Oh, Hey! I'm Back!

Wow, it's been a long time since I've last posted...probably the longest lapse in posts since I've started this blog...which is kind of funny, one of my last posts celebrated this blog making it for a year...

Here's what all has been going on with me since I last posted:

- I finally moved out of my apartment! You know, the one with the terrible neighbors? [For funsies, read this, this, this, or this. All of which are lovely reminders of just how not-lovely my apartment experience has been]

• The new apartment has been much better, in regards to noxious neighbors. However, the management staff is terrible. I don't know if they're all virtually brand new or just incompetent...but it's infuriating, either way. Plus, I'd paid for a couple month's worth of 'luxury-grade' amenities and hadn't been able to use them, at all, for various office-bungling reasons. Sooooo, yeah. That's been a hoot.
• I managed to hire the worst moving company in the world. Seriously, guys...it was awful. And expensive. And I still had to move a ton of stuff by myself. Worst movers ever!
• And because Charter is a terrible company with terrible customer service...I don't have any cable or internet at my new place. I've had 4 appointments with them...2 were flat-out missed without so much as a phone call from the technician or Charter's office. 1 was botched because the tech was ill-prepared and the other was with a tech who left in the middle of the install without even saying he was leaving. Seriously. He didn't even call in to say he had left the job either. Sooooo fed up with Charter right now.

- With moving to a new apartment comes moving kids to a new school zone...that's how it is where I live, anyway. [I'd hate to be the one that's responsible for drafting up the zoning map] So, I've been trying to register the kiddo with his new school and it's been needlessly complicated. Last I heard from his school's registrar, things are good to go, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the first day of school goes smoothly...

- Work has been crazy busy! I can typically find time to write out a quick post between working on reports, but that hasn't been the case for quite some time now...

- And for a bit of good news, I'm no longer a vehicular hobo!! Yep! I've finally got a car to replace the one that I wrecked last year...on my birthday. 

- And, finally, my birthday was last week. I turned 30 and I hate it. But, let's not make a big deal out of it, okay? Thanks!

Birthday, ignored. Got it!

Age Appropriate Party Idea?

So, I have a brilliant/ridiculous idea!

This year, I'm turning the dreaded 30. [yeah, yeah...point and laugh or whatever...]

Now...my last birthday was pretty much a disaster [I'm still sad about that car]. I opted out of any sort of birthday celebration other than cake with the immediate family because, well, car wrecks kind of take all the fun out of things.

Seeing as I'm marking the beginning of another decade in my life, I feel as if I should, I don't know, do something fun?

I found this little cutie while browsing on Pinterest:

Squee!

Isn't it just adorable??! Let's ignore the fact that it's written up for a child's 1st birthday, shall we?

Let's face it...I'm not the 'going out for a drink' type, and I never will be. So, if I invite some friends and family over for food, cake, and completely avoiding the fact that I'm turning 30...who's to say I can't have 'Little Mermaid' themed cake and decorations!

[Though, when I mentioned this thought to my sister, her first comments were about addressing the invitations to a bar...and then saying that she draws a line at wearing a mermaid tail to said bar...soooooo, am I thinking too juvenile here?]

Thoughts? Feedback? Would anyone like to receive an invitation to said celebration?

Happy Birthday, Brother!

Chaos and dysfunction abound in my life.../shrug at least I'm used to it!

All the craziness aside, today's my brother's birthday!

My brother is an awesome guy [I don't think I can really call him an 'awesome kid' anymore...], and I know I'm blessed to have him as a sibling.

For the most part, he and I have the exact same [awesome] sense of humor and we've liked a lot of the same 'nerd' things, too...lots of video games, movies, comics, and anime...in fact, I still get the best anime recommendations from him!

So, thank you, brother, for being the awesome sibling that you are [and for enduring all those years of being stuck riding in the middle spot of the back seat and for begrudgingly agreeing to play 2 player for all of our favorite video games]...I wish you the most wonderful year!

/lol!

Birthday Merriment and Movies...

A very drowsy good morning to you all...I don't know why, but it seems like I've had the hardest time getting up and going here lately. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I've actually been getting more sleep that I did about a month ago, but I feel as if I'm less rested that before.

/shrug Oh well, guess it's just one of those things...

Do you remember the post I'd written back in August about the book "Gone Girl"?

[Here's that post just in case you missed it]

John Barrowman = the perfect Nick Dunne

It's being made into a movie! It comes out next weekend and I'm super excited! I think the casting seems like a good fit. I'm in love with the idea of Neil Patrick Harris playing the role of Desi Collings...but really, I love just about everything that NPH does [he's a truly amazing performer]. I don't know how I feel about Ben Affleck being cast as Nick Dunne [one of the main characters in the book], but after atrocities like DareDevil, I think the wariness is justified. I'm sure it doesn't help that the Nick Dunne I imagined looked way more like John Barrowman and nothing like Ben Affleck. [Don't even get me started on roles that I think a terrible for Ben Affleck...**coughcough**Batman!*cough*]

My personal casting preferences aside, I think it there's the potential for a great movie...here's the link to the IMDb page, there's a trailer on it you should check out if you haven't seen one yet.

Gone Girl - IMDb

Elsewhere in Gotham City...

Boing! Boing! Boing

Today's my sister's birthday!! Let's celebrate the anniversary of the day my sister graced the world with her presence and took away my 'only child' title!! [I kid, I kid...everyone knows I love my sister...]

The gif of Pinkie Pie bouncing on a balloon is maybe the most perfect depiction of what celebrating my sister's birthday is like...she IS the human embodiment of Pinkie Pie! Super excitable, ridiculously hyper, and a huge fan of the color pink...

Happy birthday to my awesome sister!!

Happy Birthday!! Not Really....

So, I know the saying is to start off something "with a bang"...it's not something that I actually recommend.

Yep. That's my car...or at least it was.

No one was hurt, so at least there's a little bit of good news.

I was going to write a post on new beginnings and such...but that will come later. Ummm, happy birthday, to me? :(