evile: (cruise)
Unemployment continues
job applications continue
hot weather continues
feed dogs walk dogs
housework (not as much as I should)
make dinner for household
feed dogs walk dogs
TV
insomnia
depression


Housemate hasn't wanted to try the new pool up the street and I've only been once without her. On the plus side, she's started to think about what she might like to do next with her life, rather than talking about suicide. She is considering buying a 3 or 4 plex and using the rent from the units she's not living in to pay her way. That seems sensible.

I spend a lot of time making wish lists in my head for when I am employed and making money again.

$ for property tax
pepita x ray and 2nd opinion & possible hip dysplasia surgery if needed
new floors
mini split units for bedrooms
new roof
new garage door

& just because as long as I'm wishing may as well be silly and wacky
swim spa
halotherapy/red light booth


My father died 13 years ago today. I was at Here There Be Monsters Con with Thax and Flavio (aka moochy bachelor) when I got the news. The photos of me from that day are surreal. all dressed up, empty eyes.
evile: (Mermaid)
Adding this one to the wish list:

https://fitmaxipool.com/shop/fitmax-therapy-pool/


I've spent the morning being productive. Debating whether or not to go to Colony Park Pool.

Hurricane Erin isn't sending much rain our way but there are vague chances today and tomorrow; so maybe no swimming.

I am dog-sitting for my cousin B. until Saturday night or Sunday morning. He's flying out today for an interview back in Oregon. He has decided to move back there if he can get a job squared away. Apparently has someone up there looking for a roommate and is prepared to continue his life of sobriety even without family in the nearby area. So that's good. He just needed some time to get his head straight, I guess.

Our housemate's dog Mr. Hyde sprained his ankle (?) or something while out on a walk last week so he's been staying home from walks and I've been giving him dog pain meds mornig and evening. He's putting weight on both back legs now, a little bit limpy but that is somehwat normal for him; he's probably 13-15 yrs old and a bit chubby so his back legs seem to give him a little bit of trouble until he's been up and walking around a bit. He pulls on the leash while out for walks, like the WHOLE time he's on a walk, and we think what happened was he injured himself by jumping and barking at another dog that was out on a walk , across the street from us. He wasn't really raised around dogs so he's really excited to see other dogs but doesn't really know how to make friends. We've tried to explain that straining at the end of your leash and screaming across the street "HI BE MY FRIEND NOW PLEASE!" is not really how its done. On the plus side, seeing him be so reactive seems to have curbed some of Sunny and Pepita's reactive behavior (now you see how ridiculous you look, girls?)

I had gotten Sunny to a good place but then when Pepita came to live with us, they ended up egging each other on and being fairly awful on leash.

Anyway, we are all making progress in our own little ways. Even Mr. Hyde isn't quite as crazed as he used to be.

He's fine at the dog park,btw. just trots around being a normal little guy.

dogs. bla bla. I know it's boring when other people go on and on about their pets

I dont' really have much else going on. feed dogs, walk dogs, look for work, clean house, cook dinner, feed dogs, walk dogs. It wouldnt' be a bad life if I had a bit more $ in the bank.
evile: (hedgehog1)
been hitting the pool in the park near my house every day with our housemate Sam. I have really started to enjoy that healthy habit

So of course the pool closed yesterday. mid august. 'for the winter' one supposes. Oh well. (it was 102 when I was out at the grocery store this afternoon. fml. )

There are a couple of year round pools open in this city, and a couple of them are even free.

I went to Colony Park Pool today. It was very paved. no shade. wading pool and water slide were closed, part of the pool were roped off and had caution tape (the stairs into the shallow end of the main pool, wtf.) And there were a ton of people in what little of the pool was available to use. So I walked back and forth in part of the shallow end and then I came home.

got groceries for dinners for the week.

New phone still isn't here yet. I wish I had thought to go into the Boost store and just get a new phone right away. But that ship has sailed. Now I'm just waiting for UPS.

got some lotto tix. We won $3 in Saturday's drawing, so I'm on a roll. lol.

Making a mental wish list of what I want to buy is fun.

New roof (metal?) and solar panels. House battery?
new flooring in house.
A fleet of Roombas
a little lap-walking pool & hot tub for the back yard. Maybe an infrared sauna and Halotherapy booth while I"m at it. LOL.
xeriscaping
mini split units for each bedroom
gas stove
An Electric Cadillac.

