's healthy and up to his old tricks. Like begging for food while I cook. I love my kitty.

Bought myself a nice new little laptop. Super stoked! Next purchase is gonna have to be a coffee maker. I'm desperate for the yummy smell of fresh brewed coffee in the morning. Instant does not cut it. At all. Alright, that is all. Take care.

Sad update.

2011-01-23T17:16:00.001-08:00

Yeah, we lost. ~.~

Photo via www.chicagonow.com

2011-01-23T11:26:00.000-08:00

Just a minor update, nothing special or interesting. As usual.

I wanted to get this done before the game started. I had the hardest time waking up this morning. I wanted to wake up earlier to watch the Blackhawks game, but only managed to catch the end which is happening as I type this. Next up is the Bears game and I wanted to shower before it started. However I had a couple of pictures to upload so let's do this.

It's been a goal of mine to snap more photos, but I always forget and it so happens that I have a partner who HATES taking pictures. I love taking his picture, but I swore that I wouldn't without his permission. Also, I don't consider myself to be photogenic at all, so I don't like to do a lot of me stuff. So here are three snapshots I managed to get. Nothing special, as stated before. Just random stuff.

Saw this car on the road and just had to snap it. It made us both giggle.

This was at the grocery. Go Bears!

And of course, Cloudy cat. Being adorable. Pft, what's new?

That is all. Later gators.

Go Bears!

Progress, am I making any?

2011-01-10T20:16:00.000-08:00

Maybe it's too soon to be asking, but I like to think so. Towards the end of December, all I kept thinking about was how awesome I was gonna make the year 2011. I was making all sorts of plans and resolutions. In my mind of course. Did not want to let my dude or anyone at all for that matter, in on what I was feeling. The way I figure, if he or anyone else knows about my little scheming and planning, said schemes and plans will fall through. Leaving me very sad and disappointed. So I've been quietly making efforts to improve myself. Started doing yoga in the morning, which is going well and shouldn't be hard to maintain. Also, making time during my day to just sit down and listen to a record.

I'm surprised to find how much I've changed over the past few years. I remember being able to just lay in bed, flip through Spin and Rolling Stone and just listen to music. It was so easy. For some sad reason, I find it hard to just sit still and play a record. It always feels like I should be doing something productive like wash the dishes and do laundry or vacuum. What is the matter with me!?!? I feel like I've lost a bit of myself, but I'm intent on gaining it back.

Do you know it has been literally years since Sam and I have written and created a new song?! Years!! I'm nearly disgusted with myself. I used to have a passion for this stuff. All I ever wanted in life was to create art and music, and here I sit. Nothing. I've done nothing. It's truly sad, but as I said before, this is all going to change. I'm going to learn how to use that dang Alesis Micron and I'm gonna practice more.

As far as my professional life, I'm not sure where that is headed. I like my job, but I don't want to be there another 3 years. Considering going back to school, and this time I have a better idea of what I'm going for. So, maybe I should just give it a shot. My best friend from high school found me on facebook. We haven't seen each other in 5 years. The last time I spoke to her she was on her second child and still attending University. She's finally graduation this year and I'm super excited for her. So, it may have taken her nearly a decade to do it, but the point is she did it.

Well, this turned out weird. Wasn't intending to rant on like that. I suppose those were just things I wanted to get off my back. Although, it does feel like I've made this entry before. Oh well. I still believe this year is gonna be epic and I'm still excited.

Later alligators.

Hello 2011.

2011-01-01T15:02:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year all. Today is the first day of 2011. I'm stoked. It's gonna be an awesome year. Everyone keeps saying that, but I truly believe it. So, let's go!

Happy Christmas n' what not.

2010-12-25T14:05:00.000-08:00

Christmas is here and will pass in a few hours and then a new year will begin just days later. This is truly my favorite time of year. Once autumn begins and Halloween rolls around, I'm as happy as can be. I sort of hated Christmas as a kid though. I was an idiot child and I didn't appreciate the fact that I still had living relatives who were willing to put up with me. I'm sure they loved me in some weird and distant way, and I loved them just the same. Sometimes I wonder if they think I'm a jerk. I'm just a distant person and I like my solitude. I don't think there is anything wrong with that. Alright, this post is taking a turn I didn't intend. I just wanted to post up some photos of the past weeks. Like our awesome and majestic Christmas tree! Our lovely Christmas cookies and other stuff. So here are a few photos from the 2010 Holiday season.

