Winding down.
Last night we had Chevy over. We had fun! I made baked corn, we shared Thai iced teas, and played a whole lot of puzzle fighter. Chevy and I went back and forth for a good hour after Dragon went to sleep I think. I love that game! We all played Castle Crashers as well, and it made me feel bad that I have been neglecting the poor xbox. Most of my free time has been spent catching up on my Netflix queue and messing around online. I temporarily forgot my love of video games.
Today I did not want to get out of bed. I could not get to sleep last night, and just stayed awake in bed quietly playing Cooking mama 2 on my ds. It was really fun. For some reason, I was really enjoying my own company and reveling in the fact that I was the only one awake, able to do anything I want.
There are only 4 more days until school starts back up again. That makes me sad. I am not exactly looking forward to going back. I looked up my books list today and had a minor panic attack. They’re going to be a little over $400 this time around, if I can not get them cheaper online. That means that unless I get a part-time job, I am going to be so broke again this quarter. It sucks. Especially since is the worst quarter to even consider a job, as I am taking the most credits I am allowed to take, in order to stay on track to graduate early. Sigh. Dragon said he’d help me out if I needed it though, so that makes me feel a little better. I just hate asking him for money, ever. I am hoping I can sell a few of my paintins at NorWesCon though. That’ll even it all out. So, instead of worrying, I am just going to put my energy into making pretty things instead :)
Needless to say, that put me in a bit of a foul mood today. I moped around until Dragon got home. Now I am perking up a bit. I got the hookah out, and had a bit of strawberry tobacco. I put on my kitty ears and my purple tutu and rainbow socks, and danced around a little bit. Shake away the blues.
Now, I am looking up a brownie recipe, so the day will be saved!
I am really looking forward to tomorrow! We’re going over to Ladybug and Chevy’s for New Years Eve. It should be a great time! I am going to make Gluhwein, probably with Lexi’s recipe :) I am excited. Pumpkin cookies may or may not also be on the menu.
I can’t believe another year has passed. I look back at a year ago, and life has changed so much. So much for the better, and so much still to look forward to.
<3Shii
Today was very…blah.
“Life is just blah, blah, blah. You hope for Blah, and sometimes you find it, but mostly it’s blah. And waiting for blah. And hoping you were right about the blahs you made. And then, just when you think you’ve got the whole blah damn thing figured out, and you’re surrounded by the ones you blah, death shows up. And blah, blah, blah.”
-”Weeds” The Whole Blah Damn Thing (2008)
Word.
<3Shii
Pictures from Vegas!
I just completed putting pictures of our Vegas trip up. They can be found in their own set, on my flickr. But, here are my favorites!
The Law of Attraction
A couple of my friends were talking about the Day Zero Project today, and since I have been thinking about it for the past few days I figured I may as well jot down my thoughts.
I can not even remember how I came across the Day Zero Project; I think it may have been on one of the blogs I read. I went to the website, looked at the lists of a few people, and decided that I would like to try it out myself, because I really believe in making list of goals you would like to achieve. So far, in the 6 months since I made my list, I have completed 18/101 tasks that I set for myself. That puts me right on track to complete the list within the three years. And really, I am shocked by that number, and how well the list is working for me.
I have believed in the Law of Attraction since I was introduced to it back in 2007. Ladybug, Roxy and myself skipped class one day, went back to my house, and watched the dvd of “The Secret”, which had been all over Oprah and the Today Show, etc., for months before. We all really liked it. It did not say anything that people had not been saying for years and years before it’s creation, but it was a new introduction to an old concept; that what we think about most, we create for our lives.
It seemed simple enough to me and for some reason, I never doubted its validity like many naysayers. It certainly would not hurt anything to start thinking more positive thoughts, and thinking about my goals and wants more, and to feel grateful for all that I have. That is seriously the entire concept right there. So, I have spent the last two years trying to do that. Listening to my heart, thinking positively, and trying to slowly make my dreams come true.
It has not always been easy. I lost my way for a while there. The hardest part is trying to think positively when bad things happen. It is hard to find gratitude in dark situations, but I feel like I have been getting much better at it, and our trip to Vegas reawakened that in me, because there were just too many things that happened.
