Fallen

BigHotelChainGirl Goes To The Farm

2006-03-21T07:32:00.000+09:00

What BigHotelChainGirl Learned on the Farm

-Cows poo a lot.
-I am the pied piper of donkeys.
-Billy goats are mean.
-Cows poo. A. Lot.
-Just because FarmerDee tells you, "You're the most limber of us, hop on up there, and bounce on those limbs an moosh em down." does not mean it is a good idea.
-Every good farm girl carries antiseptic and bandaids.
-I am not a good farm girl.

Did You Know...

2006-03-21T07:29:00.000+09:00

that wet dog and mixed berry smell like oatmeal?

Bedford, Pennsylvania

2006-03-19T07:35:00.000+09:00

Well, it's not Okinawa anyway. =D

3-11

2006-03-16T02:06:00.000+09:00

*yawn*

And starting next week it's 11pm-7am.

I may not surv.......zzzzzzzzz..................zzzzz..........

Errand Girl Has a Job

2006-03-11T02:19:00.000+09:00

Wahoo. (People do to say "wahoo.") Guess I can change that to LargeHotelChain girl now. So, it's the graveyard shift. So it still leaves me available to be Errand Girl during the day. I am still one step closer to having a legitimate excuse.

Errand Girl Goes to the Gym

2006-03-08T02:14:00.000+09:00

And not to pick anything up. That's right folks, I signed up for a month's membership, all for me, and only me. Haahaahahahahahhaaaa

*ahem*

As you can see, I need it, I'm slightly unstablish.

Errand Girl

2006-03-07T06:01:00.000+09:00

Who can run pick up MamaBabylon's meds? Errand Girl can!
Who can get MammaBabylon a library account? Errand Girl can!
Who can waste all her time and gas? Errand Girl can!
Who can do BrotherBabylon's laundry every 3 days? Errand Girl can!
Who can get money orders for MammaBabylon's rent? Errand Girl can!
Who can pick up MammaBabylon's bleach, laundry detergent, milk, and tissues, "...but not regular tissues, you know those softies, the ones with the lotion. What are they called, Kleeensex, no not Kleensex, and they're not Kleenex, I know they're not Kleenex. You know what Honey, let me just call GrandmaBabylon, she'll know what they are...." Errand Girl can!

Seriously, if you leave comments asking me to be a dear and pickup anything, I will scream. You have been warned.

Missourah

2006-02-28T04:06:00.001+09:00

No, not Missouri. Missourah, thank you very much. That's where I am. Missourah. After a month of packing, hurrying, stressing, and driving, I am once again in the bea-uu-ti-ful U. S. of A., and loving it.
I have 2 months here to drive my family crazy, although that's kinda backfiring. Then it's off to.... oh yeah that's right, still don't know WHERE. Not that that stresses me out or anything. Nope. Not a bit. Akuna Matata, and all that. =D
So yeah, I'm here, where's all my comments? =P

Ummmm...Yeah

2006-02-28T04:06:00.000+09:00

Why is everything pink? Did Blogger have a girl?

Maybe Not So Much Aid

2006-01-29T20:39:00.000+09:00

Yeah, so the 1/2 gallon of Tequila, the fantastically Ginormous hotel tub, and Mandarin Angelica bubble bath kinda squashed the cleaning process.

You understand.

Hopefully, the Housing Inspector does too.

House Cleaning Aid

2006-01-29T14:40:00.000+09:00

We getting ready for our housing final inspection. Too bad that we couldn't send any of the alcohol, and now it has to be errr disposed of before the final inspection. *Sips out of 1/2 gallon of Tequila* Man, sometimes life is rough.

Drool

2006-01-27T13:07:00.000+09:00

Why can't I be this cool?

Look At Me

2006-01-26T14:58:00.000+09:00

My nose is red and peeling. I have a cold sore. I sniff, cough, or sneeze every 30 seconds. I am a sexy beast.

Better Ideas HAVE Been Had

2006-01-24T14:29:00.000+09:00

Yesterday, they took our stuff away. Which, don't get me wrong, is a good thing. That means, said stuff, will be waiting for us at our new home. However, as you can see, I'm still here. Ok well, you can't see, but just take my word for it. I am definitely still here. Anyway, we decided, being stuff-less with 8 remaining days on this island, that we would camp out in our apartment until our flight date.

How fun! How romantic! Right?! WRONG!!!

Last night we slept on borrowed cots, and I use slept lightly, because we were both wide awake at 3 am, and 4 am, until, what time is it now? *sigh*

I'm Heavily Medicated

2006-01-24T14:26:00.000+09:00

Just so you know. The only thing I hate worse than cold medicine, and the icky way it makes me feels, is having a cold and the ickier way it makes me feel.