Anyway, back here in RL, I've applied for a few jobs, did dishes, swept and mopped the floor, got groceries, and went swimming. That's pretty good for today.
evile: (hedgehog1)
7k - property taxes 
7k - pepita 2nd opinion and possibly hip surgery
?? - fix VW A/C
1200-2000 - ebike or trike
1200-4000 - mini split a/c for bedroom
200 - new vacuum cleaner (not super fun but it is what it is)
?? - some stuff from this company. I tried their 'wanderlust' perfume yesterday and it went through some interesting phases but ultimately turned out to be a very nice, clean scent.  They also have some dusting powders I'd like to try. Powder is the way to go when the humidity is up, I've learned. 


normal expenses:
$80/month - phones for me and Thax
$800/month - house and car insurance (they just raised it. wtf.)
$600/month (ish?) - groceries/dinners


evile: (lamson)
having to be careful with my disposable income just now, end of contract looming at some uncertain future date...but... this website is tempting meeeee.

Very cute and clever names, and good sounding scent combinations....I like woody/gourmand/dark/smoky/musky more than I like floral/citrus/bright/soapy/clean


Fuckery: Luxardo cherry, caramelized sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, sandalwood, tobacco absolute, smoke, night air, clean sheets 

Moon Magic: Lavender sugar, vanilla steamed milk, chai spices, tonka bean, Cashmeran, Ambroxan, crystals charged by the moonlight (our crystal accord)

Reduced to a Thing That Wants You: Yellow mandarin, pink pepper, tuberose, vanilla bean, marshmallow cream, sandalwood, nutmeg, sheer amber, warm skin and clean sheets

What Big Eyes You Have: Immortelle absolute, lemon meringue pie, pearlescent vanilla musk

2 AM in Lafayette: Vanilla co2, oakmoss, cafe au lait, ribbons of caramel, beignets dusted with powdered sugar

Pelicans Dive in the Ocean: Palo santo, pear, fresh linen, sea salt, Ambroxan, ambrette, sunlight playing off of clear blue water 

Serpentine:  Ripe figs, fig leaf, cardamom, caramelized honey, vanilla, Peru balsam, Cedar, Iso E Super

Don't Whistle In The Woods: Cedar, sandalwood, cypriol, fir balsam, black vanilla, sugar, ambrette, and a hint of fur

Cabanilla:  Salted vanilla, sand, palm fronds, driftwood, a cracked coconut, brown sugar, balsam of Peru, and a distant beach bonfire

Seance: Campari, orange, cinnamon, jasmine sambac absolute, immortelle absolute, ambrette, vanilla sugar, smoked amber, salt, Australian sandalwood oil, cashmere woods

Follow Me Into The Deep: Vanilla orchid, sweetened coconut milk, tonka, nutmeg

Falling Stars (mean you are with me): A super-cozy, rich and warm blend of black coffee, almond cream, sandalwood, natural oud, palo santo oil, tonka bean absolute, and vanilla bean

Her Kind: Amber, musk, sandalwood, benzoin, Cashmeran, myrrh, vanilla, wisps of smoke

Dreaming Evil: Vanilla, tonka bean, benzoin, cocoa, sheer woods, oud

Something Wicked: Vanilla, patchouli, sandalwood, whiskey

We Are All Stardust: Sandalwood nut co2, Australian sandalwood, beeswax absolute, Iso E Super, Ambroxan, labdanum, vanilla

C'est Noel: Coffee, freshly baked cinnamon bread, roasted chestnuts, blown out candles, lingering church incense, and softly falling snow 

Nothing Burns Like the Cold: Egyptian jasmine absolute, toasted rice, saffron threads, luscious caramel, a trio of vanillas (vanilla CO2, vanilla planifolia accord, and a house tincture of Madagascan vanilla beans), Ambroxan, and velvety musk 

anyhoo....



evile: (freedom)
 Etruscan Water by Francesca Bianchi

Notes:  Bergamot, Green Tangerine, Grapefruit, Petit-grain, Basil, Carvi, Immortelle, Jasmin, Iris root, Musk Ambergris Labdanum Vetiver Oakmoss



African Rooibos by Chris Collins

A warm wind carries the scent of rooibos leaves and cedar off the South African mountains. Spicy black pepper and warm cardamom speak to a multidimensional personality, while bright bergamot brings life to the blend. I

It’s a scent with effortless charisma that feels like being comfortable in your skin.

