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dolariWhat a busy day. Since I woke up 'I've been burning through the day. I made a note of little things I needed here and there, made a list, and ordered some DVD+Rs, CD-Rs and jewel cases. From there, I took off to the PO Box.
Emily had told me to keep an eye out on the PO Box for something coming in, and today whatever it was was here. The box was really cute, made out to "Carrie Terrell c/o Jenn Dolari." :D She liked that. Lo and Behold, there's a 45 there! WOW! An honest to goodness lacquer/vinylish record in there with Carrie Terrell on it! It had the Studio Version of the song on Side A, with the live verison on B. I'm gonna bug Dean for his Record Player and have a listen. We were REALLY REALLY REALLY happy with this. We have the COOLEST fans. :D
From there, and since I was in the area, I hit the Neko-Neko Anime Shop I'd seen on TV. Good thing is that it's STILL THERE. :) I was worried about that. Anime is nice, but it's expensive, and the viewers aren't always making good money. But it's still around. However, it wasn't what I thought it was. It really was just a DVD rental place, with one or two toys, only. Nothing big.
From there, I bought a bed. It's nothing big, just a twin bed and box springs (I had a frame already), but it's mine. For the first time since 1996, I will be sleeping in my own bed. I'm not sharing it, or sleeping on a couch, or on the floor, or in my truck - I'm in my own bed. What a wonderful feeling. :)
Didn't really last long because it was out for groceries as soon as Dean got in, then I had to assemble the bed, then organize the room and next thing I know it's 6AM.
Polls opened at 7AM, and, well, I was looking pretty scuzzy. Maintenance on this body to make it look female is pretty rough so on weekends I tend to say "screw it" and stay indoors. Same with quick errands: If I look female, I'll go female. If I don't, I go male-ish. Today was a good explanation as to why I go male-ish.
Looking in the mirror - I looked NOTHING like a female. But my registration card says "Jennifer." Knowing full well I needed to look like my ID, I jumped in the shower at 6AM, and got out at 6:40 I grabbed some casual clothes and seeing that it was already 6:50, decided to forgo makeup.
So almost an HOUR to get ready, so that I look CASUAL to do somethign that took all of ten minutes. I realize there'll be a time when I can't get away with male-ish (I'm getting there already with my breasts), but I don't think I'm insane to do the occasional slack. This body is just damned high maintenance.
One of the few joys about being a third shifter, is being able to say "I was the second voter in the pricinct." And it was just a hop-skip-and-a-jump away, two minute walk. And while I was there, the poor woman (who kept calling me He (sigh)) actually managed to lose my voter's registration AS I GAVE IT TO HER. She found it a few minutes later. It landed in her lap.
I went to the voting machine, and it was pretty simple, although I wasn't a big fan of the "Select Dial." I have a confession to make though. Looking at the Bush/Kerry/Badnarik selection, I actually hovered over Kerry and Bodnarik...and really had to think about this vote. I know I said that this election, Firing Bush was more important than getting The Right Person IN but I still really felt wrong about that. I always believed that voting was about voting for the right person, versus voting against someone else.
I'm not a HUGE fan of libertarians, but their social policies are in line with my thinking, even if their economic policies aren't. And in the last two elections I voted Libertarian. Had this been your average run of the mill election, like 1996 or 1992, Badnarik would have gotten my vote. But this year Kerry got it.
We need another 4 years of Bush like I need a hole in the head, and if it comes down to the popular vote, I want to make sure he gets as much backing as he can.
Today is also Day of the Dead. Usually on this day, I celebrate the life of someone who is no longer with us, or a person/concept I need to throw away. I tend to hanga round the atheist side of agnostic, but DotD really resonates with me, and was one of the few holidays that Made Sense to me. When I had my brif fling with Wicca, I was VERY happy to see that there was a day for that as well, and it has since kind of merged into a three day holiday for me.
Last year, my mother decided for me that it would be my Grandfather (it was one of the few times my mom and I really CONNECTED). This year, I knew I would probably be too busy with the poster/comics/errands on the 31st/1st and 2nd to do anything...but then I thought: Is there anyone I personally knew, recently dead, to celebrate for? Do I have anything that I need to say Goodbye to? And I was happy to say "No." :)
Now it's time for bed. But before I do, I direct you to my 2001 Day of the Dead story. While I'm happy that no one/thing I know needs to be celebrated, it's always good to remember those that have passed on before.