M Day

2006-01-20T14:50:00.000+09:00

We interrupt the current panic for this announcement....

February 2nd. February 2nd I will be on a plane to the good ole US of A. They are coming to pick up our stuff Monday. I will be living out of a suitcase until May when we reach our new duty station. (It's complicated, ok it's not, I'm just too busy to explain.) So, don't expect too much in the way of posts for the next little while.

We now return you to our scheduled panic.

Big Red Button

2006-01-13T10:44:00.000+09:00

So... if this whole moving early thing works, that means we have 20 days before we leave this island. You may gasp now.

20 days to finish about a dozen projects at work, at least 3 of them major projects.
20 days to sell our POC (piece of crap, come on, stay with me here) car.
20 days to get plane tickets.
20 days to TMO (ship everything we own).
20 days to check out of 100 facilities on base.
20 days to eat all the food in our house.
20 days to get SamDog a kennel, or carrier, or cage, whatever they call those plastic death traps.

So, you know that big, red button, the one I said to never, Never push? Yeah, that's it, the one that says panic. Yeah, why don't you go ahead and push that. Thanks.

Aaaahhhh!

Hai! Thank you!

2006-01-10T16:03:00.000+09:00

Supervisor: You're fired JapaneseDrone!
JapaneseDrone: Hai (yes)! Thank you!

Took. The words. Right. Out of my mouth.

Tryyyying to Be Calm

2006-01-10T13:56:00.000+09:00

I, Alice Babylon, could be moving stateside by the end of this very month. *Face splits in gazillion pieces from smile to big to contain. Yep. Me. =D
I can hardly conatain myself. I thought I was stuck here until the end of April. Cross your fingers everyone, I think I'm coming home!!!!

Oooh That Smell

2006-01-10T10:17:00.000+09:00

Lynard Skynard must have worked in this building. Cause, EWWW! Apparantly, we are built right over some weird sewer line or something. I don't know, all I know is my office always smells like poo poo.

Savages

2006-01-09T16:10:00.000+09:00

You can not buy a hard bristled tooth brush on Okinawa. Savages!

Roses, Smoke, and Salt Water

2006-01-04T13:22:00.000+09:00

*I have six roses ready to bloom, in January, so there is that, on this island, year round roses.

*Every day on my way to lunch I see this guy. He's an Okinawan. He goes for runs during his lunch hour. I always see him in his spandex shorts, with his bottle of water in his hand, and a lit cigarette in his mouth. How does he do that?

That really sums up Okinawa for me, roses in winter, Okinawans running, and Okinawans smoking, all surrounded by salt water.

The Year We Will Return to Civilization

2006-01-03T10:43:00.000+09:00

Happy New Year Blogdom!

I'm feeling 2006. This year I'm coming home Baby! In 5 months tops, I'll have my feet firmly on American soil again. No more shipping to FPO AP addresses! No more, "I wish this island had a mall, a Walmart, a theme park, or a good American restaurant!" No more, "Maybe I'll get to see you next year." No more sushi!

Anyway....

I Still Love Garfield

2006-01-03T10:35:00.000+09:00

Frightening!

2005-12-29T10:36:00.000+09:00

Ok, I only caught 5 minutes of this show. Why do we subject our children to this?

WTO

2005-12-27T11:06:00.000+09:00

It is common to see furniture on the curb in military housing. It's almost a military tradition, you want to get rid of a piece of furniture, put it on the curb and it will magically disappear over night....

Into someone's home, like mine... That's right, I'm a curb robber and proud of it.

Christmas Eve, Kryptonite and I went to check out the competition, Christmas light wise. While we were out we saw this really nice maple entertainment center, with glass doors, and brass handles. So yesterday I convinced Kryp to go back with me.

I couldn't believe it was still there!

It didn't take us long to figure out why. That beast was H-E-A-V-Y, heavy! It took Kryptonite and I 15 minutes in our pajamas to get it on top of our car. Yes, in our PJs. Yes, on our car.

Needless to say, people gawked. I mean we're just driving down the highway, balancing an entertainment center on our tiny Toyota, in our pajamas, with our dog sticking his head out the back window, and me steadying the entertainment center with one hand out the window, what are YOU looking at?

A car next to us slowed down to laugh at us, expected. Then took 2 pictures, not expected. We smiled and waved. Sad thing? It was Americans taking the pictures. I could see Japanese taking pics of the "Crazy Americans," but nope, Americans.

Probably saving them to MySpace right now, whitetrashinokinawa.jpg, laughingourbuttsoff.jpg....

Well, I tell you, it pays to be part of the White Trash in Okinawa. Come join WTO, and you too can have a maple entertainment center, with glass doors, and brass handles.

Garfield

2005-12-22T14:31:00.000+09:00

Alice's Japanese

2005-12-22T09:46:00.000+09:00

For br.