It's been a lovely holiday and everyone seems to be in high spirits. In other news, I managed to get a job in the mall and I didn't really like it at first. My co-workers have been so wonderful and inviting and I am glad to have met them. The Christmas party for the other company I work for went really well. The first time I had attended, it wasn't so fun and I felt awkwardly shy. I missed last years bash and so it was necessary I attend this one. Especially since we had a lot of new hires and I mean A LOT! Most however did not attend so the party was a little more intimate. I won the karaoke contest and we played Dance Party on kinect. Alright, I suppose that is all for now.

I leave you now with two of the best Christmas songs ever. EVER.

Late gators! Hope everyone had a lovely holiday season. <3

Aww, I love when Cloud sleeps in my chair.

2010-11-29T22:43:00.001-08:00

It's his favorite napping spot. <3 kitties.

Well alright.

2010-11-29T20:12:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving has passed and now comes Christmas. Got to say, I'm pretty darn excited. Though, I am broke and probably won't be able to buy many gifts. I am sure it will all turn out well. We're expecting to have a massive tree this year and Mas's mom is going to have it "snowed". It's supposed to be delivered tomorrow afternoon, so I'll be taking pictures a plenty. Once I get home from work, I may have to decorate it myself. Although, I've got a feeling that it may get done before hand. Everyone seems pretty excited about Christmas.

Our Thanksgiving went well. I baked 16 pumpkin pies the night before and woke up bright and early to start the turkey. We wanted to have a Thanksgiving lunch rather than dinner. Mas stayed in the kitchen and kept me company which made it all the more better. I dread cooking alone in the kitchen. It just gets so boring. Company makes it go by much faster and it's just more pleasant. We watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and we made our own commentary. It was lovely. We didn't have much of a spread on the table because our table chairs are all broken. We only have 3 left so it was decided everyone would gather round the table, talk about what they are thankful for, and then go about their day and eat wherever they wanted. I won't go into too much detail, but after everyone had eaten a bit, there was a bit of a scuffle that went on for some time. It was pretty insane, but everyone seems fine now. I just hope it's all done with and Christmas goes well. Anyway, here are a few snapshots of our day, before the craziness.

Alright then, I'll be off now. I'll see if I can get around to posting something a bit more interesting. I must say, I envy them cool blogs with cool stuff and cool people. Ah well. Later gators.

Shamed.

2010-11-22T22:08:00.000-08:00

I have not made good on ANY of my promises it seems. Well, I don't actually remember making promises, but I said I would try harder to do stuff. I have simply not tried at all. Ah well, It's the end of the year and frankly, I just don't care anymore. All I can think about now is how I'm going to get by the next couple of months. I've been sort of laid off from work and I managed to get myself a holiday job, unfortunately, said holiday job is not going to be able to provide decent hours. So, either way, I'm in a bit of a financial pickle. It's not that big a deal really. My guy is more than capable of handling our finances alone, but it just doesn't seem fair to me and I love being able to contribute. Especially during the holidays. Which brings me to another subject of great stress. I have no idea what to buy for the people I love this year. Mas keeps saying he doesn't want anything, but I love buying him gifts. So for the past 4 or 5 hours all I've done is browsed around Amazon, Ebay, and Etsy. Got a few ideas and I think it's gonna turn out well. I'm just super excited. This is the time of year I love most. Sweaters and coats. Baking and snuggling. It's awesome!

This is the part where I make a few vows and then 3 months later I come back and say how I didn't work on either. That's just how I work. Vow 1! Sew more. Vow 2! Band name. I can't think of anymore. Oh wait, I got it. Vow 3! Take more pictures and videos. I've got to remember to use my camera more often. I must! Alright, that's it for now. I'll be back. Eventually.

Halloween, hooray!

