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Random 6 AM thoughts... Logan and I should go to the Getty Villa. We pass it all the time when we drive up and down PCH, but I've never gone with him before. I'd live there if I could, for me it's the best museum, as I'm just a super nerd for Ancient Greek and Roman history and myths. It's been my dream to get married there, despite the fact that they do not allow weddings there. But if they did, fuck yeah. And it's been a few years since I've gone, so I think it's time. Maybe one of the weekends after Faire season. A nice Saturday in June could be really lovely. Or maybe for my birthday in August.

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Ravefox
15:50 Feb 29 2024

sadly i have never been and lived here most of my life

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immortalxkiss
16:41 Feb 29 2024

You should absolutely try and make time to go, it's amazing! I prefer it over the Getty, because, as stated in the entry, it's all Ancient Greek and Roman artifacts and that's a time period I'm pretty obsessed with. Tickets are always free, you just need to pay for parking, and the restaurant on property has some pretty good food. They're open everyday but I think Tuesdays. And you get some really nice views of the ocean from the herb garden. 1000 out of 10, totally recommend.

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Did some adulting and got an eye exam done for some new glasses. I haven't gotten a new pair of glasses since... 2019. I'm so insanely bad at doing the basic medical stuff, I don't usually go to any doctor unless I absolutely have to. But, I needed new glasses, my current pair are kinda broken and they keep wanting to slide off my face, which isn't great when I'm trying to get work done or well, do anything, really. I managed to pick what I think is a really cute pair, and I can't wait to get them in about a week or so. At some point I'm just going to look into doing contacts again, since it'll be so much easier, but not right now. Thursday I need to take my car back in to the shop for the rotors and breaks. Not looking forward to that expense, but it needs to be done.

Saturday is the first of the two days for the job fair for the Ren Faire. I'm not sure if I'm going to go this weekend, or on the 16th. I sent an email to Andrew on Sunday, but I haven't heard anything back yet. I may try texting him if I don't hear anything by Friday. I don't mind going out to Irwindale, but I'd rather not if I don't actually have to. It's about an hour drive round trip, all so I can turn in the application, say I've worked Faire before, and have them ask if I'd like to work for the same booth I did last season. It takes like, 10 minuets in total and that doesn't really make the drive worth it for me. So, if I can avoid all of that, I'd like to. But, we'll see. If I don't hear back from Andrew by Saturday morning, I'll just go down in person.

Family drama, it's just sooooo much fun to deal with.. Ugh.

I don't often open myself up here to make new friends, I'll admit I tend to be rather cold and distant with most people who message me. It's a defense mechanism more than anything else, considering the amount of times I've allowed people here to hurt me. But, sometimes someone just squeezes in and you find you can have pleasant conversations. I am reminded how lonely I can make things for myself here, so it's nice to be able to carry on with someone.

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Vodka
08:07 Feb 25 2024

I am glad you were able to find someone you could have a good talk with!

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CuRsEdToDaRkNeSs
19:24 Feb 25 2024

I too am guarded speaking to people on here, at least in the beginning. One too many burns.

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Well, some much needed good news, my Aunt Sue seems to be doing all right. My mom got a text this morning saying she was going to be out on Monday and that she didn't really want visitors. So, yay! It's just super hard with her, we never know for certain what's going to be really bad because of her health issues. But, that's a positive and I'm happy. Hopefully she'll get out on Monday as planned, and she'll be back to well, her normal.

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Vampirewitch39
21:21 Feb 24 2024

Yes!!!!

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I've gotten news that my Aunt Sue is in the hospital with a bad infection. Normally this wouldn't be something to really worry about, but with her health being as bad as it is, this is actually pretty terrible news. I'm just... I'm reminded of when my Nana passed and I just... I can't. So, tomorrow my mom and I are going to drive up to Victorville and spend some time with her. I'm going to try and be optimistic, this isn't her first time having to be in the hospital, but I'm just so worried about her. I detest hospitals, with as much as I was in them before my Nana passed, but I'll put on a brave face and get through my discomfort.

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CuRsEdToDaRkNeSs
08:41 Feb 24 2024

I hope she heals quickly and all turns out well.

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Vampirewitch39
21:21 Feb 24 2024

Oh no. Sorry to hear. Wish her the best.

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I'm a couple of episodes into Netflix's live-action remake of Avatar: The Last Airbender, and I have to say, I'm pleasently surprised by it so far. The casting is pretty spot on, the costuming is also really well done, and the story so far follows pretty closely with the show. You do miss out on a lot of the silliness of the cartoon, a lot of Sokka's jokes, and the tone of Netflix's show is a lot darker, but I'm enjoying it. I really like the way they've done the bending. It's definitely leagues above and beyond what the movie was... I have high hopes for this series. Granted, the remaining six episodes can totally go off the rails, but from what I've seen, I'm digging it.

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Cadrewolf2
21:57 Feb 22 2024

Love the last Airbender movie, wish they would have continued the movie more tell its final

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Vampirewitch39
22:17 Feb 22 2024

On my list.

