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Christine (aka) Pineapple >^..^<
25 October 2010 @ 09:08 pm

Well, I could go downstairs and type this on the computer, but the likelihood of typos on here is way better, ( I corrected it from netter) and who doesn't like those?

In case you are wondering about my subject, today is October 25 - one month before my birthday. Yes, at almost 30 I am still counting. For me it's a blessing to have another birthday to look forward too. Send walkers and canes to my house! Lol! This year the 25th is thanksgiving day, and who can say no to some cake and turkey?

School this week, ya know all one day so far, has been crazy! I ran into one of the kindergarten teachers after school and she said the same thing! The councilor said it could be the weather, the birds are all confused too. I mean common, it's in the 80s and it's almost Halloween it's coldish by this time, not summer! I hate not having seasons, another reason I love back east. So what it's cold, guys look sexy in a sweater!! *mental pause to drool over Daniel in the ascended!sweater*

Where was I? Oh right frakin weather. This weekend a bunch of is teachers are going to a really NICE French place and will be dropping about $50 for brunch. Honestly, not bad for a high end place. In two weeks mom and dad are coming down for a play here in town. We maybe small, but we have some culture and stuff to do, it's just not kid stuff since none of my kids would be interested in a play, so some of the things in town are hidden gems.

I'm starting to do jewelry again, this time I have a client who has an interesting niche and seems very enthusiastic to see what I am doing! Working on my quilt still, the other one is still up for sale on etsy. I found the fabric, so I'm going ahead with the plans for it to be a queen size light quilt. It would be perfect for the stiff breeze in the nights we have still now.

My teacher friend said she was thinking to maybe do a cheap resort or house rental instead of a cruise since the cruise has gone up. I said I'm still ready for a get away. My passport is needing to be renewed so have to get that squared away soon, no fleeing to not here places if I don't have that!!

Saving for my car is going well, and I should be paying off my charge card in 3 months! It's so great to know I am almost debt free!! This rental house has had me paying for a while. The tub still leaks sometimes, and the windows are drafty, but it's home. I wish I was in the other place, god knows I tried, but being that moving wasn't in His will, I'm happy.

I'm starting to update my resume - or build one some half of my personnel files are no longer on my computer - and can't wait to start looking for positions come January. Maybe I only have 8 more months living here! If I do end up staying, aka can't find another teaching job, I don't think I'll try to move. I wanted the bigger space when I thought I had people living and visiting me, but now it's back to the dead quiet so why bother?

Any who, I'm finally tired and think I can sleep. Teaching subject complements in the morn, no, not compliments, grammar complements. Not as fun for the lost kids, so easy once you know the secret!!

Night all, hope your weather is correct and you are doing well.

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Attitude? Yes.: Sleepy
 
 
Christine (aka) Pineapple >^..^<
24 September 2008 @ 10:32 am
I'm home! No subbing! Me day!!

So... I am tired, sore, legs HURT and I am fighting a cold... so far just stuffed up nose mostly. Blah. I have movies to watch, TV to watch... lots of fun goodies!

I feel semi accomplished so far - I canceled my Dish Network *sniffles and cries* So Oct. the 6 is the last day I have signal... than I have to return the equipment in 30 days. I guess I should have said that I could reach the satelite. Frak. But alas, that gives me 30 days to watch the hours of Olympics still on the DVR. YES, Olympics. I know... move on I have a small part of a life and Olympics was so much wanted to watch! so I DVR'd like.... a lot.

ATM am making a list of Tellie shows and arranging my "how to watch" schedule. *ahem* Between all that I should be good with keeping up with my tellie, except a day late - ok so nothing will change with that since I am usually a day late anyway!

Ah and when the Dish rep asked why I was canceling... I told him I was going to England. He did touch the subject of icky British food *rolls eyes* and I said I had great friends who cook. England has good food - just maybe not what we Yanks are used to! Sheesh!! I was semi impressed how easily "Going to England" came out... Of course I someday want to be able to utter that and it not be a lie. :) Alas.

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I didn't catch him as I left yesterday to decompress before going to the movie store to work, but he said he'd have something for me Thursday (he said this on Monday before he looked at the requests) so I will enjoy my one day off (school AND movie store)... I'm off to finish making my tellie list and do a test in my module. I need it done!! at least today I can spend the 14 hours I am sure this next one will take. *siiiiigh* AND I have the BERJAYAapocalypse_kree I have to continue cause posting is already up. And I have .... 3/4 of one page written. This is take (litterally) 50 or more doing this fic. So sad. I am not giving up... I just need to slam the muse into a wall and nail her down cause I like this start. I am writer, hear me GRRRR!