Top Notes: Bergamot, Cardamom, Black Pepper

Heart Notes: Rooibos tea accord, Orris Butter

Base Notes: Cedarwood, Tonka bean, Immortelle flower Absolute


Måd by ånd fragrance

Notes: Madagascan Vanilla, Buchu, Bergamot, Ylang oil, Vetiver, Violet, Musk, Jasmine and Cloves

Flor Y Canto

On the most fragrant festival in the Aztec calendar, the rhythm of drums palpitates as a wealth of flowers is offered on temple altars. Billowing clouds of Copalact as a backdrop to the intoxicating breath of Tuberose, Magnolia, Plumeria and the intensely yellow aroma of the sacred Marigold, Cempoalxochitl.  

Natural, opulent & explosive.

Top Notes: Mexican Acacia, Marigold and Crushed leaf accents

Heart notes: Tuberose Absolute, Magnolia grandiflora and Red & White plumeria

Base Notes: Copal (Mexican Incense), Benzoin and Mexican Vanilla Bean

Jazmin Yucatan by D.S. & Durga

Jungle, humidity, snake plants, jazmín yucateco, crocodile by the cenote, shaded temple, limestone ruins.

 

Entering the interior of the Yucatan peninsula is a journey inwards. The vast beauty of the coast is far behind. Once-thriving cities are preserved in russet orange limestone ruins. Overgrown green vines and dark grasses swallow temples back into the jungle. Fruits hang heavy in the foliage like the humid air of the Yucatan–redolent of jungle flowers. Crocodiles hunt in the cool waters of cenotes. Natives burn copal resin-used for hundreds of years or more, it reminds us of holy ceremonies. The jasmine plants speak of animalic powder, a shocking complex aroma–like spotting the pattern of a jaguar among a monotony of green vegetation.

 Top Notes: Water, Passion flower, Bergamot

Heart Notes: Jasmin yucateco, Sambac, Clove

Base Notes: S nake plant, Vetiver, Copal


https://indigoperfumery.com/

 
evile: (reading)
So, Esquire published this article recently. It interested me because one of my college mentors used to write for Esquire so I read it from time to time, and because I really have let my reading habits lapse during this pandemic and stress and I need to find some new things to read and get back into the habit of reading rather than spacing out in front of a screen. Vary the dissociation methods up a bit, use parts of my brain I'm not using at the moment, etc. 

Lots of comments  about the 'woke mob' and why isn't Tolkein, Heinlen, Asimov, [fill in the blank hundred year old author] on here....

And then FB experts and their  followers using the list to launch political rants against the rabid left, feminists, and people of color. The usual bullshit commentary from the usual neckbeard trolls.
ugh. People like this are why I've generally avoided fandom, conventions, cosplay, etc. There's just so much ugly gatekeeping and it's so fucking tiresome and  unpleasant. 

So, were to I engage in conversation with said cat-piss men/ neckbeard trolls, on the off chance that they'd be able to listen and comprehend (I know they don't and won't, so that's why I'm writing here, just to get it off my chest and out of my head) here are the points I'd try to make:


  • listicles like this can't include every single favorite author ever in the history of ever, the writer was probably trying for more contemporary works rather than the 'classics' known by all fans, and the 'of all time' is hyperbolic clic-bait. Congrats, if you commented with 'whatabout'  or got your underthings in a bunch over it,  you fell for it. Esquire got eyes on the page, which is all they wanted, anyway
  • 'best' is subjective. Your favorites aren't my favorites and that's OK. We will have writers & books we agree on and writers & books we don't.
  •  Authors like JK Rowling and MZ Bradley and David Eddings and Orson Scott Card and Piers Anthony are problematic, messy, terrible human beings. Even my beloved Harlan Ellison was a giant creep--stories of him being sexist and gross at cons abound, as much as it pains me to say. Authors who are alive or were alive during the readers' lifetimes have this sort of thing come to light and then we have to go through the minefield of trying to figure out how to (whether to) enjoy their art for its own sake, or if we need to shun both the art and the artist. For myself, in the case of knowing that MZB was abusive and either allowed, encouraged, or aided her partner in acts of child abuse and pedophilia make it very very difficult to re-read any of her stuff, let alone enjoy it. I, personally, just can't separate the art and the artist in that case. (Harlan Ellison hitting on women at cons  and being sexist, for whatever reason, I find forgive-able. 'a product of his time' Maybe that makes me a bad person too, I dunno.)