The trip itself, was not one I thought I would get to do anytime soon. I just remember thinking that it would be fun to spend Christmas in Vegas, and jokingly bringing it up to Dragon. He actually tweaked our budget, and made it so that my little dream was a reality. The next thing I knew, we were on a plane, one of the things on my Day Zero List I didn’t think I would get to do for at least another year!
In Vegas, everything just kept falling together so perfectly.
I was worried that our Zumanity seats would be in the balcony, and that it would be difficult to see. The next thing I know, we are bumped up to the second row!
I was worried that Dragon would lose money playing poker, and every time I thought about him winning (since I had to stay in the hotel while he was away) he came back a little bit ahead!
On the way to Vegas, I was imagining myself shaking hands with Penn at their magic show, not knowing that they would be doing a meet and greet afterward. The next thing I know, I am looking for the bathroom and almost run right into him! We got to meet him and take pictures and everything.
The craziest thing that made me feel like my positive thinking is finally working again, happened on our second to last day. I had a terrible headache, and needed something for it fast. I ended up having to buy a $8 tiny bottle of Advil from the hotel gift shop, and then I didn’t have money to buy any water or anything to take them with. So we walked on, and I was just really hoping for a water fountain, or anything that I could have to take a pill and get rid of my headache. We walked towards the MGM a bit, and sitting there by the garbage was an unopened bottle of water, with absolutely no one in sight, in the long hallway. It was like it was meant for me, and it kind of creeped me out.
Ha ha. I do not really know what I am saying anymore, or what my point was. But Day Zero Project really seems to be working for me. it is causing me to think about the stuff I want to accomplish a lot more, even the stuff that seems impossible. I put “meet someone famous” on there half-heatedly, thinking I would never get that done, but 6 months later, it happened.
So does it work, or am I just lucky? I don’t know…but a positive attitude and big dreams don’t hurt anything!
<3 Shii
Would a cat ever marry a dog?
I don’t know why, but I just can not stop thinking about this absurd question.
Home Sweet Home.
At about noon yesterday, we were both really ready to get home, but had to entertain ourselves until about 6:30pm when we needed to go to the airport. Vegas is fun an everything, but we had just already done so much on the previous days that we just wanted to relax. We ended up going to the Coca-cola store again (that was probably my favorite place out of all of Vegas…I don’t know why. It was just cute and homey, and everyone was really nice) to try their “Sodas from Around the World”. It was $7 for 16 cups of soda, from all over the world. There were ones from England, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, China, Japan, Italy, and other places I can’t think of. They were all very strange, like mint, watermelon, and the disgusting Italian Beverly which tasted like plain carbonated water. But others were really good, like apple and a Brazilian punch that tasted just like Squeeze-its…remember those?! After that we saw the new Sherlock Holmes movie (VERY good) and played a few games at the arcade. At New York, New York, they had a virtual roller coaster. You get in the big, hammer shaped red box, after you design your own roller coaster course. It flips and spins and knocks you around, but it felt pretty real. I want one in my house! :p
We got to the airport with about and hour to wait until we could board. Dragon and I got into a political fight about airport security which led to a broader debate on the US and our government as a whole. We are a definite example of opposites attracting, and this leads to a lot of arguing that goes on. I think we were making the people around us uncomfortable even, because we were sitting there yelling at each other like immature Presidential candidates at a debate, unable to even sit in seats next to each other, for fear that I’d slap him, most likely.And since we were sitting by the same people we’d be flying with, I am sure they were even more confused when we then got on the plane and cuddled and snuggled all the way home.
We have always done this, passionately fight about little things we truly care about. our opinions on a lot of things differ, and I think sometimes people see us argue like that and wonder how we can even be together. But we just do. Just because I may not like many of his opinions, I still love him…those are little pieces of him that make him who he is. And it is always funny once we cool down and just decided to agree to disagree, otherwise we would argue in circles for hours. So, it may not make sense to everyone else, but it does for us. So sorry, airport people :p
We got home at about 1 am, and boy did it feel good. I had missed Leo so much! I think he couldn’t believe we were finally back. He’s even sleeping on the bed still, like he hasn’t been able to get any rest all week. We’re picking up Bella from my dad’s tonight, so our little family will be complete again :)
I had a great time in Vegas, but I missed home and I definitely would not want to live there.