2010-10-31T09:04:00.000-07:00

Woke up super early today. Well, earlier than usual. Yesterday, Sam and I went shopping around to find some stuff to finish out my costume for today. We don't have plans to go anywhere,only handing out candy tonight. Just as we do every year.

About 5 or 6 years ago, I found a sweet yellow vinyl coat and thought it would be perfect for a Jubilee costume. So, I bought it and every Halloween I plan on actually using it but never follow through. Finally, after years packed in a box, I am going to use it! I doubt most of the children will know who I am. X Men was an awesome cartoon back in my day. Watched it religiously. I really don't think kids today are familiar with it though, but its alright.

I'm wondering, and not sure how I feel about this. A co-worker had a Halloween party. I was not invited. I'm not sure if I should be hurt by this. I don't really know how well liked I am at work. Everyone had talked about it and it seems that all were invited, except for myself. I would not have gone. So I guess I shouldn't be hurt. I'm not hurt, just a little confused. I think I want to be hurt. Come to think of it, I'm never invited anywhere by my co-workers. Well, that's a lie, sometimes they do invite me out for drinks. I have yet to take them up on their offers. Maybe I should make an effort to get out more. I've just always been a solitary person. I suppose that is why Sam and I are so good for each other. We like to hide away from the world. When we do go out, it's together. It's always fun and when we lay in bed at night and talk about it. This makes me content. When I was a child, all I wanted in the world was someone who would understand me. Having lots of friends is not a big deal to me, having someone like Sam is. So there, I've figured it out. I now know exactly how to feel about not being invited to a Halloween party. Perfectly fine.

So, here are a few pictures from the past few weeks. Oh, that's another thing! I am trying to take more pictures and videos. I want to be able to look back and have a visual to my memories. Anyway, back to the recent pictures. Since the colder weather is upon us, I am going to be baking a whole lot. So I started with some blueberry scones and then the other day I made some chocolate chip cookies. Yum! When I was digging out stuff for Halloween, we decided maybe we could stuff the Chewbacca costume and sit him on the porch, or not.

See, what had happened was......

2010-10-18T19:43:00.000-07:00

Alright. Yes, I'm a terrible blog mommy. It's just that my life is so dang boring. Seriously. All I do is work or complain about not working when I'm not working. It's so very sad, but that's just the reality I live. So, instead of sitting here trying to think of things to post up. I am going to work on music and then, if I'm up to it, I shall sit myself in front of the sewing machine and I'm gonna sew. Yeah, I'm gonna sing and sew. Because that is what life should be about. Well, that's what I'd like my life to be about annnnnd I'M OFF!!! Later alligators!

btw, the image I used is my cat Cloud. He doesn't give a deuce if you tell him to get off of the table. He does what he wants. I love him.

Jeez Louise

2010-08-26T10:59:00.001-07:00

Alright, so I have yet again neglected a blog. My apologies, although I am sure I have absolutley no readers. Anyway, so very much has happened since my last entry. As pictured, we ventured to Lost Lake and "Baby Falls" for my 28th birthday and again on another day. Both trips were so fun and relaxing that I really wish we could make more time for more of them. Work has been crazy and it feels non-stop. We have yet to work on music and just last night realized that we enjoy eating more than anything. I mean, when we are eating at our favorite places, its a euphoric experience. Its kind of sad, but that's just how things are right now. I've got to finish getting ready for work. I hope I can continue this later.

My little piece of heaven.