Meri-kurisumasu

Definition: Merry Christmas!
Pronunciation: Actually just say Merry Christmas in your best or worst Japanese accent. =) All together... May-dee Klis-mus

Fun Factor: Infinity (Meri-kurisumasu blogdom!)

Just the Food

2005-12-21T10:34:00.000+09:00

I've finished my shopping, wrapping, and card sending! I just have to get the makings for a yummy Christmas dinner. Fudge anyone?

Evidence

2005-12-19T16:23:00.000+09:00

I have decided to declare myself The World's Biggest Idiot. The latest examples of my idiotry (Is too a word, and if it isn't, well what do you expect from The World's Biggest Idiot?):

Exhibit A
Finished my last paper for my Philosophy class, then noticed the last day it was supposed to be a 10 page paper, not a 350 word paper. (Are you noticing a pattern here Blogdom? Alice is distracted. Alice misses vital piece of information. Alice scrambles to unscrew Alice's self. Alice posts whiny post.)

Exhibit B
I put oil in the car a few weeks ago, (yay me!). A week after I added the oil, the oil light came on, again! Then I notice oil seeping out of the front of the hood! That's troubling! Apparently, when I put oil in I left the cap sitting on the radiator. So, not only did oil go everywhere, we had to pry the cap off the radiator, because it had melted to it.

If you need more evidence, look, here, here, oh and here.

True Story

2005-12-17T14:43:00.000+09:00

There's this fanstically yummy little Mongolian barbecue place out in town, ran by Okinawans. I had been craving it all week, so the ever so kind Kryptonite took me there last night for dinner.
After the waitress took our drink order, we were ushered to the room where the raw food is laid out and there are 4 huge grills. You mix your meal, hand it to one of the cooks, and watch as he cooks it up.
It's an all you can eat establishment, so Krypto and I had just finished our 1st course, when all the Okinawan girls started giggling, and all ran out the front door together. Odd!
Not to worry, seconds later they return. Laughing and carrying a large furry cat at arms lenth in front of them. They promptly disappear into the kitchen. Moments later an empty tray of meat is replace with one heaping full.
Kryptonite and I look at each other, shrug, and go back for 2nds, cause that's some mighty fine feline yo!

Fantastically... Well Fantastic

2005-12-14T15:52:00.000+09:00

Well, I'm in a good mood, I dare say even approaching Christmas cheer.

~ Yesterday I turned in my last ever physical inventory for my current employer. Knowing I will never again physically verify 5000 pieces of equipment in under 15 days is a bliss that nearly rivels that of Raspberry Mocha Kiss.

~ Kryptonite had duty last night, providing me ample time, and an excuse to go to the library. Joy of joys! Where...

~ ... they finally had "The Streets of Laredo." Larry McMurty is a fictional genius!

~ Yahoo Music's Traditional Christmas station is awesome, if you are one of Those Annoying Christmas Fanatics, like me. =D

~ Got an email from an Honest to God, Lori Popp. *snicker*

Anyhooo.... there's 10 days left 'till Christmas, so make with the cheer already peoples!

hmph

2005-12-13T12:51:00.000+09:00

Apparently, I did not erase the database, there is a flaw in the database (or several) that made it appear that way. But do they thank me for finding their flaw? Nooooo. Ingrates.

OOPS!

2005-12-12T15:35:00.000+09:00

Just accidentally deleted 2/3 of my inventory database. That's thousands of asset records, *poof* gone. *sigh* Ohhhh.... Networking Section....help!

Current Reason For Living

2005-12-12T09:18:00.000+09:00

Seattle's Best's Raspberry Mocha Kiss. Pure heaven. That and my new fuzzily soft red socks. But never together, that would be too much heaven like bliss for one Alice to handle.

Genesis 1:5

2005-12-09T15:09:00.000+09:00

God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
~Genesis 1:5

Can you imagine being there for the very first day, that would have been amazing!

Stupid, Stupid, Stupid

2005-12-09T14:49:00.000+09:00

Stupid geeks. Stupid germs. Stupid germ ridden geeks. Stupid cold. Stupid sore throat. Stupid Alice for not staying home. Stupid stupid.

So Good I Can Hardly Stand It

2005-12-07T07:47:00.000+09:00

My day's off to a fantastic start.

I emailed my mother in-law and told my husband to deal with her that she's stressing me out. And that we should move to an island where no one can find us, oh wait we're already on one, let's never go home. On accident.

Stupid reply button.

Wouldn't you know it, I'm fresh out of ketchup. Think soy sauce goes well with foot?

Aggravations

2005-12-02T15:17:00.000+09:00

>A co-worker has his computer to make a realistic hacking cough noise when he gets new mail.