I missed the green. Palm trees look funny, and the ground is just so brown and flat. The air was so dry that I always woke up feeling like I needed to lather myself in lotion.
The weather is slightly warmer there, in the 50’s, and everyone who lives there thinks it is freezing. Dragon got a slurpee at 7-11 one day, and some random guy on the street asked how he wasn’t cold. We realized that we must look weird, walking around without jackets and drinking cold drinks, when everyone else was bundled up. But it was fine for us! And because it was their cold weather, they blast the heating systems inside and it just got to be too hot. Bleh. I definitely prefer here.
I also missed the wet rain. The sunset here is lacking. It just fades into a pink and blue-gray, nothing beautiful like we have here, probably because in Vegas it is so dry. And I missed the smell of rain. I would go out on our balcony in the morning and take deep breaths, and just wouldn’t feel satisfied. It just wasn’t refreshing.
So, it is good to be home. Our own bed. Our pets. Our friends and family. I can’t wait to cook for myself again!
So, though it was a great vacation, there really is no place like home :)
<3Shii
Almost home.
My christmas ended up being pretty wonderful.
Dragon and I decided to get Chinese for dinner, something I had never done before. It was delicious. We ate, and he went to play poker for a little while, while I took my second bubble bath of the day. Seriously, I love this tub. I want a big jacuzzi tub when we get our forever home someday. There is just something so relaxing about sitting up to your neck in suds, getting massaged by jets and sipping a drink. And since Dragon picked me up a tiny bottle of tequila, that it exactly what I did.
When he got home, we snuggled and had couple time. He was tipsy from all the free drinks the waitresses at the casino were throwing at him. Dragon rarely drinks; I can can’t the times I have seen him drunk on my hands. It isn’t that he has anything against it; in fact, he told me before we met, and when he was in the military, he did it all the time. But it is a rare sight for me to have seen. He’s funny; all snuggly and cuddly and confident. I like it.
We definitely had a night of “What happens in Vegas…” moments :p It was fun. I woke up today feeling like crap and wondering what the fuck had happened, so I think our sinful Christmas was a success.
We re-watched “Paper Heart” last night. We saw it in the theater, and since it just came out on dvd, we decided to try it out again. It was just as amazing the second time around. It is a great couples movie; very lovey-dovey and heartwarming. I can’t say enough good things about it. But, we both have taste in movies that lots of people would not agree with, so you may not want to take my word for it :p
Today we slept in, then walked the strip. We went to Caesar’s Palace, and went into their little mall. I loved looking at all of the beautiful statues, adorned with snowflakes and Christmas ornaments. It was so pretty. I feel like we picked the perfect time to visit, because everything is just so jolly and festive, and until yesterday, there were not a lot of people at all.
The mall was nice. Almost too nice :p It was full of tons of posh stores, like Versace, Gucci, Prada, etc. Expensive, and not our thing. Lovely, shiny, beautiful things, but not for me. We went to the Apple store and looked for some cord Dragon wanted, but they were all sold out. I drooled over the Macbook Pros, and Dragon played around with GarageBand, reminding me that I wanted to try to write a few songs before Winter break ends.
We looked at a toy store, because Dragon had promised me a new stuffed animal. They had lots of adorable toys; old-fashioned tin tops, jack in the boxes, stuffed bears…but they too were overpriced. We shared a gelato (which I had never had before…so yummy!) and then decided to go to the mall near Planet Hollywood instead. This was much better, and had stores I was familiar with. Although, I allowed myself to walk past the Betsey Johnson stuff and admire it a bit, though I knew I couldn’t afford anything. I love her work.
