Somewhat disturbing realization #64

So, way back in the day before I was old enough to have valid opinions, I was made to go to church every week.  Catholic church, incidentally.  I would say that I probably had to attend mass every week until I was in my early teens. And yet, despite having it drilled into my skull week after week, I don't think I can recite the entire Lord's Prayer.   Now, I was just idly listening to the A-Team on tv in the background for lack of anything else to watch, and I can easily recite the intro to that show off the top of my head.  Like, the whole thing.  I don't think I ever forgot how that goes, or the intro to Law and Order, for that matter.   Guess that makes me a sinner? （￣ー￣；） 

Clearance

Have I ever mentioned I love buying things on clearance? I'll buy pretty much anything that costs less than $7, on the off-chance that I may be able to one day work it into a super-cute coordinate. I like my outfit today, so I thought I'd camwhore it up a bit. ♪ And everything was less than $5(each, that is)! ...Except the shoes. ...And the necklace, which was a present from Kaz's mom.ヾ(TωT。)
Still pretty good, though! I had sort of a hard time taking a picture where I didn't look either a) several months pregnant, or b) suffering from acute appendicitis, but I guess that one's alright. Oh yeah, unrelated, but my mom is coming to visit from July 31st-August 7th! I'm pretty excited, though I'm not sure what we'll do all week. Kaz did get us tickets to go see the Walking with Dinosaurs show in Chicago, so that should be neat. Finally, I'll have some stuff to take pictures of!
I'm really hungry all of the sudden... I think I'll go eat leftovers, I made some strange dish last night with whatever we had on hand, which happened to be chicken, garlic, mushrooms, onions, zucchini, cream of mushroom soup, and a bunch of spices that I'm not sure went together. It was okay, but not the most amazing thing I've ever cooked. Alright for not using a recipe or buying anything. ヽ(　￣д￣; )ノ Cheers!

Interview!

I was feeling pretty terrible yesterday about the luck I've been having with my job search, but then right when I was about to bash my head on a dull rock, I finally got a response from one of the places I'd applied to.  It's delightfully close to here, less than a 10-minute drive, and seems like a pretty cool place to work.  It's a customer service job, and the pay isn't anything amazing, but just getting an interview for once was a much-needed boost to my self-esteem.  I should hear back pretty soon whether or not they'll hire me, but I guess either way I feel like at least now I've made some progress.  I like to watch "To Catch a Predator" before interviews, because then even if I get asked a question I wasn't prepared for, at least the interviewer isn't Chris Hansen and isn't saying things like, "Why don't you have a seat over there..." or "I have your chat logs.".   Oh, and Kaz got me flowers yesterday (sunflowers, no less!) because he knew I was upset, he's too good to me. （♡´∀`♡） My anti-snacking has been going very well lately, I'm the lowest weight I've been since like... high school!  And that was like a thousand years ago!  The Wii fit was expressing it's concerns that a "healthy" weight for me is like 145 lbs., so I told it to STFU and shoved it back under the coffee table where it belongs. Guess I'll go watch some Law and Order and get dinner started.  What should I make?!  According to WhatTheFuckShouldIMakeForDinner.com, I should make winter lentil soup.  I disagree for so many reasons... (´･д･`) 

Separated at birth?

I forgot I had taken some pictures of Kaz's sister's dog, Teddy, last weekend. He's so cute! Almost all the pictures came out terrible and blurry for some reason, but I just thought I'd post this.
Here's Teddy... And then this is my dog, Sophie...
They're like twins! Except Sophie is about 2x the size of Teddy, and her personality is far more erratic. They both kind of look like Chewbacca, but cuter. In conclusion, here's an unrelated picture of Kaz's cat, Whisky, right before she kicked the crap out of poor Teddy.

That concludes today's thinly-veiled excuse for posting pet pictures.

See you next time!

Inception

...is a pretty cool movie!  Kaz and I went to see it this afternoon, we both really liked it.  I guess I'm kind of late to the Leonardo DiCaprio fan club, I never cared for him when Titanic came out and all my fellow junior high-schoolers were in love with the guy.  But I just recently watched Shutter Island which I also liked, and this movie was enjoyable as well, so I guess I'm a Leo fan now.  I have to say, though, just based on the two most recent movies I've seen of his, Rose should have considered herself fortunate that Jack didn't make it to America in Titanic.  His marriages never seem to end well.   Inception is one of those movies that really sucks you into it, though, I felt out of touch with reality for a while after it ended. （￣〜￣;）  After we got back, we made beef with broccoli for dinner, it was amazing!  I made it once before, but I think it came out better this time.   
The recipe was from here, I recommend it!  We did add quite a bit of extra stuff, though.  Onions, extra garlic/garlic powder, scallions, mushrooms, and a little orange juice.  It's so easy and quick to make. ♪ I'm sad the weekend is over though, back to job-hunting tomorrow.  Ugh, fml!  ヾ(;´Д`●)ﾉ