2010-07-23T23:51:00.001-07:00

Ever since I was a youngling, I had always begged my grandma for a drum set, then she would scold me about all the noise I would make. She was right to do so. I can't even imagine the destruction I would have caused on her poor nerves. So when the opportunity arrose for a chance to finally own my own drum set, I pounced! My guy had stumbled upon the ad on Craigslist and it was a good deal. We happened to have the funds at the time and I was stoked. I called the phone number listed and arranged a visit to check them out. It wasn't very far from my house and the girl was so very nice, though I cannot remember her name (I'm terrible with names btw). She had them set up in the garage very nicely. I must admit, I was so very nervous, but excited as well. I rang the door bell and she appeared. She greeted me very kindly and showed me to her garage. I must have had the biggest, goofiest grin ever. It took very little for her to sell me on them. Almost immeditaly, I said "I'll TAKE'EM!!" She laughed and said "Well alright, bring your car around and I'll load'em up for you." We took them home and set them up in our garage next to the dryer. The bass didn't sound so well at first, but after we stuffed a few old pillows inside, it was just right. My guy would go out there and come back sweating up a storm. I bmostly went out there when I was feeling sad or angry. It was a great way to alleviate my sorrows. So, now I come to the sad part of the story. It has been a year now and due to financial struggles, I must part with my dear "shitty" drum kit. I really wish I had made more time to play them, but I truly hope they go to a great home and some kid or woman child like myself, gets them and loves them as much as I have and always will. Farewell my little piece of heaven. I will miss you. (Yes, I am talking and bidding farewell to an inanimate object, don't judge me) Maybe someday soon I shall have another chance to own another drum set. A girl can only hope. ^.^

Hooray!

2010-07-19T14:21:00.001-07:00

Younglings and nerd girlswith little feet rejoice! http://www.starwars.com/vault/collecting/striderite.html

Ever so lovely.

2010-07-08T15:34:00.000-07:00

I don't believe in marriage, but I would marry this band in a heart beat. That's right. Three husbands and a wife. I'd do it.

4th of July! Fun foreveryone, except for my dude.

2010-07-05T15:01:00.000-07:00

It was a lovely night. Though, I did have to work for a few hours and when I got home it was so quiet and dull. I began to worry that everyone was going to lock themselves in their rooms for the rest of the night. Our neighbors across the street started early amd got the ball rolling. One minute the little nephew and I are peeping out the window watching them have fun. The next minute we sat on the porch to get a better look. The next thing you know, the whole family (excluding my guy) are out with their lawn chairs and the party is on! I had a whole mess of sparklers saved up from past celebrations. Six years worth. There would always be boxes left over and I would save them. This year we lit every single one! It was a blast (literally!). I only wish my guy would have been there to enjoy it with us. He works almost every holiday and misses out on all the fun with me and his family. Maybe he will start looking for a better job soon. A girl can hope. Aside from that sad situation, we really did enjoy the evening and I hope the neighbors weren't too disturbed with us for blasting "People of the Sun" by RATM. It was a last minute selection ^.^

I <3 this cup.

2010-07-03T23:42:00.000-07:00

I spent $20 on this and my dude nearly had a heart attack. I think he was just jealous, because it kind of replaced the Denny's cup he got for me when we were dating way back when. He managed to convince a waitor to sell it to him for 5 bucks! Ahhh I love my romantic man, but I also love my Castle!

Treasure!

2010-06-26T00:28:00.001-07:00

A few months ago, my boyfriends cousin sold us this box of well taken care of comic books (for $50 bucks!). A few weeks later he offered up yet another box and we bought that one as well. I didn't want to touch them as they are as I previously mentioned, very well taken care of. So tonight, I say "f*** it!" I'm reading them! I've never been able to start my own comic book collection. Mostly because all of my money goes to bills and groceries. Believe me, I have tried, but my guy said it is a huge financial commitment we just can't make. Sadness. I used to get trade paperbacks from the library, but the selection was slim. When I was a little girl, I had an uncle who promised to give me his comic collection. He was a massive Marvel fan, but had a wide variety of reads. I was so excited! Then he re-married and gave his step-sons his collection instead. They ended up selling it and my heart was secretly broken. Still is, but it doesn't matter anymore. I have 2 boxes of fun waiting for me and I just can't wait! Later alligators, I'm gonna get my read on.

Star Wars in concert. A most excellent time!

2010-06-17T23:23:00.001-07:00

My dude won these tickets and boy what a prize. We had the best time and I got to take pics with some awesome costumed people! I so badly wanted to take a picture with this little boy dressed as Han Solo but I was too chicken to ask him. I however DID get a pic with Shaak Ti and "Nintendo" Vader, which absolutely made my day. Shaak Ti is my all time favorite Jedi Master. Or Mistress. It was a fantastic experience and lovely to see so many families and Star Wars geeks in Fresno. I hope this brings great things to the city, like conventions and what not.