>Kryptonite has duty until 7:30 tomorrow morning, and I haven't a thing to do, except shop.... hmmm... in that case, maybe this shouldn't have made the list.

>I forgot my purse.

>Christmas shopping

>Relatives

>In-laws, and yes they do count as two separate entries.

>Inventory

>Finals, on a Saturday no less.

>Research Papers

>Losing things, but knowing they are there... somewhere.

>Lists

9 hours and over 2000 staples

2005-11-29T14:18:00.000+09:00

Ballard Street

2005-11-28T13:48:00.000+09:00

4:45 a.m.

2005-11-28T13:33:00.000+09:00

Yep, that's what time I got to work today. 4:45
Reason? See this post. Oh and excuse the consequential blandness of this one.

Thanksgiving, The Aftermath

2005-11-28T13:16:00.000+09:00

Turkey and gravy, Sausage and chestnut stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Marshmallow sweet potatoes, Corn, Cranberry Salad, Rolls, Seven layer salad, Banana nut bread, Cranberry bread, Pumpkin roll, Pumpkin pie, Apple crumble pie, and Berry rum Punch

Everything turned out pretty good except the potatoes, both the sweet potatoes and the mashed, completely inedible.

And the stuffing was almost as bland as this post...

Happy Thanksgiving!

2005-11-23T09:23:00.000+09:00

I'm off to make deliciously yummy turkey and trimmings. Now if I can only avoid last year's mistakes, I already have the turkey defrosting, so there's one. Now I just have to avoid pies over-flowing in the oven, and doubling the filling but not the shell of pumpkin roll. Stay tuned to see what I screw up this year...

Happy Thanksgiving!

On Top of Things

2005-11-22T15:19:00.000+09:00

- 1 week of physical inventory left
- 18 actual work hours until deadline
- 100 hours of uncompleted work

So Not a Chicken Whopper

2005-11-17T13:46:00.000+09:00

Went to Burger Kings (King's?) for lunch today because I was craving a Chicken Whopper. No Chicken Whoppers. *sigh* So I try the Tendergrill Chicken. Yilk! It had Thousand Island Sauce on it. Thousand Island. *pssh* What you're better than me? Cause I've been on a mere seven islands? Stupid Thousand Island Sauce. Stupid Tendergrill Chicken Sandwhich.

Be a Good Sport

2005-11-17T08:43:00.000+09:00

I have been thinking about sports a lot recently. Not intentionally mind you, but my husband and his friends are like ESPM. You know like ESPN, but their Marines, so the M...

*silence*

Ok.... Anyway...

I have had a very limited exposure to sports, but I think I'm catching on, here's what I have learned.

- The major sports all involve a ball of some sort.

- Scantily clad women jumping up and down is essential to the game. (You know, whoever thought of cheer leaders is a genius. Aside from the whole objectifyization (Is that a word?) of women thing, I mean. From a motivational stand point? Genius. You want a guy to try harder, get a half naked woman to jump up and down and call his name. I mean, come on, genius! Now that I mention it, please tell me that female sports have male cheer leaders?)

So yeah, as far as I can tell all sports adds up to is balls and women.

Reasons To Drink

2005-11-17T08:19:00.000+09:00

Actually, when I received this email it was titled reasons not to drink, but I totally think they got it backwards. Simply inspiring. =)

Life is Good

2005-11-16T14:39:00.000+09:00

It really is you know. Isn't that strange?
If you would have told me that I could have a miscarriage, and be this happy less than a month later, I would never have believed you. But I am. Happy, I mean. Strange.
But I guess it's not that strange, I have a lot to be thankful for. I guess the approaching holiday has really put me in that mindset. As I prepare for Thanksgiving this year, it brings to mind how much I have to be truly thankful for.

I'm healthy, physically and emotionally.
I'm married to the best person I have ever known.
I have one spoiled little doggy.
I have a fantastic family, that is far from perfect, but very loving.
I have no debt and I have a good job.
And one day soon, I'll be back in America.

What are you thankful for? I bet if you think about it you will realize how much you take for granted.

To Tell or Not to Tell

2005-11-15T08:05:00.000+09:00

That is the question.
*ahem* Yeah... sorry about that.
So....
At work our desks are positioned so that the front of my desk is flat against the front of a geek's. All morning the geek has had a piece of tissue stuck in his stubble that moves when he talks. I'm just not the kinda person who's gonna say, "Dude, you got something on your lip!"
But, it's driving me crazy, suggestions anyone?

The Weekend Review

2005-11-14T09:11:00.000+09:00

~ 3 day weekend. Yaaaaaay!

~Played Super Holiday Bingo at one of the clubs on base. Didn't win a thing, but it was worth it to see the little old ladies. Man they are angry. They're my new role models.