By the way

Congratulations to my sister, Shay, for winning the Team Fortress 2 Polycount Pack contest!  I didn't know there was such a thing, but a set of items she designed for the Spy are going to be made available to use in-game.  Pretty neat! Haven't played TF2 in ages, but if anyone else does and would like to be friends on Steam, my ID there is is Tarynnosaurus.  Feel free to add me! =) 

Cycling

I did my Wii Fit Plus again after 11 days, and though I was expecting to weigh more than last time, I actually lost 2 lbs. =D  I'm going to try and keep up with it every day, as well as not snacking out of boredom.  So far I'm doing pretty well.  There's a pack of fruit snacks in the kitchen that are trying to make me stray, but I'm determined to hold out until dinner. I unlocked the Island View course in the cycling activity, it's actually quite hard.  It took me 14 minutes to finish, and it was exhausting.  Then again, I'm pretty out of shape, and aerobic exercises have never been my forte.  I like it, though, it gives you a specific task to complete so it's not as boring to me as running on a treadmill.  And I don't have a treadmill, anyway, so this will have to suffice.  I guess I'll see if I can beat my score tomorrow. My other goal is to get back into the habit of studying from my JLPT books, I have so many of them but haven't actually done anything with them in ages.  At some point, most likely in the very distant future, I'd like to be able to pass 1-kyuu.  My Japanese has gotten a lot worse from not practicing, though, I doubt I'd be able to pass 2 if I had to take it again. これから頑張りますｗ！！

Daytime Television

While I've been home lately, I've been leaving the TV on in the background because I abhor silence and enjoy rotting my brain. For those of you that don't have the pleasure of being jobless or just don't watch television, the commercials they put on while normal people are at work seem to be targeting very specific groups of people. According to my extensive research, there are 6 types of advertisements you will see while watching TV between roughly 8AM and 4PM.

#6. Vonage

Because people without jobs can't afford telephones. Makes me feel better about myself, because I have a phone.


#5. Beauty/Weight loss Products

Shady-looking ads for products with funny science-y sounding names that promise to get rid of stretch marks, vericose veins, dark under-eye circles or whatever else ails you. Either that, or diet products that don't work. This also makes me feel better about myself, because I wouldn't need to buy them even if they did work.


#4. Structured Settlement Ads

JG Wentworth, Peachtree, etc. So if you filed a lawsuit and won money, you can get a lump sum to pay off loan sharks or your dealer or whatever. These commercials make me feel bad because they operate under the faulty assumption that I have money coming in at all.


#3. Community Colleges

These will either be ads for ITT Tech, University of Phoenix, or local community colleges. They all feel very strongly about the importance of a degree of some sort in either a) criminal justice, b) engineering, or c) criminal justice. They really push that one, because it sounds fun and if you're sitting at home watching a Law and Order marathon, very achievable. These commercials make me feel annoyed because I know they're full of crap. Also, I can't afford to go back to school, not that it'd be ITT Tech if I could.


#2. Credit Score/Bankruptcy Commercials

Evidently, everyone watching daytime TV has very, very bad credit. Except me, I think mine is okay. Makes me feel good about myself, because I don't need to file for bankruptcy. Yet.


#1. Binder & Binder
These commercials are bizarre and poorly executed, which I guess appeals to old people. They must be doing pretty well for themselves, though, because there's at least 2 of them every commercial break. There's one on as I'm typing this, as a matter of fact. I feel like there's some hidden significance to the guy putting on his weird Indiana Jones hat as he's talking to the camera, but I can't seem to determine what it is. I'm guessing it's a secret message that only people 65+ can understand. Something to look forward to, I suppose.


Now if you ever find yourself home from work with the flu and watching TV, you know what to expect!

And now for my first actual post...

The dining room proudly presents... your dinner! [/Lumiere] This is the result of today's cooking adventure, it turned out pretty good! I made pork tenderloin with onions, garlic stuffing, and baby spinach leaves sauteed with olive oil, garlic and mushrooms.


And for dessert, chocolate chip cookies! Not made from scratch, unfortunately.

...I like taking pictures of food. 8D;

New blog!

Moved from Tumblr to Blogger, since I know more people using this site. Still trying to organize this into some kind of layout, so don't mind the mess. =)