  • OTOH, why not JUST LET PEOPLE ENJOY THINGS.? The world is a dumpster fire, we are all suffering and lonely and anxious and sad, so if there's a book or a writer that takes us away from the shit for a harmless mental trip to lands of swords and sorcery and dragons and magic, just please let people enjoy that. FFS.


  • tl:dr this sums things up better than I can. 
evile: (perfume)
I can't remember if I've shared this website with my fellow perfumey friends yet, but here is a really nice site that I'm enjoying quite a bit:

http://www.fragrantica.com/
evile: (Dream Temple)

evile: (Creativity)
Thax and I have been slowly but surely decluttering the craft/computer room. It's been on the list for years now...literally. I'm good at procrastinating, what can I say...

Tonight, I'm afraid I got seriously sidetracked. It started earlier today when our friend L. posted a link to a really fabulous house right smack on 6th St. Cool location, great space, totally redone in the 70's...and it looks it. I went clicking around to see the other houses in the "Nearby Similar Listings" and found this wonderful place for a mere $975,000.

315 Lavaca St, house views



The location is also good, but not right smack on 6th. You can walk there easily if you like, but the drunken party noise is not going to be right in your lap all the time. It's also LOTS bigger. Like, 1/4 of a city block LOTS. wow ee.

It's a bit dark and a little dingy inside, but the outdoor deck with the view, outdoor seating area, bar, and hot tub make up for a whole lot of that.

Plus, assuming I had the money to buy the thing in the first place, of course I'd have the money to redecorate. And the dark + industrial look of the existing features is just about perfect for adding Steampunky bits.

I've started putting some ideas up on Polyvore. It's fun.

Heehee. I'm silly. And I need to get back to work on my own RL house now.
evile: (Birthday)
it's my birthday soon!





Get your own Greetinger



My Wishlist - bramblekite
evile: (Creativity)
I swear, this could become an addiction...Read more... )

It also illustrates my woefully expensive & somewhat tacky taste in jewelry...I didn't realize that ring was almost 6 grand when I clicked on it...*giggle*
evile: (headphones)
I was on the way home from my dr. appt and I heard this really cool song on the radio. Turns out it's called "Reunion" and it's by a band called Hot Club of Cowtown. They're local. It's a great little song. The DJ mentioned it's from their new CD, and they're going to be on the radio tomorrow morning at 11, doing an apperance at WAterloo, and then at the Continental Club.

When I got back from work, I googled and found this album review.

What nice serendipity!

I am not so sure about that whole 'going to see music in a club' thing (it's a rarity when I do go somewhere with noise and crowds)

But...it is a good song. I think I at least need the CD.

mmmm

Aug. 20th, 2007 02:12 pm
evile: (Default)
Here's an interesting webpage about the good sniffy stuffs:

http://www.mookychick.co.uk/style/perfumed_world.php



It links to Heaven And Earth Essentials

Among *many* fascinating offerings, they carry a perfume whose name I find fascinating, but the description sounds VILE.

Voodoo Punani

Buttercream FO, Sandalwood EO and Saffron EO

ew. just...ew.
evile: (clutter)

    Oct. 6, 2005

     

     

  •  

evile: (clutter)

    Jul. 13, 2005

     

    I was checking out last year around this time. Maybe this is some kind
    of seasonal insanity I've been having; I was pretty low last July, too.

    Anyway, here ya go.

    http://www.heartsongs-crystal-wands-
    crowns.com/home_crown_unicursal_hexagram.jpg

    More really cool crowns here:
    http://www.heartsongs-crystal-wands-crowns.com/wiccan_pagan_crowns.htm
    http://www.heartsongs-crystal-wands-crowns.com/goddess_crowns.htm
    http://www.heartsongs-crystal-wands-crowns.com/egyptian_crowns.htm

    The windchime is gone, though. :(

evile: (clutter)

    Jan. 27, 2005

     

     

    was tired, had a sore throat, lots of snot, and then woke up about 2
    pm to discover that I'd gotten my 'friend' on top of all that. yay.