~ 2 Pitchers of Beer + 2 Coors Light Long Necks + 1 B to the E + 1 Shot of Tequila + 6 Months Since I Last Drank = Previous Post

~ Ummm.... Tupperware Shopping? Yeah, you're right, not interesting enough to post about.

~ Watched The Man. Not funny.

~Watched Dreamer. *sniff* Cute, *sniff* very cute. Nooooo, I'm not crying, there's something on my contacts. *sniff*

~Read comics.

Yes I know, I'm very exciting, and you totally wish you could be me. But try to contain yourself, ok?

Alice's Acohol Rules

2005-11-14T08:52:00.000+09:00

1) Over consumption of alcohol will result in stupid behavior.
2) Said stupid behavior will result in embarassment.
3) The severity of the hangover is equal to the embarassment caused by the stupidity displayed during said over consumption.
4) Said over consumption and said stupidity will have the combined effect of swearing to never drink again, again.

So Not Fair

2005-11-10T10:49:00.000+09:00

Kryptonite and I are both Inventory Clerks, so you would think that we have similar jobs.

Today my work day consists of plodding through 1100 fixed assets, determing their location, status, and purpose, and then creating a report detailing my findings.

Kryptonite is going repelling.

*sigh*

Things That Captain Picard Desperately Wants to Say to Me

2005-11-09T14:37:00.000+09:00

Alice Bablyon. To the bridge.
Phaser set to stun.
Make it so.
Two to beam up.
ENGAGE.

It Just Gets Better

2005-11-08T13:46:00.000+09:00

I hate going to the lab at the clinic. Hate it. It smells. Like pee. EWWW!
I went during lunch today to try to get some blood work redone, because they screwed it up last time. Tried. Apparently, they were having the same problem today. So I had to wait for 20 minutes in room that smelled like pee pee, for no reason. Yep, I have to go back, again.

Great Start

2005-11-08T10:07:00.000+09:00

I'd say it's been one of those mornings, but let's be honest, all mornings are one of those mornings. Can someone tell me this? What's the point of going to sleep, when that means eventually you'll have to wake up? *sigh*
Anyway...
It was your typical morning, I was awake but my brain was not. I'm one of those people who never uses their brain during their morning routine. (Between you and me, I really don't use it very often anyway. Shocked, aren't you? Yeah, I know. *Raps side of head producing a hollow thump, thump.* Not much up here anyway. It's really more for looks, than you know, thinking.) I get in the car with a few minutes to spare, that in itself should have been a warning. I'm never early, and rarely on time. I should have known some baaaaaad mojo was going on. (Thumps head again, must've you know, slipped my mind.)
I slide into the seat, and think, Hmmm... I've never noticed how soft the material is on this seat. Wait, why can I feel the fabric? With my behind?
Great, just great! No way to start your day, like a gaping hole in the butt of your jeans.

9:00 am

2005-11-02T08:55:00.000+09:00

A man just held the Men's room door open for me. The Men's. *sigh* Either I seriously need to find a job that does not require uniforms or he seriously needs glasses. It's the glasses one right? Right?!

8:30 a.m.

2005-11-02T08:37:00.000+09:00

So there's a lady in the hall with a Mickey Mouse blanket over her head. Goes very nicely with her skirt set if you ask me. After only an hour into the work day, I'm tempted to join her.

Benjamin Franklin Was a Genius

2005-10-28T12:32:00.000+09:00

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."

Lucky Me

2005-10-28T11:28:00.000+09:00

There's a cricket in my house. I can't find it. Some Asians believe crickets are lucky. Funny, I don't feel very lucky. I feel annoyed, the things hiding and chirping just to spite me. I'm sure of it.

Anyone Know Where I Can Find A Cosmic Plumber?

2005-10-28T08:12:00.000+09:00

I got up at 5:15 this morning to walk.... no, I'm not bragging, again, just hold your horses, ok? I do have a point, I'm striving to make here. *ahem*
So, I got up at 5:15 this morning, to walk to work. *sigh* Because...
I think I killed my car yesterday.
"Driving down the interstate, running thirty minutes late, singing Margaritaville, and minding my own"
*ahem* Well, not exactly.
I'm driving along minding my own business, flipping between the one Enlish station on the A.M. and the one English station on the F.M., which suck equally. And the AC starts cutting out, and then the smell of burnt plastic hits me, and all the gauges go to zero. This did not look good. (I wrote this did not bode well, 1st, but that just sounds snotty, now doesn't it?)
So, I pulled into a shopping center parking lot and turned off the car, figuring it just need to cool down, because that's the FixAll for cars, right? Apparently not.
When I try to start it about 10 minutes later, it just makes this sound like it's gagging, and with that burnt plastic smell, can you really blame it?
So, I do what any in-powered woman of today would do. I call my husband.
While I'm waiting for him I try to start it one more time, this time the thing actually starts, but it squeals like it's being forced to watch reality television.
The calvary arrives and I gather everything I need from the car, except for my ID and ATM card, because obviously I don't need those right? (For those of you sarcastically challenged, yes, yes, I do need them.)
The worst part?
It's Friday (Yes, it is, it's called the, what is it called, the international date line, no, I'm too lazy to Google it, you Google it.) and all the supervisors are in "meetings" (On their boats.) which "should last all day" (drinking beer). I could SO get away with sneaking out of here. *sigh*

Ever Notice...