We ended up going to Build-a-Bear! I had been passed it many times, and even looked in once or twice, but I had never made one. But it obviously seemed like the best place to get a stuffed animal. They had a Hello Kitty 35th Anniversary doll, and Dragon let me get her. I was pleasantly surprised by the building process. It started by picking her body out of a bin. It was all unstuffed, except her head. Next, you go to a station and step on a pedal to help the worker stuff the animal. You pick out a heart for it, rub and shake it to make it “beat”, give it a kiss, and stuff it in your animal. The worker sews it up for you. Next the animal gets a “bath”, where you brush off any fuzz there might be from stuffing. You pick out clothes (I picked out a cute pink dress and Hello Kitty panties) and dress them in the dressing rooms. then you just name them in a naming station, where you get their birth certificate, then take them home!
It was so adorable. I am 20 and was squealing and giddy; I can only imagine how exciting and special it is for a child to get to do the same. It was definitely one of those things where i was I had invented it. Plus, even with the clothes and accessories, it was cheaper than a Hello Kitty plush of its size would be in most stores. It was a great time, and I am so thankful that I got to do it :) It was a very good day.
We’re going to get home late tomorrow night. I am having fun on vacation, but I am excited to get back home. I miss it.
<3Shii
Kitty likes flashing o.O
A very Merry Christmas!
Wow. It is Christmas! I can’t believe how quickly time passes.
Last night was very wonderful. We walked around the strip during the day, and did a little shopping. At the Coca-cola store, we looked at everything. I usually am not a person that celebrates (or even cares about) brand companies, but Coke has been a part of my life since I was born. My father used to collect pieces, and I have just always loved them, especially around Christmas. We picked up a few things, and I bought myself a charm bracelet as a Christmas gift. I have been wanting a charm bracelet for years now, and I decided to get one there. It has a round Coke charm, and a tiny diet coke. I can’t wait to add more charms over the years as important events happen to me.
We took our pictures with the Coca-cola Polar Bear as well. I have never seen a better costume. It was absolutely adorable, and the person in it was obviously very happy with their job. They just had such personality! It was great. We bought two of the prints and got them in a frame, so we’ll always remember what a wonderful Christmas Eve it was.
That night, we had the Penn and Teller show to go to. We needed to pick up our tickets, and I was worried that we would not get there in time, as the Rio was pretty far from our hotel.
I bought the tickets online about a month ago, and with my confirmation email, they gave me a list of kiosks that the tickets could be picked up at if you did not want to get them at the theater. One of the places was the Hard Rock Hotel, which was off the strip, but still closer than the Rio itself. Since we had to pick up the tickets at least an hour before the show, we decided to go there first.
We decided to walk, rather than take a cab, and I had a bad feeling the whole time. I just felt like something was not right. When we finally got to the hard rock, after about a 20 minute speed walk, they told us the kiosk had been taken out two years ago!
I was livid, since ONE MONTH ago, they told me that I could get them. At this point I was almost crying, and kicking myself for not listening to my gut in the first place. I was very worried that we would not make it in time, and since the tickets were Dragon’s Christmas present from myself, it made it even worse.
We managed to track down a taxi and get to the box office just in time though, and everything was better.
The show was very good. I love Penn and Teller. When I was young, I loved Sabrina the Teenage Witch. I watched all of the shows and movies, had the dolls, and even a computer game where you got to be a witch and solve a bunch of problems using magic. Penn was in the show or a couple of seasons, as a Warlock boyfriend of one of the Aunts. Naturally, he was in the game as well, which was one of my favorites. His part of the game was a mini-game section that I would play over and over, and I just LOVED his voice, so I never forgot it.
When Dragon and I started dating, he introduced me to Penn and Teller’s “Bullsh*t”, and I fell in love. We watch it together all the time, so it really was a great gift.
Their magic show was much like watching their t.v. show. Sometimes I loved it, and sometimes they really pissed me off….they make all of their opinions well known, and sometimes I just do not agree with them. However, I always respect them for their honesty and they way they seem to care about people. I was just funny that I had the same experience.
Their magic tricks were great. Sometimes I felt like I could figure out what they were doing, and others my mind was completely blown. For example, my favorite trick was one where Teller turned a handful of pennies into a huge bowl of glittering goldfish! It was just so fun.