Emily had told me to keep an eye out on the PO Box for something coming in, and today whatever it was was here. The box was really cute, made out to "Carrie Terrell c/o Jenn Dolari." :D She liked that. Lo and Behold, there's a 45 there! WOW! An honest to goodness lacquer/vinylish record in there with Carrie Terrell on it! It had the Studio Version of the song on Side A, with the live verison on B. I'm gonna bug Dean for his Record Player and have a listen. We were REALLY REALLY REALLY happy with this. We have the COOLEST fans. :D
From there, and since I was in the area, I hit the Neko-Neko Anime Shop I'd seen on TV. Good thing is that it's STILL THERE. :) I was worried about that. Anime is nice, but it's expensive, and the viewers aren't always making good money. But it's still around. However, it wasn't what I thought it was. It really was just a DVD rental place, with one or two toys, only. Nothing big.
From there, I bought a bed. It's nothing big, just a twin bed and box springs (I had a frame already), but it's mine. For the first time since 1996, I will be sleeping in my own bed. I'm not sharing it, or sleeping on a couch, or on the floor, or in my truck - I'm in my own bed. What a wonderful feeling. :)
Didn't really last long because it was out for groceries as soon as Dean got in, then I had to assemble the bed, then organize the room and next thing I know it's 6AM.
Polls opened at 7AM, and, well, I was looking pretty scuzzy. Maintenance on this body to make it look female is pretty rough so on weekends I tend to say "screw it" and stay indoors. Same with quick errands: If I look female, I'll go female. If I don't, I go male-ish. Today was a good explanation as to why I go male-ish.
Looking in the mirror - I looked NOTHING like a female. But my registration card says "Jennifer." Knowing full well I needed to look like my ID, I jumped in the shower at 6AM, and got out at 6:40 I grabbed some casual clothes and seeing that it was already 6:50, decided to forgo makeup.
So almost an HOUR to get ready, so that I look CASUAL to do somethign that took all of ten minutes. I realize there'll be a time when I can't get away with male-ish (I'm getting there already with my breasts), but I don't think I'm insane to do the occasional slack. This body is just damned high maintenance.
One of the few joys about being a third shifter, is being able to say "I was the second voter in the pricinct." And it was just a hop-skip-and-a-jump away, two minute walk. And while I was there, the poor woman (who kept calling me He (sigh)) actually managed to lose my voter's registration AS I GAVE IT TO HER. She found it a few minutes later. It landed in her lap.
I went to the voting machine, and it was pretty simple, although I wasn't a big fan of the "Select Dial." I have a confession to make though. Looking at the Bush/Kerry/Badnarik selection, I actually hovered over Kerry and Bodnarik...and really had to think about this vote. I know I said that this election, Firing Bush was more important than getting The Right Person IN but I still really felt wrong about that. I always believed that voting was about voting for the right person, versus voting against someone else.
I'm not a HUGE fan of libertarians, but their social policies are in line with my thinking, even if their economic policies aren't. And in the last two elections I voted Libertarian. Had this been your average run of the mill election, like 1996 or 1992, Badnarik would have gotten my vote. But this year Kerry got it.
We need another 4 years of Bush like I need a hole in the head, and if it comes down to the popular vote, I want to make sure he gets as much backing as he can.
Today is also Day of the Dead. Usually on this day, I celebrate the life of someone who is no longer with us, or a person/concept I need to throw away. I tend to hanga round the atheist side of agnostic, but DotD really resonates with me, and was one of the few holidays that Made Sense to me. When I had my brif fling with Wicca, I was VERY happy to see that there was a day for that as well, and it has since kind of merged into a three day holiday for me.
Last year, my mother decided for me that it would be my Grandfather (it was one of the few times my mom and I really CONNECTED). This year, I knew I would probably be too busy with the poster/comics/errands on the 31st/1st and 2nd to do anything...but then I thought: Is there anyone I personally knew, recently dead, to celebrate for? Do I have anything that I need to say Goodbye to? And I was happy to say "No." :)
Now it's time for bed. But before I do, I direct you to my 2001 Day of the Dead story. While I'm happy that no one/thing I know needs to be celebrated, it's always good to remember those that have passed on before.