Found our seats! Free tickets rule. ^.^

2010-06-17T18:36:00.001-07:00

Oh HELLS to the YES!

2010-06-13T22:45:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z52MqK2KPtI&feature=youtube_gdata

Girls who play.

2010-06-11T23:43:00.001-07:00

I'm going to start collecting pictures like these. They give me insperado.

Fun times at the little carnival.

2010-06-10T23:19:00.001-07:00

It was small and there weren't many people, but it was so very fun. We got to ride the ferris wheel and the tilt-a-whirl. It felt like ours was the spinniest. I really wanted to get on the fire ball and zipper, but my guy wasn't having it. We shared a churro and sat on a bench for awhile. Soaking it all in. The weather was perfect and I gave my extra tickets to a very happy little kid. Fun times were indeed had.

I just don't know.

2010-05-30T03:42:00.001-07:00

I have 3 days off of work. Well, maybe. I'm still an "on-call" for my other job, but have been unreliable lately. Anyway, I have these 3 days and its Memorial Day weekend. Most would be super happy about this. I should be happy about this. So why am I so worried. Just can't seem to relax. Which is beyond irritating. The fear of not being able to take care of things and myself is aweful. I hate you adulthood. We don't even have a place of our own, and still, we struggle. Going back to college was something that I never seriously considered doing. It was only something to be said when being grilled and scolded by pesky family members. I think its time to go back. Just like Jack said. "We have to go back!". Alright alright, there was my transition to talk about Lost. I will miss that show dearly and will continue to watch it for years to come. Well then; I think this will be it for now.

Yeah, this is happening.

2010-05-29T15:35:00.001-07:00

Yummers.

Ever so tired.

2010-05-23T02:16:00.001-07:00

It has been a wack-o bonkers month so far. It feels as though I've been on auto-pilot this whole time. It isn't so bad really. Working a lot means more money, right? Eh, whatevs. All I know is that I am exhausted. I just want some time to work on stuff I actually enjoy doing. Music, sewing, reading, and just lazying around the house a bit. I know things are gonna slow down at work soon and I'll be begging to work.
In the meantime, I intend to spend this Sunday watching the Blackhawks game, working on music, start a sewing project, and of course, Lost. The season finale. I'm wayyyyy excited! It is insane how many hours one can put into a tv show, but its just so fun. It almost makes me sad to know its gonna be over in less than 24 hours. Yet, I am dying to know what this was all for!! What will happen to Jack now that he's the protector of the Island!? Will he be alone? Will he even succeed in defeating the man in black??!! Surely he will. He must! Gah! I can't wait ^.^

Mom Day.

2010-05-09T09:46:00.001-07:00

To be quite honest, I mostly dread this day. My mom died when I was 5, and she herself was very young. So its just another day to me. Although, I still have 1 grandma left and I lived with her for a year or two. Not to mention my awesome mother-in-law. She's pretty cool as well. Still, I am sad.

This is weird.

2010-05-07T23:45:00.001-07:00

I don't know why I'm doing this. I should be sleeping.

Mind Bullets.

2010-05-02T22:04:00.001-07:00

How shall I start? Had a long, but productive day at work. I suppose I'm super lucky to be able to work with such lovely people. I sense change very soon. Which makes me uneasy, but it will be fine. I'm just so happy to be home now. Although, I've got a bit of a headache at the moment. I'm sure its because I'm having the hardest time with a song right now. I am not good with words, so writing songs is not my thing. Everything I've made so far has been so juvenile and silly. Then again, most songs seem to be just that anyway. I'm just going to do what I always do. I just get tired of reminding myself that this is fun. It is fun and I truly believe it, it just sucks when you are doing it and all that you want to do is rest from your long day at work. I shall conquer this song! Ugh, and I've still got to come up witgh band name suggestions. ~.~ Alright, that is all for now. I've only got an hour left to work on this in peace.

Boo!

