I can't believe that Michael Jackson has died at just 52, I mean, ok, some people do die younger and some older. But he wasn't one i had expected to hear. .at least not yet, anyway. Cos everyone dies and all. . But still. I remember back when i was 10 and dancing round my bedroom to one of his cassette tapes.

I also just heard about Farrah Fawcett too. It was inevitable, but it's still so sad to hear about. My dad is particularly upset, as he used to have the biggest crush on her (he has all her Charlie's Angels dvd's + several movies). It's going to be a sad day in Hollywood today, my friends.

Anyone who HAS a life, knows that dieting is a b*tch and we all hate it, but love the results when we stick to it. That includes me.

(I've been out of hospital a little while now and have lost a good 1 1/2st)

In my bid to keep myself occupied, i've been making plans and working on redecorating/revamping my bedroom and came across a blog mentioning craigslist. Yes, half of the articles and ads have porn-y nicknames, but i found one that i had to read, entitled. .

" It ain't easy being a fat chick "

I'm recommending this read to everyone on my flist, just because it really made me feel a lot better about myself and the struggle i've been having, being an overweight young woman. .Plus it was quite comedic and gave me a good giggle with my morning tea.

I'm especially pointing this out to charlie_jae & dhfreak, as i think this will make you laugh, guys ;D

Anyway, i have plans to go out and have a walk around town this morning, so i won't keep you all any longer, but to say i'm working on my next icon post and that i might try and include a manip in it as well.

Any suggestions?

P.S. I forgot to mention that i also got given 4 invite codes from dreamwidth a few nights ago. .Anybody looking for one?

My Dreamwidth

Yep. I finally got on the bandwagon too.

Thanks to curse_of_avalon for the invite!

hospital beds are freakin' uncomfortable

*SIGH*

Like the header says. Life is just a great big blob of cr*p, right now.

My health is in the cr*pper more or less, INFINITELY now. As the day before yesterday i found out that not only will i be having my gastric op. But now i might have to go under lasers because of gall stones. Oh yeah. I'm just little miss LUCKY, right now.

*SCREAMS*

I spent nearly a whole week in the worst pain of my life, only to go to the doctor and learn THAT.

*SCREAMS*KICKS*

Does god not want me to be happy or something? Did i do something to p*ss him off, or what?!

Seriously!?

WTF?!

fabi7 wrote a particular post over at rule_my_world , that i think a lot of you should be aware of - HERE

It basically tells us that another jerk off has put some malware virus on the internet and is not just targeting the regular places like facebook or myspace, it's planning to take a good piece of LJ with it.

We're just so damn lucky, lately. Aren't we? Oi. .

Update on the operation situation? I FLAKED!

Yesterday i went for my appointment to finalize my decision. Only to get some young, completely blunt, b*tchy and-. . *GROWLS*. I honestly think he MEANT to make me cry, you know?

It was mean and now i'm completely doubting the operation i've spent nearly 5 months fighting to get.

DAMN IT! IDIOT!

Yes, i'm scared of an operation and it's complications. But damn it, this thing is going to help me in the long run, you know? I do need it. I'm so f*cking gullible sometimes.

One last thing to mention is that i am going to post some icons, even if not everything i promised is in that one batch. My muse has basically packed up and divorced me. Plus working on a mac is becoming more of a challenge than i thought it would be.

I have all the clips for an awesome video and i even have the nerve to MAKE it, it seems. But the only thing i lack is the knowledge of iMovie. And that's killing my new mini-creative buzz.

God, i moan too much. .Sorry :S

So it looks like my mum and dad are finally giving up on social services. kind of sad really, as they've fostered for almost 25 years now. .

( Click for multi-topic rant by moi. . )

Also, i have a 30+ batch of icons that i've promised for almost a month and half to dhfreak & a few weeks ago to flareonfury as well. Sorry it hasn't been posted, as i had child broken laptop issues, only to buy a new laptop and get issues with that too :(

Hopefully i'll have it sorted and get something done about it soon.

Anyway. .How is everyone? Enjoy any good books or shows recently? I need something to keep me entertained between tasks, as i don't really do many RPGs anymore.

So. It all started with snow, right? Nothing bad about snow. Nice, white, slightly cold, but pretty on a landscape.

Ten minutes before my dad was going to drive me to the hospital to see the doctor about my operation date, they call and say they've had to put it back to the 5th of March. LOVELY!

To add insult to injury, my bad foot, which i thought was starting to go down? Has now swollen back to roughly the size of a miniature oak tree. It's just. .THERE. And BIG. . and DAMN does it hurt, when it gets really cold.