    So, I go to get my hair cut Tuesday after work, and Tina goes on
    about how much my hair grew since the last cut, bla bla, and says
    something like "You must be a real fertile Myrtle right now!"

    The very next day, the Russians invade.

    Gotta love it.

    (I really liked it better when I was chemically infertile and had no
    hormonal fluctuations...not to mention the friggen godforsaken 24 lbs
    I've gained after Depo. brandyeileen *lost* weight after she went off
    Depo. Dammit.)

    I got a thing in the mail from The Stratosphere, with a deal on hotel
    (up to 3 nights midweek for $34 a night OR a Friday & Saturday
    package for $129.95),2 free tickets to Bite! or American Superstars,
    some other freebie stuff that doesn't interest me (a coupon book, 3
    entries in the daily slot tournament, 2 free buffets) and I have to
    use all this fun stuf before 07/29.

    Anyway, I'm at work today and getting too much done. My throat is
    somewhat better, but I am still stuffed up, not in my head, but down
    in my throat. I hate that.

    UB posted some crap in her LJ that she stole from somewhere without
    attributing the source. I googled a bit and didn't find an author,
    but did find the story in 2 other places online with 'author
    unknown'...she should have at least said that, rather than nothing,
    which I'm sure will make some people assume she wrote it, but then
    again she never credits her sources, and cuts and pastes liberally
    from hither and yon. I wonder why she didn't ever get busted for
    plagiarism in college,if that's her customary writing 'style'.

    She also posted some stuff on the HFS yahoo groups about playtesting
    her equestrian games. So far she's gotten no response. I will check
    the hfsinchaos list at some point and see if anyone there responded.
    I think it's pretty much the best coping strategy possible in that
    situation, not to respond at all.

evile: (clutter)

    Dec. 5, 2004

     

     

  •  

evile: (declutter)


    22 Nov. 7:21 am

     

     

    http://www.livejournal.com/users/wanderlustlover/

    Holiday Wishes......stolen from <a
    href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/eiluned/"eiluned</a>

    It's <a
    href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/tartanshell/>tartanshell</a>'s
    idea. :)

    Step One

    - Make a post (public, friendslocked, filtered...whatever you're
    comfortable with) to your LJ. The post should contain your list of 10
    holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and
    fandom-related ("I'd love a Snape/Hermione icon that's just for me")
    to medium ("I wish for _____ on DVD") to really big ("All I want for
    Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is,
    make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.

    - If you wish for real life things (not fics or icons), make sure you
    include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your
    address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves)
    could get in touch with you.

    - Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your
    LJ, or link to this post (it'll be public) so that the holiday joy
    will spread.

    Step Two

    - Surf around your friendslist (or friendsfriends, or just random
    journals) to see who has posted their list. And now here's the
    important part:

    - If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so,
    make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's
    treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift
    certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's
    dream purebred Basset Hound for free--do it.

    You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point
    isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be
    someone else's holiday elf--to spread the joy. Gifts can be made
    anonymously or not--it's your call.

    There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings
    attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might
    receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's
    holiday special.

    Step 3:

    Comment in the LJ of the person for whom you've done something, you
    don't necessarily need to say WHAT, just wish them a happy, peaceful,
    healthy 2005.

    My wish list:

    1)Donations to: <a href="http://www.lilithfund.org/">The Lilith
    Fund</a>

    2) <a href="http://www.ppaustin.org/"> Planned Parenthood </a>

    3) <a href="http://www.lser.org/wishlist.htm"> Lone Star Equine
    Rescue</a>

    4) <a href="http://www.austinfoodbank.org/">Capital Area Food Bank</a>

    5) <a href="http://www.austinspca.com/giving/index.html">Austin
    SPCA</a>

    6) Go see something & spend money at <a
    href="http://www.vortexrep.org/">The Vortex Theatre</a>

    7) Spend a few minutes thinking peaceful thoughts for the world.

    8) DON'T spend money at Wal-Mart.

    9) Anything from my <a
    href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/registry.html/002-7138691-
    3820045?%5Fencoding=UTF8&id=3Q717S2QPFHEU">amazon.com</a> wish list

    10) <a href="http://www.noblecollection.com/catalog/product.cfm?
    id=NN7017&catid=21">a time turner</a>. (A WORKING one would be
    better, but I'll take what I can get)

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