Happenings

WoW has started to annoy me... again... i ran into another old friend who had gotten into the game... we started playing together... he being the ring leader of our group along with two other friends... then one night he decides to ignore my advice that was a in all reality a request... which i had been offering upon a deaf ear... with no response for 30 minutes before i exploded at him... then he declares i'm not worth playing with... so that is the third character i've been fucked over with in my gaming experience... first my 62 destruction lock... next my 70 retribution paladin... and now my 52 holy paladin... which is the hardest thing to do in the game - level a healer... what's a person got to do to get people to continually play with him... so i started a tank - a protection paladin... i actually am enjoying it... i'm learning all the intricate skills... yes it will be slow to lvl a fourth toon... but at least i will be wanted... and needed in groups... the upside is that i can do quests without needing much help from other players... the downside is i'm starting all over again and need to get her to level 70 before Wrath of the Litch King comes out... which i surmise is the end of the year... ugh... i'm feed up with playing and having nothing to show for my hard efforts but a toon who no one wants to group with... then starting over again from scratch...

i've been reading a lot as well... trying to keep my mind busy... i'm rereading books i've read countless times in the past... the harry potter series is what i'm currently working on... i need to pick up a copy of the lord of the rings series...

i started knitting a sock at the end of april... i've only worked on it twice... most of it on the first time... and all i've managed to show for it is part of the toe... lol... i'm slow when it comes to something i'm not sure of... mainly if i have concerns if it's nothing going to turn out perfect... i have a pattern for a beret i want to make... i have the yarn... but not the correct needle size to start and finish it... that is mainly tha case...

i've been wanting to sew again as well... but no money to spend on it... nor the talent to draw it out for anyone to tell me if there are patterns similarly available... i'd like to find a professional seamstress to teach me about producing items that look professionally made...

i rearranged the living room... it looks a lot nicer than it did in the past... before: everything was up against the walls... with a large open space in the middle... now: there is a distinct sitting area... making it feel more cozy and inviting... i wish my mother would get the city to lower her property taxes by looking at how crappy the inside of the house looks... then maybe i could start ripping out the old carpet and refinishing the floors... that's the easiest thing to do to the place other than painting it... at least it would be a start on making the place look nice... some new paint would be next in line once the floors were done... crown and base moldings... more lighting in both the ceiling and on the walls... the biggest projects are the ones that worry me the most - the kitchen and two bathrooms... aside from money being the first obstacle to overcome... i'd never know how to do all the plumbing and electrical in there...

i wish i had money to spend on fixing up the place... if i had a regular nine to five job i'd have some money to work on the place but no time... not having one leaves me with no money to make an upgrade and the time to dream about it... oh how the grass is always greener on the other side... lol...

i've also been staying busy by cooking... i never know how it will be received... one week i could make something and no one would touch it all week long except for me... and the next week i could make the same thing again and it would be eaten by the end of the day... how fickle people are... but then again... everyone here but me would rather go to a fast food place and eat rather than staying home and making something for much cheaper...

i finally saw breakfast at tiffanys... it was an ok movie... i'm sure i'll enjoy the book better... but omg... how hot was the lead actor in the movie... he was shirtless at the beginning of the movie for what seemed like an eternity... thank you costume department... lol... my goodness... if i looked like that... i'd have no trouble getting into a hot man's bed for the night... and how skinny was hepburn... my goodness... ah to be thin again... how i miss it... now i'm just some sad fat old cow... but back to the movie... not one i'd care to watch on a regular basis... but worth it for the hot guy... lol...

i want a new book to read... but i never know what to pick up when i get to the store... but once i've read a book i like... i know i want to read something along the same lines as the last... or at least get drawn deep into the storyline like the last... i wonder whats out there...

i've been wanting to write something for a while... but nothing good comes to mind... i know j. k. rowling raised the bar on fantasy when it comes to wizardry... same goes for anne rice and steven king for their respective genres... makes me wish i were as imaginative as i was when i was younger... then maybe i could write something that i don't think is pure rubbish...

well i'm tired of ranting... i think i'll go find something else to do around here... talk to you guys later... cheers mate...