Anyhow. Lovely day - officially FALL!!!!!!!!!! am looking foward to the cooler weather. *huggles flist* Take care now, ya hear?

Edited to add: Next Saturday I am selling my jewelry at the Movie Gallery Sidewalk sale! YES!! So, all of you in town... come by and look at my pretties (and pick up a few new titles too!)
 
 
Attitude? Yes.: restlessrestless
I'm Listening...: Slave To The Wage - Placebo-B-Sides
 
 
 
Christine (aka) Pineapple >^..^<
23 July 2008 @ 09:35 pm
Ok a few more updates... So far 26 cards, necklaces, bracelets and earrings are up... and quite a few more left on my camera. I'm just a bit tired at the moment.

Snoop around!

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade
chris4short.etsy.com
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Christine (aka) Pineapple >^..^<
22 July 2008 @ 02:29 pm
*taps mic* testing... testing...

After a long time, I am sending my camera in to get my flash fixed (I hope) so I am taking pics of my pretties once more and uploading them to my Etsy! Yes, this means you can finally look at my stuff (again) and some new pieces.

I ship worldwide, and if your country isn't listed, let me know and I'll add it on stat!

Isasiset is still being updated so please, please be patient!! I have over 30 pieces that I haven't sold, and a few new pieces no one knows about... so ... I hope to finish photograph them tonight after work.
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Christine (aka) Pineapple >^..^<
20 February 2008 @ 12:28 pm
So being the dang creative person I am... I have found my quilting material and my card making things. So since none of my quilts are close to being done, I have started on the cards. Here is my first offering!

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using a variety of paper, thread, and ribbon these were a lot of fun to do! Of course my cats thought so too... I'll be making a few more, and perhaps with smaller cards. They really are a lot of fun to do, and I have found some of my older ones... gives me some ideas!
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Christine (aka) Pineapple >^..^<
13 February 2008 @ 01:20 pm
New earrings! A few new ones actually, but this is the only one I have uploaded so far...

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Right.... so hope you like. me go get ready for work now. OI!
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Christine (aka) Pineapple >^..^<
10 February 2008 @ 09:39 pm
Well it's been a while since I have done the whole highs and lows, so here we goes...

Highs:

* The substitute teaching thing is a go! I have a meeting on Thursday morning to learn how to do this thing... I am going to go over to the admin building either tomorrow or tues. to pick up a packet (if i can) to get my fingers printed. *makes plans to change name and face incase that one thing comes back to me... shifts eyes*

* I am not moving ... well, am putting off plans to move, how's that?

* I'm getting more hours at work to help me stay here... until something else comes along.

* Last weekend I spent all Sat. morning in Starbucks watching a movie, some eps of NCIS (whoo hoo.. now I remember why I liked the show!) and doing some new jewelry.

* Signed up for the BERJAYAsongfic50 and have been doing fairly well with writing inspired by song. It's actually a lot harder (and more fun) then I had thought. I have done a many song-fic or song inspired fc, but to do them for the challenge... epp! Gimme some of your fave songs! Really! 700+ songs on iTunes and I am running low on inspiration at times! OI!

Lows:

* This morning I opened the store, only to punch in the alarm code wrong, had the alarm blare, the company call, police call, me balling, and very stressed. Yesterday wasn't any better - I came in early to help my manager, and then my relief was a no show, no call, and i had to stay an hour after my scheduled time - not abad thing, but I was in pain almost the whole time, so I was not happy that my manager took her sweet time to come back when she could have called one of the other girls who lives in town.

* No more interesting calls/emails from people who want to hire me. Career seems to have cooled off.

* General life stress still is bugging me. But who doesn't have stress... I'll try to keep the whining to a minimum.

* Money. Flows one way (most of the time) and it's not flowing back (quickly).

* Tons of other things that have me crying for no reason... but once a cry's been done.. I'm usually ok. And a hug. Need a hug.


Ok... so ya, not as depressing of a post .. but close. So ya. OH! some fun things:

Got to see where the funeral home prepares the bodies! COOL!!! Talked to one of the directors and found out he did autopsies. WOW! So ya, I really love living behind a funeral home! Cause you can bet your pennies they all will be in my next novel.. you know that one that will never be done. Ya next to the others not done...

We had a fire on Friday night. The family effected? the girl who works at Movie Gallery. The one who swore up and down she would work on Sat. The one who was a no call no show... alas. Only the kitchen was on fire and the rest of the front rooms have water damage. It was also the first house I have gone in to look at the damage. I wish I was tall and could do fire fighting full time, cause dude, would love to be an arson investigator! Hmmm may have to look into that... for my characters sake at least.

