I can't believe it's been over a year since I updated. I need to get out of the habit of never/hardly ever posting and since it's been that long, a LOT has happened but I won't go into all of it. Just the more important things.

Nothing real exciting happened the last months of 2010, not that I can remember anyway. So yeah, probably nothing. The end of March a guy from work asked me out after much badgering from friends of mine (coworkers and one other I usually only hang out with at the bar). It took about two months for him to get the nerve too, though he had told me he asked because he didn't think I was going to ask him (I'm a coward like that lol).

Anyway, his name is Justin and he's three years younger than me. It's been six months now and I have to say I've never felt more comfortable with anyone else, even compared to my last boyfriend who I was with for eight and a half years. It feels weird and scary at times but I'm not used to feeling this way so I should get over it eventually.

( picture of us and rest of update after cut )

Apparently I'm on a kick where I don't update in more than a month... meh. There's not a whole lot to tell really but I'm going to leave the emo shit out of this one.

I finally bought Pokemon Soulsilver, been meaning to since it came out (I'm a big fan of the original Silver) but I was kinda hoping to buy them both and having someone else with a DS help me with starting out with all 3 starting Pokemon 'cause that's what Bill and I had done since Blue/Red (ended with Ruby/Sapphire). I only have Soulsilver though (so obviously I'm starting out the old fashioned way for once lol) and have gotten passed the first gym leader before my battery died and I can't find the cord to recharge it...argh. Oh well, I'll find it eventually.

In other news, fangaholic has a layout that I made but LJ kinda fucked it up so I guess I'll have to find a new one. The code was made for IJ and most of the ones I have used were also compatible with LJ too but not this one apparently. It doesn't look too bad, but then I have yet to post an entry so we'll see what happens when I get it done. I was going to start out with The Circle Trilogy by Nora Roberts but I got lazy and I'm reading Dracula at the moment so I think I'm just going to wait and make that one the first. I have 100 or so pages left and I only read it at work so it takes some time for me to finish a book.

The plan I have for that journal is doing a sort of review/discussion of vampire literature and movies, along with articles on vampire lore. In the case of literature and movies, I will discuss the known traits of the vampire(s) in that particular piece as well as a general review of what I think about them. Just keep in mind I take my vamps very seriously ;)

Let's see, what else... oh I have a tattoo. I got it two weeks ago (that would be August 21). Here's a piccy:

That's my arm by the way and approximately one hour after I had gotten it ;) And it is an ANBU (a squad for assassins) tattoo from Naruto. Yeah I'm a geek... shut up. It's a tribute to my favorite character though (Kakashi Hatake) so whatever. I always thought my dog would be my first tat but it didn't quite work out that way, possibly because I'm being very picky on what I want it to look like, which I'm not really sure at this point. This one wasn't horrible... yeah it hurt (I'm a wimp) but it was tolerable and that's saying a lot.

I have a more serious entry I want to put up so stay tuned.

I'm just... Meh. And there are a TON of posts I haven't seen in my f-list but I'm not going to bother with them right now 'cause I really need to go to bed. I am failing at the goal of bedtime being 2 (it is nearly 4 right now).

Guess I just wanted to let y'all know that I'm still alive and will probably read them tomorrow and if I comment on some old ones, don't kill me ;)

Back I go on that downward spiral. Tired of anything and everything, losing interest in most things that I enjoy doing (seems to be rp at the moment 'cause I don't want to do that all all right now), just want to hide away and talk to no one... Blah blah. Looks like it's back to the happy pills for me.

I hate the fact that I feel like I have to rely on a god damn pill to make me not feel this way anymore.

I don't even know why I'm bothering to write this.

(I promise I'll make a real post one of these days)

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Melodie
2. Mel
3. Odie (one person calls me that but really, I don't have any other names)

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. My blue robe
2. Capris
3. Pair of World Industries shoes (would be wearing my slippers but I'm lazy)

THREE THINGS YOU WANT VERY BADLY AT THE MOMENT
1. Not to have to work at Tyson anymore
2. My vacation to start (it's the week after this coming week but I want it NOW dammit)
3. Shawn (does a person count as a "thing"?)

THREE THINGS YOU DID LAST NIGHT
1. Work
2. Watched Adult Swim (sort of)
3. Messed around with making a playlist for my Zune for work

THREE PEOPLE YOU LAST TALKED TO ON THE PHONE:
1. Pennie
2. Mom
3. That's it, I don't talk to anyone else on the phone (I don't like talking that much)

THREE THINGS YOU ARE GOING TO DO TOMORROW:
1. Go to my friend's graduation party (she got her degree).
2. Go see Judd Hoos (they're a cover band and they're awesome).
3. Artwork of some kind... Maybe.

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE DRINKS:
1. Tree Frog
2. Liquid Cocaine
3. Sindral Mundet, the green one (carbonated apple soda from Mexico)

THREE THINGS THAT MADE YOU SMILE TODAY:
1. Shawn (yeah...)
2. "beating up" Yhuri at work
3. Not really anything else 'cause work absolutely sucked today, will bitch about that later when I have the strength

1. Put Your iTunes, Windows Media Player etc on Shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.

- How would you describe yourself?
Two Hearts
[well kinda I guess]

-What do you like in a guy/girl?
Thought I Died and Gone to Heaven
[Sure]

- How do you feel today?
Silence Must Be Heard
[Well I was kinda quiet today but I was tired]

-What's your life's purpose?
Man In the Box
[Who doesn't want to be a man in the box? lmao]

-What's your motto?
Dragostea din tei
[I don't even know what the hell they're saying]

-What do your friends think of you?
Tearin' Up My Heart
[Eh? Depends on what friends we're talking about here ;)]

- What do you think of your parents?
No Leaf Clover
[nu]

- What do you think about often?
No Regrets
[That I wish I had none? Then sure!]

