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or other stuff will happen.

I think my pinkie toe is now broken. I was running to get my shoes to meet up with my husband outside the apartment, and jammed 4 of my toes into the wall.

My pinkie toe is now plumped up and a beeeeaaaauuuutiful shade of purple.

So..... shitty but good things have happened lately.

Bunny has started peeing outside his box, that means hormones are kicking in, and his pockets shall be picked in the next month.

Finally signed up to be a core member of the PFM derby practice group. Monthly dues instead of per practice, and much cheaper.

Had to drive to Seattle to get parts that were missing because GE's factory workers don't speak friggin' English. When I got there my car started making the same noise it made about a month ago when a tube fell off the engine. Had the hub come home to check it out. He took it to the dealership and they found another tube that had come loose. They hooked it up and sent him on his way.

On the way home my car started making whooshing noises and pouring out black smoke from the tailpipe.

Dammit.

Down to one car, and neither of use have the ability to take off work or work from home. So weird to be stuck somewhere without transportation.

Was able to get some aggression out on the skating floor at my first practice, and even pulled off some moves I never thought I could do. Strange how much easier rollerskating becomes when you're not in "don't want to fall" mode.

Other than that, headed down to the folk's tomorrow to cook salmon for my stepdad, and my Dad's famous marinated drumsticks. For over 10 years I've tried to remember what was in the marinade that made it so good, and discovered the secret: Maple Syrup. I have no clue why the brown sugar, or other sweet things I put in it don't work near as well.

Also going to try another fun fireworks project. Tin can rocket. Looks to me like it will be hours of fun blasting an empty can of green beans 50 ft. into the air.



Oh yeah. I got older a few weeks ago too. My back even went out on me ON my birthday just to remind me I'm old.

P.S. Happy 4th everyone. go blow shit up.

We've found out recently that Pixel loves/hates paper. Bags, newspapers, anything! He'll jump on it until it's flattened, and chew the heck out of it. Once satisfied with his job, he'll hop back to his cage and rest.

We then sneak back in and "revive" his nemeses by crumpling/opening them back up. So evil. :P

Some more pictures of Pixel. He's kinda ADD right now and very anti-being-held, so we did as best as we could.



( onward! )

So I tested out my toeguard today, and guess what? It works great! Falling down and getting back up with wheels on your feet can be quite tiring, so I wasn't able to test it out too much.

I'm planning on getting some more leather that's thicker with the top grain, make a few sets, and give them out to some girls I know that are good at killing toe guards to test them out.

If I can figure out an easier way to sew them, and they test out well, I might have someway to make extra money.

Skates are still killing my feet, I'm hoping that they'll break in soon. Feeling more and more stable on them every time I go out, and I was even gearing up for crossovers tonight. I have noticed that these skates really work my leg muscles more than artistic skates.

I shall have thighs of steel.

Aren't they beautiful? These are my skates, an early birthday present from my 'rents. Wanting to take good care of them, I'm working on making a better toe guard. A lot of derby involves falling in a safe matter, and that involves dragging toes a lot. You must be careful, because once you ruin the toes of your skates, you're screwed.

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NOTE: I would be more descriptive, but I've been reading/watching REALLY bad fan-fiction all day, and now my brain is melted. Here:

I'm on Prednizone for my allergic reaction, which lowers my immune system's functionality. I was up all night with food poisoning.

I'm sooo done with this.

Getting packed up and will be driving home tomorrow.

Bout tonight was amazing. Met a girl that's a pivot that is taller than me. Rock.

Oh, and you can track our trip home here if you're bored: http://www.tainteddonuts.com/trackme/

I'll post pics when I get home too :D

Been watching the sand hill cranes every day. I can't believe they are up to five feet tall! A storm came in yesterday morning and gave the ranch 3 inches of snow, right after the hub helped his dad plant some onion bulbs. I'm wondering where spring is up here as well.

Other than the snow, the view is quite beautiful, and it is so QUIET.

Went to NPS yesterday, I wish there was a place like this in Washington. Basically, pallets that get damaged in transit aren't sellable, so they sell them to NPS at a really cheap price, then whatever they have they sell to the public equally cheap. Much like a Grocery Outlet, but on a much grander scale.

Also went to the local thrift store to do some treasure hunting. I found a Robosapien in perfect condition for ten bucks! I was quite excited, because I know how many motors are in it, and those alone are around $10 each. So he will be played with for a little while, then pillaged for parts.

Strange headache is coming back full force, but only when I breathe in. I'm really starting to think it's more my sinuses than hormonal, but it seems everything I do makes my skull under my left eyebrow feel like there's a little man inside with a picaxe, chipping away. I'm just waiting for him to break free. Maybe the pain will stop then. :P

With so much stress and rushing gone, I feel more of a want to write in LJ. I really need to hold onto that and keep going. It really encourages the brain juices.

In the next few days we'll be purchasing tickets to the Derby bout in Salt Lake. Found out it's the SLC Shakers, which is an all-star team comprised of members of the other SLC teams. This should turn out to be fun.

EDIT: Another storm rolled in and now there's about a foot of snow out there... and it's COLD.