Ok, so over all the past few weeks, may not be so bad as I have made it out to be to some people... :)
 
 
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Christine (aka) Pineapple >^..^<
04 February 2008 @ 08:45 pm
ok new bracelet in time for V-day...

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Matching earrings also!

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Christine (aka) Pineapple >^..^<
31 January 2008 @ 10:55 pm
After some talking with BERJAYAcoexist_love and some poking around on the internet, I came across this awesome looking necklace that included some buttons strung together to make a necklace. Well, after finding some of my old buttons, I came up with my own design! How exciting is that?

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I present... Cute as a Button! Chokers that are 14 inches featuring a single button on either a black string, or ribbon, with dangling beads to accent the whole piece. Matching or contrasting beads can be customized on your order. And at $15 these make a unique gift for a friend, or special Valentine.

Speaking of the Holiday Which Single People Loath, aka Valentine's Day, I will be redoing some heart-centric necklaces and bracelets - the one I made, was sold before I could put it up! Awesome!

So hurry over to my shop, don't forget to look at some of my other pieces!
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Where Am I?: in front of computer
Attitude? Yes.: artisticartistic
I'm Listening...: Law & Order:SVU
 
 
Christine (aka) Pineapple >^..^<
02 January 2008 @ 09:22 pm
Dear me, this is my first post of 2008 - that's odd to write - and what's going through my brain? The fact that my financial situation is going to the dogs.

I have to go to the paper tomorrow and pick one up, to see if the job with the Judge is in there, and if it is, go to the courthouse and fill out the application to be his secretary. I am freaking silently now.

I am not going to complain (much) but it's just hard at the moment to look around my house - which thank GOD I have been able to keep and scrap the money together every month for - and I have the heater on, low, and anything but the room I am in, lights off. Now I'm gonna make myself cry.

I stayed so strong while up in Dallas and didn't tell my parents exactly how bad things really are. I have to tell Tammy to pay me back, which is not a problem, cause I know she's good for it, so that will ease a bit, but only on my Credit Card. So I have to wait til I can apply for the unemployment check again. I am hoping this week I can apply again. And payday on Friday at Movie Gallery.

Ok, my tiny whine: I don't know what to do with all the freaking jewelry I have done. I have it up on the site, I have sold one piece off there, 2 to a family friend and 3 to my mom. I picked up a lot of new beads, ordered some more to restock, and now.... now, I wonder what I have done. Maybe I should just put up all the jewelry on Ebay and just take what ever price I can get. Put up my supplies and be done with the whole thing. Cause if no one wants what I do, why do it? And in my twisted mind, it screams "you can't even get a frakin journalism job, what the hell were you thinking you can do this?" Sorry, just frustrated and venting... /rant

I better stop before I really do start crying... Really, I hope the next few days and weeks turn around... they have to.. and they can. They will! *positive*

Ok team, I'm gonna continue watching the America's Top Model Marathon. Maybe get some popcorn... mmmm!
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Christine (aka) Pineapple >^..^<
30 December 2007 @ 08:19 pm
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After Christmas updates! Two new necklaces and more to come! Come to Isasiet to see the new jewelry! More to come!

I have ordered some new beads, and this some of the new creations! More will be on the way and of course a few that haven't made it on the site yet too. I'll let ya'll know when some more gets on the site!
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Attitude? Yes.: frustratedfrustrated
Where Am I?: Mom and Dad's - Dallas, TX
 
 
 
Christine (aka) Pineapple >^..^<
28 December 2007 @ 12:38 pm
I'm still up here in Dallas visiting my parents and just being a lazy bum at their house.. same thing, different scenery! Well ok, I have been productive! I made several new necklaces and a bracelet. Bought a way cool bead mag and have been oohing and aahing over the pieces and been trying it out with what I have. I hope to take pics and put them up for sale sometime... unless mom likes them enough and may buys one or two? *fingers crossed* a girl can hope!

Speaking of selling my goods, I am looking into trying to find the next trade days in Marlin. I know it's not like a busy place, but even if i can make a small bit back I can justify buying more beads. Sad isn't it?