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Two weekends in a row without seeing Logan is really gonna suck. Man, I cannot wait until we can finally just live together and all this every other weekend/long distance stuff can be over with and done. I feel like it keeps getting pushed back, but I know that time will go fast and it really won't be that long until it happens.

I keep waiting for Faire to announce their job fair for this coming season, but so far, they haven't. It's usually the first or second weekend of March, that way they have enough time to still run the optional classes over the following weeks before Faire opens. I'm waiting to reach out to Andrew about working the poke booth again until I know when the job fair is going to be, just in case, for some reason, I have to go down the the site and put in in application in person again. I don't mind the trip, the Santa Fe Dam isn't that far away from where I live, but I just need to know if it'll be a weekend I'm with Logan like it was last year. Hopefully they'll announce soon on Facebook, but, if they don't, I will shoot a text or email to Andrew on the 1st of March, that way I can figure out what's going to happen if I need to apply for another booth. Like, I really hope he didn't decide owning the stand and running the booth wasn't his thing. He grew up at Faire, much like I did, so if anyone would become a staple, I would assume it would be him. Especially after the awesome reception the booth got last season. I am really excited to work again, and I really hope it can be for Andrew. It was the most fun I had working Faire thus far, and I'd hate to lose that.

I know I've said this about other people I have dated, and maybe at the time I believed it, but Logan is my home. It really just clicked with me when he picked me up on Friday night. How I just change the minute I'm in his presence. The stress goes away, the worry, the anxiety, my mindset shifts drastically. I feel complete when I'm with him, lacking when I'm not. It's how I know, out of all the people, he's the one for me, my person. No one has made me feel the way he does. He is where I belong, at his side always. It's such a strange thing, how we met, how quickly we fell for each other, how easy it's all been. I have never trusted relationships that were too easy, but with him, we just fit together so perfectly that we don't argue. There aren't many things we disagree on. There has never been a reason for us to fight in the 2+ years we have been together. And normally that would scare me to death, because I'm so used to the toxicity, I've been in so many relationships where fighting and arguing was the norm, I grew up playing witness to such a relationship. Yet, it doesn't really bother me that I'm in something so sound, so stable. I think a lot of it has to do with his profession, his education, because he is able to understand me better than anyone else. I don't use him as a therapist, but with that being his job, he's more than capable to fill the role when I need to vent, he's more understanding of where my mind is at, he has the education and the knowhow to get me back to where I need to be if I slip due to my depression. I don't know how I got so lucky to have found him. Or rather, for him to have found me. But, God, am I ever thankful that he did.

I think I tweaked my back a bit earlier today when I was watching my niece. We walked over to my nephew's school to pick him up, and while we were waiting Gwen wanted me to swing her around. The only issue is that she isn't as small as she used to be, and while she isn't a heavy girl, she's tall for her age and I already have back issues from a former job. So, when I was swinging her around I twisted in such a way that sent a shock of pain up my spine. I didn't think much of it before, since I was fine walking home and hanging with the kids until Kevin and Liz got home, but now that I've been sitting in my recliner, my back is really starting to hurt. It's always something, man. This is life after 30 for me, back issues and lung issues. I'm just a mess sometimes. I'm hoping I can just take it easy for the next few days and that the pain will subside.

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CuRsEdToDaRkNeSs
05:15 Feb 15 2024

Try putting an ice pack on your pack. If you caused any swelling it will help. If that doesn't work.... maybe heat. The joys of figuring out what broke after 30! lol. I have found that Lidocaine patches work really well for back pain, as does my tens unit. Aspercreme makes an unscented Lidocaine roller ball that is quite lovely as well. lol

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Vampirewitch39
17:47 Feb 15 2024

Me too! On back tweaking. I'm moving on to tens unit. Looking up Ludocaine roller.

Hope yours gets better

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Holy cow, don't you have a fucking life? Goddamn.

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KinkyFuckery
04:02 Feb 15 2024

I am sorry I forgot to buy one lol

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immortalxkiss
04:42 Feb 15 2024

Haha. No, site stuff gets a little tedious sometimes. I just have to why some people do the silly things that they do.

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CuRsEdToDaRkNeSs
05:00 Feb 15 2024

No... no this one doesn't.... seriously... I had like 19 before I tapped you in! It's all a stupid game for that fucktard. Must be a lonely sad existence to have nothing better to do than be a troll.

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I wish people here would recognize that my lack of response to stupid messages saying "hey, what's up?" and other such nonsense is my way of saying I'm not interested without having to actually say I'm not interested. But no, they don't get it. And I have to resort to saying it, only to have it forgotten the next day when I get the same dumb messages from the same stupid people. I don't feel comfortable blocking people because I want to be available for all members who may need me, but this shit really annoys me. I don't know how else to say leave me alone. I don't care about small talk. I don't care about your life as I have my own to live. These kinds of messages aren't going to lead to friendship with me, and they sure as fuck aren't going to lead to anything else. Just stop it. I don't want to sound like a bitch, but I just don't care.