2010-04-24T01:53:00.001-07:00

Wow, 8 months and no post! Well I'm here now, so the search teams can be called off. I live! Found a way to finally update this thing on a semi-regular basis. Got some pretty cool news reguarding my musical life and may also be moving soon. Where to? I have no idea. I just hope it's somewhere nice. I'm crossing my fingers for Chicago or San Francisco. Although with my luck? Its gonna be down the street. Anyhow, bought a digital recorder and have already mastered 2 songs. Yayyy. I've been working a lot and am starting to feel a bit worn out, but I am happy.

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2009-08-19T02:20:00.000-07:00

Whoaaaaa, it's been a super long time since I've shown any signs of life, but here I am. Updating a dead blog. Well, I got promoted at work. I am now the secretary for our alterations department. Yey. So yeah, I get to spend most of my time watching the ladies sew and help them steam and clean wedding gowns. It's a hoot. Aside from that everything is great. My brother and his wife are expecting a little boy they will name Noah in a couple of months and I'm excited about suprising them with some awesome gifts at the shower. I'm hoping to finish a baby blanket for little Noah and hopefully he'll keep it as long as I have kept mine. Since I don't have any plans of having any little ones of my own... EVER... I'm super excited about being an auntie. Alright, that's all for now. Need to buy my own computer.

so sleeeeepy.

2009-05-30T23:17:00.000-07:00

Ok, here is my weekly (not so much) entry. Finally got to get back to work today. Had my monthly report with my supervisor and asked her why I haven't been moved up to full time, she basically told me what I already knew. I have to work harder. Be more aggressive and make sales. So it has become apparent to me that I shall never be moved up to a full timer. I say this because I know that I am just not a very good salesgirl. I'm always saving my customers as much money as possible and giving them more time. Not false hope mind you, just more time. This is bad for a salesperson, I know this. It just bothers me that my job is all about numbers. They say it's not, that it's about people, and I wish that were true, but it is not and it's sad.

I had a week off and have put in a few applications. I hope to hear from someone soon.

Anyyyywayyyyy, enough belly aching. Mas's birthday is on tuesday and we are both working. Sadness I know, but birthdays just aren't big anymore. He doesn't like a lot of attention anyway and I don't want to embarass him because I hate that shit too. Big partys n'what not. We'll probably just go out for dinner and maybe watch Up. I got him a Black Lantern tee. I couldn't wait to give it to him so I gave it to him today. He loved it of course. He is a huge Green Lantern (Guy Gardner) fan and when all these new lantern colors starting coming out he immediately became a Black Lantern fan. I can't wait to get myself a Sapphire tee. I remember the first time I had heard of Star Sapphire, I thought "Wow! She looks awesome!". Then they made her super trampy looking and that put a bad taste in my mouth. However, she looked awesome in Justice League Unlimited. That costume was killer and Olivia D'iabo voiced her beautifully. So thanks to that series, I'm still a very big fan of Star Sapphire. Oh man, and now that X-Men the animated series is on DVD now, that would also make a most excellent gift for my guy.

So sad that I had to miss "Meet in the Middle" today. I really wanted to go out there and support the community. It amazes me how ignorant the valley truly is. They are going to feel so foolish. It truly makes me sad. Since I was a very little one, I have never trusted the church. Half of my family members are hardcore church goers and as much as I love them, I know they are seriously ill. I've seen and heard some dark and disturbing shit going on with the spawn of the head of the churches. And the leaders themselves are sometimes worse. Actually, most times. I'm just sayin'. Which brings me to Religulous. Most excellent film. Please, go watch it now if you haven't already.

Alright, that's all for now I suppose.

The other day.

2009-05-24T02:25:00.000-07:00

I had made an entry but got distracted. Didn't save it or publish it so it's gone. I know I was complaining about work or something along that line. Anyway, not gonna worry about it. So I'm not working this week because the shop is going through a dry spell it seems. So I've got a whole week to think about the big picture. I suppose I'm gonna go looking around for a second job and maybe just maybe look into going back to school. I know it's too late at this point to register and all that jazz, so I'm just gonna shop around. We shall see. Other than that, all I've done tonight was add a bunch of dvds to my que on netflix and listen to Lalo Guerrero wondering if I had any relatives who were zoot suiters. That'd be pretty cool. I'm not a particular fan of the look itself, but I love that it was a part of my mexican american heritage. I just really love my culture. Well, I suppose that is all for now. Perhaps later today I'll make another post about the meeting at work today.