OH! OH! now on with the subject line! Tammy and Angie (my bestestess friends in Marlin) separately found me 2 jobs.... well I still need to apply to them, but possible jobs! Angie was talking to Steve about openings at EMS, where he works, and I think they need a full time dispatcher. I know I need special classes to become a EMS dispatcher but I had talked to the owner's wife and she said that if there is a class, I could join - before this opening came available. Tammy found one I could almost guarantee to get. It's working up at the courthouse as the County Judge's secretary. I could do that... also when I think about it, I'd have to take over all the Keep Texas/Keep Falls County Beautiful stuff over too. A LOT OF WORK. But it's not like the paper was any better.

So not in my field, BUT it's a job AND it affords me time to look for my dream job! So we shall see. ALSO, Tammy has said they possibly found a house to move into soon(ish) - It's to buy but the costs would be pretty low. It's a 3 bed/2 bath/with pool. I flipped when she said pool. the best part, since it's 3 bedrooms, I could potentially move out of my house/apt/condo and move in with them. WEEE!!! my cats may have a cow with it, but hell, a bedroom has a door, so they can stay in if they want. Or do a gate so they can jump over, but the zoo (dogs) can't get in... theory is so much nicer than reality.

So, hope everyone had a great Christmas, and a wonderful New Year if I don't talk to you all before than!!
 
 
Attitude? Yes.: hungryhungry
Where Am I?: Dallas, Texas, BABE!
I'm Listening...: mom in the kitchen... company hurry up!
 
 
 
Christine (aka) Pineapple >^..^<
06 December 2007 @ 04:08 pm
No pressure ya'll, but if there is a piece(s) you like from my shop you may want to place the order now, so you can receive it in time or so for Christmas.
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Christine (aka) Pineapple >^..^<
03 December 2007 @ 05:35 pm
Hey guys! I've updated my Etsy shop! *finally* I have 2 new bracelets, 1 new necklace and also 1 leather jacket. I made only three of those ;)

You want my stuff... common!

I ship worldwide but if your country isn't on the list, please PM me and I will add it!

If you like, please buy. If you order by Dec 18, I am pretty sure it will get to you by Christmas. Just sayin'...
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Christine (aka) Pineapple >^..^<
19 November 2007 @ 11:08 am
OI!  
Ok, so it's *countdown* 6 more days till my birthday *mini happy dance* and I still don't have a real job (no for me Movie Gallery isn't "real" cause hello, it's not what I will be doing 'til I'm 90) and not really one on the way. I do, however, need to chill and send out more resumes. I get to exahausted in the whole sending them out that I don't do it every day, week... every other week.... Haven't heard back from Roswell Daily, so I don't know. I hate not knowing!

Right, back to a happy subject. My birthday! I've gotten two lovely cards (thank you BERJAYAvixen_logic and BERJAYAstarbuck1980 with BERJAYAana_khouri) and am sure more is on the way... yes I am very optimistic. :) So, because I love you and my friends all over, I want to set up a worldwide ME chat... I mean a "spend a day with Chris" chat... ya. Since I have no clue what I will be doing on my Birthday, nor the days around Thanksgiving, and because most of ya'll have time on the weekends rather than the days, I was wondering if you wanted to set up a chat for that next Saturday, December 1. (eep!) - It's on the same vain as BERJAYAstarbuck1980's chat in May for her birthday. Because it was a blast and I like stealing borrowing ideas... I figured I'd offer.

Ok, let's end it with a mini rant(with a happy ending): I ordered charms online, and they came today (weee) except that they were not exactly what I had in mind. Crap. $27 down the tube(ish) so I than had a brilliant flash: I have an online store... they are more like scrapbooking charms than bracelet charms... me sell! So ya. We shall see.

OH! And my friends (ok, I technically bought it cause it was my credit card used) a PS2 with this SingingStar thing... it's a special edition PS2... yadda yaddda. So that was like tons of fun. It's like karaoke but you get to watch the video too... well more like watch the words. But it grades you on how well your tone/pitch and high notes are. So ya... I didn't do so bad, nothing that someone would want to think i have a new talent, but it was a blast. So when I went to WallyWorld to get the rest of my car radio set (mine is on the fritz) I found this other game I had been looking at. It's like Dance Dance Revolution (which I'd soooo kill to have it looks and is so fun!) but it uses your hands... and the kit has the little camera thingy. So even so I don't have a PS2 (once they pay me, which they will, damn) I can still set it up and play when they are gone (insert evil laugh) - it's all part of my evil plan to be thin and fit. So far not doing too well with it, but am working on it.

Ah, and because I just am sOOOOO rich, I upgraded my LJ to a paid membership - just so I can have the 100+ icons. Yes I am dumb. But look at the shinies I can put with my posts now! *points to new icon and new icons in journal*
 
 
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