- What is 2 + 2?
Christina
[I wish it was 4 x 4 instead, that would have been hilarious]

-What do you think of your best friend?
Fade Away
[bahaha]

- What do you think of the person you like?
The Final Countdown
[the final countdown to what I wonder? ;)]

- What is your life's story?
Yeah Yeah Yeah
[mmkay]

- What do you want to be when you grow up?
Vengeance is Mine
[ha ha]

-What do you think of when you see the person you like?
A Long December
[um what?]

-What will you dance to at your wedding?
Dead Promises
[*snort*]

-What will they play at your funeral?
On Our Way
[Hell In a Handbasket was better when I did this last time, 3 years ago]

-What is your hobby/interest?
Future Ex Girlfriend
[bahahahaha]

-What is your biggest fear?
Walk Away
[walk away from what?]

- What is your biggest secret?
Happy Now
[lol]

-What do you think of your friends?
Cryin'
[uh...]

- What will you post this as?
Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for the Two of Us

I miss Whose Line Is It Anyway?

I'm assuming some of you might have heard of the HCG injections or the drops, in which case this will be easy.

I stumbled upon a Youtube video a few weeks ago for myfatcure.com. I watched the video on the site and read the information on a Homeotherapeutic HCG spray, then I put myself on the mailing list for when this guy has a shipment of bottles. He has them specially ordered from a place that will manufacture it in a Kosher form (he's Jewish). Well last Tuesday I got an email saying that he had 300 bottles available but I couldn't buy it until Thursday and I was worried I'd miss it. There were 80 left when I ordered mine Wednesday night after work. It was shipped on Saturday by USPS Priority Mail and I got it today. I was actually surprised 'cause I had never gotten a package that fast, even by Priority Mail, but then it came from Oklahoma which isn't all that far from me.

I'm not planning on starting this until this weekend. Since I wasn't expecting it until Friday I haven't read all the literature and I haven't gone to the support group forum, so I've been doing that for the past couple of hours.

Part of this will be difficult, especially the water intake part of it. You're supposed to drink 1/2 - 1 gallon of water a day. That's a freaking LOT of water. I should be okay for the rest of it, provided I follow it to the letter. I'm also kind of worried about my vacation since I'm going out of town but I'm anxious to begin so I guess I'm just going to have to figure that part out.

I can finally say goodbye to all this damn weight :)

Rules: It's harder than it looks! Copy, erase my answers, enter yours, and tag some people. Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real... nothing made up!

1. What is your name: Melodie
2. A four Letter Word: Moss
3. A boy's Name: Marty
4. A girl's Name: Mara (I didn't cheat and use my name :P)
5. An occupation: Musician
6. A color: Maroon
7. Something you wear: Mittens
8. A food: Mushroom
9. Something found in the kitchen: Mandolin slicer
10. A place: Mars
11. A reason for being late: Mushroom cloud *snicker*
12. Something you shout: MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
13. A movie title: My Name Is Bruce
14. Something you drink: Martini
15. A musical group: My Chemical Romance
16. An animal: Mouse
17. A street name: Maple Street
18. A type of car: Mustang
19. Something scary: MONSTERS
20. Ice cream flavor: Moose Tracks

I tag... Whoever.

I hate my ISP. Last week I was down three or four days in a row and it might be happening again. I lost it for awhile tonight, was going to do a start for Alex/KJ and tag Terry (which would probably end the rp) but I'm not going to now because I need to go to bed. And it keeps going off so I will be unproductive anyway.

But hey, at least I got my shower and a load of laundry done.

I also have a couple projects in the works, writing ones that is. I'm taking on something that could potentially be ginormous but it's something I've been wanting to do for a long time. This involves vampires, basically going through every book and movie that I can and writing down my thoughts on how the vampires are written and what I think about it, as well as a basic review on the book itself. I am beginning with the Circle Trilogy with Nora Roberts, only because I had thought about this after I was nearly halfway done with the first book. Otherwise my first choice would be Dracula. I think I'm also going to touch on the subject of vampires in lore, maybe how vampires are in a role play setting as well? Like D&D and Vampire: The Masquerade. Like I said... ginormous project, but I'm crazy obsessed with vampires so it's a good project for me :) I'm not doing all this on this journal, it will be at fangaholic so if you want to follow this "little" thing along, you may want to friend that journal.

My other project is a huge prompt table. I don't know how I'm going to organize this yet but my friend Aine showed me this 300 prompt table that we're going to do for our collab novel, which might be interesting. I thought maybe I could use this as well, for something. Maybe not a novel, but with all the characters I have that I want to do more character development for. These are going up in my CDJ (character development journal, for those who don't know) cruentomusa but I may post some here as well. I really don't know where I'm going with it.