After the show, it got even better. We picked up a few souvenirs, and then Penn and Teller were waiting in the lobby to meet everyone! At first I was not sure if I wanted to wait in line, and I thought that maybe meting them would break the illusion. However, I realized meeting them would make Dragon’s present even better, and that I would regret it if I didn’t. So, we ended up meeting Penn! He shook my hand and I told him we were huge fans. I think Dragon was almost in shock, and didn’t say much; instead he just stood there grinning ear to ear, as we took a picture with him. I’ll post it when we get home.
It was an amazing night :)
And, now I get to cross off “Meet Someone Famous” off of my day zero list. I can’t believe all of the things I have done so far! I made that list with things I really would like to do, but some of them were ones I really doubted I would get to. But everything is just falling together so nicely. I guess the law of attraction really does work.
I don’t know what today will bring. We just finished watching “The Santa Clause” in bed, and now we are just lounging around. I think we will have Chinese for dinner, “The Christmas Story” style, and then…who knows!
I am just having a great time relaxing and being carefree. Vacation rocks. And my goal of committing every deadly sin in Vegas is going quite nicely :)
I miss my friends and family, and I hope you are all having a wonderful day. I hope it is filled with love and joy.
<3Shii
Oh, the Zumanity!
We saw Cirque du Soleil’s show “Zumanity” last night. I was very excited to see it, because I have been wanting to see their work for years, and just thought that I would have to wait a few more years before getting the chance. We chose this show because it was described as “the sensual side of Cirque, and it definitely did not disappoint.
It was basically a celebration of human sexuality, and it was just SO amazing. And our tickets were upgraded at the last minute, and we got to sit in the second row! I could have reached out and touched them. They had EVERYTHING. Our Mistress of the night was a beautiful Drag Queen (she fooled Dragon:p) and she was quite funny. There were funny skits, and amazing athletics, all naked, or almost naked.
I loved the show for many reasons. They did a great job of covering all kinds of body types. You would expect that all of the performers would be small, muscular beautiful people, since they do an acrobatic show, and while many of them were, it was not entirely the case. They covered all different kinds of bodies; rock hard abs, dainty girls with tiny boobs, voluptuous women with a body like a Barbie doll, plus sized people, older people, people with cellulite, men, women, both male and female transsexuals, and ALL were just so beautiful and celebrated.
The show itself was a typical Cirque theme; it was full of acrobatics, contortionists, and singing. But everything was SO sexualized and sensual. For instance, one of the rope scenes was my favorite. It was one woman on an almost black stage. She was blindfolded with soft music playing in the background. SHe moved slowly up the ropes, wrapping them around her body in beautiful patterns. She would crawl over a hundred of feet into the air, and come falling back down (moaning and begging the entire time) the ropes catching around her wrists and breasts. She even choked herself with them, before orgasming and disappearing into the sky.
It was incredibly sexy.
I was a little put off at first, because they used a lot of audience participation in the beginning, and the crowd was just awful. For example, it took a good minute and a half of prodding to get one of the audience members to even take the dildo that was offered to him, because he was embarrassed. I can fully understand that not all people are kinky, and everyone has a right to express their sexuality as conservatively or not, as they would like. But I don’t understand why you would get tickets for that particular show if you were going to go there and be a prude. I mean, you couldn’t even buy the tickets without being 18, because it warned of the graphic nature of the show. So, I was just surprised by the poor attitude most of the crowd seemed to have, and I felt bad for the performers that they were not getting the applause, and hooting and hollering they deserved. So, Dragon and I were just extra loud to make up for it :)
I just loved it. They covered all different kinds of sex. THe obvious kinks like bondage, domination/submission furries, swingers, bi-racial sex, goths, cyber geeks, and so much more. But they also put a lot of emphasis on just slowing down with your partner, and making love. One performance, a nude dance, was so sweet and loving that it made me cry.
At the end, they brought up a couple who had been married for 32 years, and had them slow dance on stage. It was just so sweet.
I am positive that everyone who didn’t go home offended that night, went home and had amazing sex. I wish every adult was required to see the show; it just had such a healthy message about sex and bodies, that everyone would walk away feeling better about themselves.
So, it was a great night and I am very happy.