If you want to actually start a conversation with me, don't just message me "what' s up?" Have a little creativity. I welcome conversation, but I don't welcome bullshit small talk. There's a difference.

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KinkyFuckery
20:35 Feb 13 2024

So throw something at you and run *smirks* dont hit me lol

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Vampirewitch39
00:39 Feb 14 2024

Agreed.

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I'm an absolute idiot sometimes. I left my car/house keys at Logan's house and I didn't realize this until he had driven me the 73 miles home standing outside my front door at 11 at night. And I didn't have the spare key on me to open the door. So, we stood outside for like, 20 minutes trying to wake someone up inside to let me in, but that didn't work. Then he told me to try Liz and see if I could stay over there for the night. Thankfully she responded quickly, so he drove me over there and she let me stay. Thank God for her and her being so awesome. I don't know what I would have done if she hadn't responded either. Logan had work today, so it's not like I could have stayed over at his place due to regulations and client/patient confidentiality protocols. So yeah, that was a little extra excitement during my evening. Tha k goodness I'll be back out there this weekend too, so he doesn't have to drive out here again or mail my keys to me. I have a spare for my car and the house so I won't be without anything.

Logan also got me a gift, just because. He knows Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney movie, so he got me a little rose in a jar that spins around and lights up, reminiscent of the Enchanted Rose in the story. I love it. We saw Lisa Frankenstein this weekend, which was awesome. We were in the theater with a few other people, but we were the only ones laughing, which was odd. It's a fun little horror/rom com fully of 80's nostalgia, a bit of gore, and a lot of camp. I can totally seeing this becoming a cult classic, something on par with Heathers and But I'm a Cheerleader. We had a lot of fun and throughly enjoyed the movie. Highly recommend. He also got us tickets to see Labyrinth when it comes back to theaters for two nights in March. We'll be going on the 11th. I'm super stoked, Labyrinth came out the year before I was born, and despite it going back to theaters a few times over the years, I've never been able to see it on the big screen. But now I can. So I'm really looking forward to that.

All in all, it's been a good weekend, despite my locking myself out of my house. At least I had people who I could rely on to let me stay over, and a loving partner who wouldn't let me wait outside my house alone, despite me telling him he could go. I'm thankful for the people in my life who love me. I'd be nowhere without them.

So, I looked into the new SoCal Stevie Nicks concert she's doing in May, and nope. Tickets for the worst seats in the house are starting at $500, not including all the taxes and fees. It didn't even cost that much for two tickets and parking when I saw her at the Kia Forum in December. It's a shame, I would have loved to see her again, but not at $500+ a ticket. I'm sure there will be other shows. And you get free play points when you purchase a ticket. As I don't gamble and have no interest in doing so, even with "free money," it's a total waste on me.

It's only been a day, but damn, do the pills the doctor gave me for my cough really help. It's so nice to not be coughing up a lung every few minutes. I still cough a little, but it's nowhere near as bad as it was just yesterday. Such a relief.

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Cadrewolf2
22:14 Feb 09 2024

Yeah

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Vampirewitch39
18:16 Feb 12 2024

Yeah!

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There's something calming about listening to the rain. I thought it was supposed to stop raining for the next 10 days or so, so it was a pleasent surprise when all of a sudden I heard the rain while on the phone with Logan.

The doctor's visit was a success. I started having a coughing fit while I was seeing her and she was able to witness just how bad it gets for me. So along side the emergency inhaler, she prescribed me an inhaler I need to use every day, and something for the coughing. I'm really hoping the everyday inhaler helps more than just having to rely on the emergency one. So, hopefully CVS gets them in by tomorrow, because I don't know if I can do a whole weekend at Logan's without at least an emergency inhaler.

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Vampirewitch39
23:12 Feb 08 2024

Hopefully the cough meds will help.

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Man, I need tomorrow to be here now. I have a doctor's appointment to get a new prescription for my inhaler, as the one I got from the ER visit in 2022 has run out. The last week has been a nightmare, the coughing, the struggling to get a full breath of air. If this is what it's going to be anytime I get sick, life is going to suck. But, it is what it is, I can't fix what Covid did to my lungs, I just need to get used to this and make sure I have always have an inhaler with me. I'm really hoping that once we move to Texas things will get better. The air quality will be vastpy improved at any rate, and I feel like that's a contributor to aggrivating my asthma. But yeah, I need tomorrow to hurry on up so I can get this sorted out and have the ability to just breathe again.

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Vampirewitch39
18:26 Feb 08 2024

Wishing you felt better. My sickness last two month has me on treatments and inhaler use again.

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Stevie Nicks just announced another SoCal show, this time at the casino I used to work at, which is way closer to me than the Kia Forum was... It's in late May. Tickets go on sale on Friday. I may consider getting tickets if the price isn't too high. I wouldn't ask Logan to come with me, it would be a Tuesday night and that's a hell of a drive for him to make just for a concert. Maybe I can talk to Liz, or my aunt Stacy, I know they both love Stevie Nicks. Things to think about.