2005-10-27T10:00:00.000+09:00

how SLOW time goes when you're taking diet pills and forced to sit still for hours?

Clearing the Cobwebs

2005-10-25T08:28:00.000+09:00

Just felt like it was time for some change around here.

New Zealand Canked

2005-10-24T11:12:00.000+09:00

What a bummer...
But safety first.

At a Loss

2005-10-23T15:31:00.000+09:00

I lost something last week. I lost my motherhood.
There is no way to describe that kind of pain, that kind of grief, that kind of fear. I will not try to.
Kryptonite was by my side through it all, and was simply amazing.
I do believe that having such a special gift, if only for a short time, has made me a better person. And I am thankful for it, and would not change it.
I lost my motherhood last week, but not forever.

Day 18, No Caffeine

2005-10-18T13:13:00.000+09:00

With a title like that, do you really need a post to back it up? I didn't think so.

Four Years!

2005-10-17T11:04:00.000+09:00

Yesterday was our 4 year anniversary. Yay us! =)
So, we did what any romantic couple would do, bought $300+ worth of hiking gear for The Trip. Now let's all cross our fingers that I don't start to show in the next 2 weeks, or I'll have issues with my new hiking pants.

To Pee or Not to Pee

2005-10-17T10:50:00.000+09:00

Half of my day is spent drinking water, the other half is spent peeing. *sigh*
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go to the Little Pregnant Ladies Room.

One Week

2005-10-14T14:32:00.000+09:00

Picked up our tickets today, one week from today we'll be making like Hobbits, except for the hairy bare feet, 'cause, ewww.

Alice's Japanese

2005-10-12T14:37:00.000+09:00

Haikingu

definition: hiking
pronunciation: hiking

fun factor: 99.9 (In my excitement over the pregnancy, I've forgotten to mention my excitement about going to New Zealand for 4 days of haikingu in the area The Lord of The Rings was filmed in. Yay.)

Cravings

2005-10-12T08:11:00.000+09:00

So the other night, I was lying awake in bed next to my precious sleeping hubby, Kryptonite. And I was starving. Not that that's an unusual turn of events lately. A familiar track of thought began...
Do I get up, go all the way down stairs and get something to eat? Man that seems like so much work, besides I just brushed my teeth. But then, it occurs to me, why get up? I mean Kryptonite's right here, and the man's all muscle, I bet he's tasty. I don't think he'd really mind. I mean, everyone knows pregnant women get cravings. Besides, would a few small bites out of his shoulder really be that much of an inconvenience?

Yes, Now

2005-10-07T13:56:00.000+09:00

I feel like there should be a post here that's something, I dunno, nonbabyish. But call me consumed, I've got nothing else.
Oh, wait, no I do have something....

My pen lights up!

See, I can talk about other things, really.

:P

Alice's Japanese

2005-10-05T16:04:00.000+09:00

Tasan

definition: pregnant
pronunciation: tah-sahn

fun factor: Gazillion (I love being tasan, except when I want to throw up. Speaking of which, if you'll excuse me...)

Warning!

2005-10-05T10:14:00.000+09:00

It looks like Fallen might turn into a sad mix of nerd links and baby talk. Be afraid!

Dear Peanut Sized Baby,

2005-10-05T10:02:00.000+09:00

Hey there, this is your mommy.
Well first I wanted to thank you for the whole, not making Mommy throwup thing. Believe me, Mommy's very happy about that. I have a favor to ask you P.S. Baby, could you not make Mommy too fat? That would make her very happy. In return Mommy'll be sure not to have any coffee or alcohol, even though she really loves them. Deal? Good.
Thanks P.S. Baby!
Love,
Mommy

Well Adjusted

2005-10-05T09:58:00.000+09:00

Just read last post, and I do believe, I am slightly more together now. At least I can say a sentence without "wow", in the middle of it. Thanks for all the well wishes. Alice likes the attention.

Two Pink Lines

2005-10-04T12:46:00.000+09:00

Weird how 2 little lines can change your life forever.
So I don't really know what to say about this. I guess it hasn't really sunk in yet.
A baby, inside me? Wow.
I mean, are you sure? I don't feel like there is a baby in there.
True, I'm moody, and yes it's a struggle to keep most things down.
But, ummm.... wow.
So this is good, yeah, I think it's good.
I'm just, yeah, wow.