TOday we just walked around the strip and did some shopping. We ate at The Hard Rock Cafe and looked at all of the memorabilia, and that was great as well. Now we are resting a bit before our Penn and Teller show, which was my Christmas present to Dragon. It should be great.
I can’t believe tomorrow is Christmas! I hope you all have a great one.
<3Shii
p.s. Here is a video from Zumanity of one of the scenes I really enjoyed last night. Only, in this video they have clothes on for YouTube, and in person the girls are topless and in tiny thongs. Very pretty!
So far, so good.
Vegas has been great so far. The plane ride went well, and we were ready t go exploring!
We got to Vegas, got our bags, and grabbed a taxi up to our place. Our taxi driver was an older Russian man, with an incredibly thick accent and warm smile. He asked us where we were from, and joked with us about the land. We told him we were not used to so much brown, being from Seattle, and he told us that any green we find here is plastic and fake, and not to be fooled! He pointed out a shortcut from our hotel (We’re staying at The Signature MGM Grand, if you;re wondering) to the strip, and wished us a Merry Christmas. I liked him for some reason. I think he will make a good character in a story someday.
We were exhausted by the time we got here. We were expecting to only be able to give them our bags, because check-in usually was not until 3pm. But, our suite was ready, and it was only 10 am! It was so relieving, because by this point we had both been awake for over 24 hours, and we just needed to rest for a little while.
The suite is, well, sweeeeeet. I love it. I wish we could live here. And actually, it isn’t much smaller than our condo. The first thing we did, was take a bubble bath. There is a huge jacuzzi tub, perfect for two. I was letting the water fill up the tub, and decided to get the jets going. There were quite a few knobs, and I didn’t know what was what. I turned two knobs up as high as they would go, and pushed another button. All of a sudden, water BURST all over the wall directly in front of it, soaking the clean towels that were hanging there. I quickly turned it off, and Dragon and I just looked at each other like “wtf just happened?” before bursting out in laughter. I cleaned up the water and suds that got every where, and decided to let the tub fill p more before trying again.
We jumped in, turned on the jets, and it was successful this time. Except, I added way too much soap I think, and the bubbles kept getting bigger with the jets churning everything. They grew so high that I had to part them like Moses did the seas, just to see Dragon, who was rapidly disappearing under the white mass. We rinsed off in the sexy big glass shower, and then had the best nap of my life.
Yes, it is Vegas, Sin City. But we were exhausted. I never go that long without sleep. So, we set the alarm for two hours ahead, and zonked out. It was hard to get out of bed, only because it was so comfortable, but we both felt refreshed after that. I cleaned up, changed my clothes, and we went to go pick up our Cirque tickets.
We are seeing Zumanity tonight, and I am very excited! I have never seen a Cirque show, but I always wanted to! And this one is 18+ for its sexual nature…perfect for us! Rawr. So, that will be nice.
Everything here is so shiny and sparkly. There is just far too much to look at.
We saw MGM’s lion exhibit. They made me sad for some reason. They just looked so bored.
We went to New York, New York to get our tickets, and I loved it. Everthing is set up to look like a mini city…buildings inside of buildings. And I am definitely going to have to ride the roller coaster before we leave.
We grabbed some food, but now I am back at the hotel. Dragon wanted to play some poker, and since I am not 21 I can’t go with him. This is sad, because in WA the gambling age is only 18. I have been to casinos there, and really would have liked to do the same here. There are cute kitty and fairy slot machines blinking and screeching at me, taunting me :(
Anyway, I am just going to relax here until he gets back.I may even take another bath. It is funny; I am on vacation, doing the same things I do at home. Sitting on the internet, sipping my Starbucks and writing a blog. But it feels different somehow, because I am not at home. I can just do whatever I want…it just so happens that this is what I want to do :)
At least, until the sun goes down and the lights come up. I can not WAIT to see the strip all lit up.
Then it is no holds barred. I will not be held accountable for my actions, however reckless and hedonistic they may be. Because what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Right?
<3Shii
p.s. I am taking lots of cool pictures, but I realized I forgot to bring the sim card usb plug :( So, no seeing them until I get back!
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