whole lotta random

2009-05-15T23:22:00.001-07:00

Just a little something to keep this thing alive. So I'm a wrestling fan and at the moment the only wrestling I'm watching is Friday Night Smackdown. I haven't had cable for years now so there's no AAA lucha libre or RAW or anything going on here anymore. Which sucks, but I'm just not making enough money to afford cable. Sadness I know. Anyhow, I'm really happy with this years "draft". Tonight was great. Got to see some great matchups and the ladies division isn't such an embarassment anymore. Let's face it, once Trish left and Lita got injured, it had gone downhill, majorly. The ladies are stepping up and getting better every week. Glad to see Gail Kim back. She's lucha trained and that's always awesome. LOVE Maryse, she's just got "it". Malina is great and has a monster finisher. Not sure if I'm spelling their names correctly, but too lazy to google them. Also, loved the opening match. The worlds greatest tag team Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Hass VS. Johnny Morrison and CM Punk. Wonderful match. So impressive and definitely going to be fun to watch this all play out. So yeah, enough wrestling talk.

I've had the past 3 days off of work and haven't really done anything productive. Cleaned the bathroom and fridge. Finally beat Pokemon fire red. Woo I'm a pokemon league champ. Booyah. Religulous came in the other day (netflix) and we watched it twice. It's just a fun watch. Scary, but entertaining. Religion scares and infurriates me. Can't wait to buy a new game for my DS. Can't buy a new one until the last one has been beaten. I had found this old GBA Pokemon game in the living room and decided to play it since the DS plays GBA games and I've been a slave to it, but not any longer! I am freed and can't wait to get a new one. I'm considering a few titles, but it's gonna be hard to decide.

Passion Pit has got a new album out the 19th! Can't wait. So I guess that is something to look forward to. Oh yeah, when we were leaving the grocery store this evening, heard this white dude bumping Lazy Sunday in his Chevy Malibu. It was lovely. Love The Lonley Island.

Alright, that should be it for now. Perhaps next entry will be about how much I hate my job and how hard it is finding a new one.

Peace out Blizzles.

funny

2009-05-03T19:20:00.000-07:00

Sometimes schools like to spell messages out in the chain linked fence with ribbons and cups. Well there is a school that had hope spelled out with purple cups. I pass by this everytime I go to work. Today, it said poop and you know what? It was funny.

poop.

boo.

2009-05-02T23:13:00.001-07:00

So I guess this is gonna be my first post. I suppose there is no reason to start one of these things. I kinda already have outlets to do this. I don't get online enough to be a blogger. In fact I'm only online on the weekends and sometimes, SOMETIMES on weekdays, but it is extemely rare. I don't have a computer of my own and I share with my significant other who seems to have somewhat of an addiction to the internet. Then again I shouldn't talk, I used to spend HOURS on the net as well. I'm currently without transportation so I'm saving up for a car, once that is taken care of, I am getting a nice little netbook. Already got my eye on one, but hey, by that time there might be a better one on the market. Good thing I'm patient.

Well, I must be pretty conceited to think anyone is going to want to read about what I think or what I've done today. ANYONE who has a blog or twitters and has myspace must have some sort of an ego. Everyone seems to have all of those things. So I guess we are all full of ourselves. Ah well, I am well aware of it though. I don't have any friends in my life and the only people I really get to talk to (in real life) are my boyfriend and his family, and that is not much of a social life at all. Although I'm finding it really really hard to socialize with others. I just don't like people. They bother me. Sure I'm fake and smile and laugh, but deep down inside, I cannot wait to get out of there. I'm not sure if this makes me a bad person, so whatevs.

I'm just gonna use this thing on the weekends, and that's only if I have something worth talking about.

Oh yeah, the baby bulls lost today. disappointed, but meh, they are young. They will be a force next year. I'm proud of them and they played with a lot of heart. It just seemed like they forgot that today. Although I'm sure they didn't. Ok, well I guess this will be all.