Post, What's That?

2005-09-30T16:08:00.000+09:00

Yep, I am once again disguising a nerdy link as a post. What can I say? I'm lazy.

The Nerd Lives On

2005-09-29T09:20:00.000+09:00

With this site and this one, I may never have time to blog. :D

The Curse

2005-09-27T09:34:00.000+09:00

Three different families have lived in the apartment next to ours. Three.
I think the apartment turned all three families into vampires. These vampires are not to be confused with the vampires that work at the medical center who are feeding off the patients blood. (Blood tests for headaches. Yeah, that wasn't suspicious.) No these vampires are different. They never come out during the day, in fact I never see them. But I know they're there. Oh yes, I know. Because I hear them. I hear them at night. Late at night, when they think I'm sleeping. And they would be right, if they weren't making those eerie noises I would be sleeping. Instead I hear the noises and I lay awake in fear. In fear that I will never sleep again because of the Vampire Curse. What else could it be? Why else would they make those horrific noises? All three families, all in the middle of the night? Coincidence? I think not.

Alice's Japanese

2005-09-26T15:23:00.000+09:00

Ronbun

definition: essay
pronunciation: rown-boon

fun factor: 2 (Can't blog now, I'm writing an ronbun on the morality of cloning. Goody, goody.)

Staff Seargant Kryptonite

2005-09-22T15:34:00.000+09:00

Kryptonite found out today that he has been selected for Staff Seargant. (Selected just means he will be promoted sometime this year.) I'm not too knowledgable of All Things Military, but I know that this is generally considered to be A Big Deal. I think it's like going from middle school to highschool or something like that. Anyway, he called me at work and he is very excited.
He's on 24 hour duty at the barraks today, so we can't celebrate. Being the terrific wife that I am, I got this bright idea to sneak him some Baskin Robbins as a surprise.
Anyone ever drive with two melting ice cream cones before? Trust me people. Bad idea. Baad idea.
Anyway, not the point. Yay for Kryptonite!

The Suck

2005-09-22T14:44:00.000+09:00

So this afternoon I had The Meeting with The Bigwigs. And let me tell you it was just B.S., you know, Bull Session. So, now I have The Migraine and I left The Medicine at The House. This is The. Suck.

So...

2005-09-22T10:57:00.000+09:00

is Blogger being a butthole to anyone else this week?

Samwise Gamgee

2005-09-21T15:51:00.000+09:00

So SamDog was getting jealous, because he sees all these other pets on blogs.

I am Such a Nerd

2005-09-20T10:20:00.000+09:00

Check this out.

Garfield is My Hero

2005-09-20T10:16:00.000+09:00

6 a.m. Pilates

2005-09-19T10:47:00.000+09:00

Yes, I will continue to gloat until I am convinced that you are all in awe of the wonder that is me. Or until each early wake up no longer feels like a trip to the hot place down below. You know, *points at the ground and whispers* H-E-L-L.

Whichevers. (No, MooCow, you do NOT have a patent on this word, I can steal it if I want. :P )

Alice's Japanese

2005-09-16T09:53:00.000+09:00

Souchou

definition: early morning
pronunciation: sow-chow

fun factor: 99 (You won't believe this. I got up with Kryptonite this souchou. Well, I did. The Marine Corps Ball is in 2 months, so you know, run, run, run. Gotta look good in that dress. 2 Kilometers (1.24 miles) before 5:30 a.m. is well... blogworthy.)

The Difference

2005-09-14T10:35:00.000+09:00

Kryptonite wakes up at 4 a.m. (No, that's not a typo that's FOUR A!M!).
Alice? 6:30

Kryptonite has an alarm clock that makes you think you're in the middle of an air raid. (One time I was staying in a hotel, and the fire alarm went off, I sat straight up in bed scared silly. His alarm? Same reaction.)
Alice? Radio alarm clock set to barely audible static.

Kryptonite's alarm sits across the room, forcing him to get up the first time it goes off.
Alice? In slapping distance, you know I have to hit snooze at least 3 times.

Kryptonite has a foot-slapping-booty-shaking-sing-at-the-top-of-your-lungs, morning shower.
Alice? Doesn't even open her eyes 'till she's toweling off.

Kryptonite gets up early enough to cook and eat breakfast.
Alice? Hopes she'll have three minutes left over to make instant coffee.

Kryptonite is always 30 minutes early.
Alice? Is happy if she's no more than 10 minutes late.

Yakked

2005-09-13T14:01:00.000+09:00

Someone yakked in the hall. And by yakked I mean metamorphasized (Is too a word.) into a hairy goat like creature, not emptied the contents of their stomach. No, wait the other way around. What was I saying again?