My final hit of bad luck is my laptop. Good old reliable has finally died on me. The fan, the audio and video playback is practically zilch too.

I just don't get it?

Has anyone else the Acer Aspire 5050 and has similar problems? My mum says she'll give me a quarter of the money, if my dad does and then i put the other HALF in for a macbook. But who the hell can afford them at the moment, anyway? What with the government/council/jobcenter trying to yank your money. .greedy little turds. .

I owe dhfreak an apology too. I promised to FINALLY post the batch of icons i have on my memory stick and just haven't got round to doing it.

That was 2/3 weeks ago :S

Sorry!

Also, i had a request for some Sam/Chloe & Dean/Chloe crossover manips and had finally got round to doing them a few weeks ago. It's my luck that i do them and then find out the member who requested them has deleted her account. .Oi. . .

I'm going to stop moaning as i have to attempt to get my email through my brothers old desktop computer. But it keeps making these really weird hisses and crackling noises. . I'm thinking this thing is some sort of secret mutated cat that hates the female gender. . What about you?

Or it wants to blow up. .One or the other

LOL!

This last couple of months has not been the easiest time for me.

*I admitted to a BIG eating problem
*My family had some trouble with kids breaking our house AND car windows, to which almost resulted in me getting knocked out by a large piece of breeze block in our dining room.
*I signed myself up for a gastric band and am constantly petrified/paranoid/sick/nauseated etc etc. .by the thought of going under a knife.

First off,i want to say MERRY CHRISTMAS to you all.

it's finally here! YAY!

Second?

Having the WORST cold EVER on Christmas day SUCKS!

I've been good. I hardly ever argue with my brothers anymore or the rents for that matter. I even do the adult learner thing while off work.

So why the hell do i have to be the one to suffer?! Damn it!

I've been attempting to get some icons done and have around 15/16 made. So i might try and get it up to 30, before i post them for you all.

Any suggestions on subjects?

dhfreak, i'm working on those Edward/Hermione icons i promised you! No worries!

I was thinking of maybe a general crossover post at somepoint too. You know, Buffy/SPN or Charmed/SPN etc, like i did a while back.

I have a bit of a hankering for my old OTP of Piper/Dean again.

BTW, Do any of you guys remember hows to lower the picture output in Sony Vegas 8.0?

I'm trying to work on an RPG/Movie vid for drumbitch and some rp characters she has going on. But i can't for the life of me, remember how to turn down the output on a clip, so i can overlap two clips to look like a memory of sorts? If that even made sense. Lol!

I think thats everything. Lol. Or atleast i hope so.

Did i promse any of you guys any arts and haven't come through yet? Let me know ;D

Christmas day in our house is kind of a slow grind, almost down to a dead stop once the presents are all unwrapped and fussed over. So 'll probably be back on for 10am. That sounds so awful, doesn't it? :S

Catch you later, guys!

Snagged from katekat1010, who stole it from tabaqui

1. First Name
2. Favorite Food
3. Hometown
4. Favorite Color
5. Celebrity Crush
6. Favorite Drink
7. Dream Vacation
8. Favorite Dessert
9. What I Want To Be When I Grow Up
10. What I Love Most In The World
11. One Word That Describes Me
12. My LiveJournal Name

( My Results. .  )

So i did it. I went to this big group "meeting" at the hospital and let them bend my ear about weight loss surgery.

I came back absolutely petrified of my own shadow, of course. But i did it.

Now i just actually have to meet my future surgeon AND have the operation.

OMFG!HOLYSH*T!WTF?!

HOLY SH*T! OMFG!

If you haven't been out and bought the Twilight soundtrack yet. Then get out there and BUY IT NOW!!!

I've wanted to hear Robert Pattinson sing for a while. But i thought it was best to hold off, hear the real deal from the soundtrack, you know?

I'm so glad i did, because OMFG was he GOOD! The songs short. Just under 2:20, really.

But D*AMN can that boy sing! I have freakin' CHILLS!

I haven't heard a voice like that since Ray LaMontagne. .Just. . WOW. .

This is definitely helping up the excitement for the Twilight premiere. Not long to go now. THANK GOD.

P.S. About those DVD's i wrote about before. I am an idiot. Just to clarify.

I ordered Pride & Prejudice, The Hitcher and Tremors with the delectable Kevin Bacon. And i can't even WATCH them.

Why?

Because HDDVD can only play on a HD DVD player.

EFFIN COMPUTER! AND YOUR EFFIN NO HD ROM!

Hopefully my little problem will be sorted soon enough, and then i PROMISE to cap them all for you guys.