Check Out...

2005-09-09T16:25:00.000+09:00

http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/index.php site.

Random Geek Quote

2005-09-09T11:11:00.000+09:00

"Hey, I salvage bubble wrap for my own personal use."

Oh. My.

Always Prepared

2005-09-09T10:28:00.000+09:00

So, last night I got my haircut. I know, I know, big hair (Yay, pun!) deal. But to me it was, (Any guys reading this will never understand, so it's probably best for you to go get a beer, or take a moment for a scratch, or some other "manish" thing, at this point. Ok, now that they're gone, where were we ladies?) I typically keep my hair long, between my middle and lower back. On an impulse I had it cut to my shoulders, and um wow, what a change.
Well even I, Madame Social Butterfly, know that the best way to ease transistion is to deflect attention from the change. In anticipation of the overwhelming response to the cuteness that is me and my new haircut, I have concocted a list of answers to any prying comments.

Why did you cut off those long, luxurious, locks? (What? They could ask that.)
>I'm having a hair mattress made.

What happened to your hair?
> Factory accident

There's something different about you...
> Why yes, thank you for noticing, last night, I crept out of my pod, killed Alice, and have now taken her place on this planet you call Earth.

So, *spins around*, notice anything different about me, *flutters eyelashes*.

I Just Realized...

2005-09-09T09:09:00.000+09:00

Kryptonite and I share a car, I know, I know, the dark ages. But considering, we're only on this tiny island for 3 years, it hasn't been inconvenient, well not in the usual way...

This morning Kryp dropped off the car after he took it to PT (Physical Training). I got in the car and reached for the seatbelt to buckle up. My fingers slid off the belt that was wet with slimy sweat. EWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!

That's when it hit me, boys are YUCKY!

Alice's Japanese

2005-09-08T14:41:00.000+09:00

Okashii

definition: amusing
pronunciation: oh-kah-shee

fun factor: 7 (As recent posts detest, I've had nothing okashii to say for awhile.)

The Best Thing About Today?

2005-09-08T14:23:00.000+09:00

That it's almost over.

Random Alice Trivia

2005-09-07T14:34:00.000+09:00

Alice was a carnie the summer she was 17.

How Could You Miss?

2005-09-06T16:04:00.000+09:00

Typhoon Nadi is the suck.
Not only did she completely miss us. She made the 3 day weekend just yucky enough to trap us inside. Thanks for the soggy weekend and lack of paid days off Nadi.

Alice's Japanese

2005-09-02T14:10:00.000+09:00

Akutenkou

definition: bad weather
pronunciation: ah-koo-ten-kow

fun factor:? (I guess that entirely depends on your situation. But I tell you, I'm looking forward to some akutenkou myself.)

Fallen

BigHotelChainGirl Goes To The Farm

Did You Know...

Bedford, Pennsylvania

3-11

Errand Girl Has a Job

Errand Girl Goes to the Gym

Errand Girl

Missourah

Ummmm...Yeah

Maybe Not So Much Aid

House Cleaning Aid

*Drool*

Look At Me

Better Ideas HAVE Been Had

I'm Heavily Medicated

M Day

Big Red Button

Hai! Thank you!

Tryyyying to Be Calm

Oooh That Smell

Savages

Roses, Smoke, and Salt Water

The Year We Will Return to Civilization

I Still Love Garfield

Frightening!

WTO

Garfield

Alice's Japanese

Just the Food

Evidence

True Story

Fantastically... Well Fantastic

*hmph*

OOPS!

Current Reason For Living

Genesis 1:5

Stupid, Stupid, Stupid

So Good I Can Hardly Stand It

Aggravations

9 hours and over 2000 staples

Ballard Street

4:45 a.m.

Thanksgiving, The Aftermath

Happy Thanksgiving!

On Top of Things

So Not a Chicken Whopper

Be a Good Sport

Reasons To Drink

Life is Good

To Tell or Not to Tell

The Weekend Review

Alice's Acohol Rules

So Not Fair

Things That Captain Picard Desperately Wants to Say to Me

It Just Gets Better

Great Start

9:00 am

8:30 a.m.

Benjamin Franklin Was a Genius

Lucky Me

Anyone Know Where I Can Find A Cosmic Plumber?

Ever Notice...

Clearing the Cobwebs

New Zealand Canked

At a Loss

Day 18, No Caffeine

Four Years!

To Pee or Not to Pee

One Week

Alice's Japanese

Cravings

Yes, Now

Alice's Japanese

Warning!

Dear Peanut Sized Baby,

Well Adjusted

Two Pink Lines

Post, What's That?

The Nerd Lives On

Drool

hmph