Getting back into blogging

Everybody does it. They go on a hiatus, and put their blog on hold. I have NO idea what has been stopping me lately, its not like I'm not around the computer for at least an hour a day.

So what do you try to do to get yourself back into blogging on a regular basis?
Set a reminder on your phone? Tried that, I just ignore it.
I haven't really been taking pictures, so I can't really post them like that.
I think I could just write a WHOLE bunch of posts and just time them so they get posted at different times.
Should I start a challenge again? maybe the 365 Photo challenge?

Anyways; here's a life update;

 I got a roommate, and Josh moved in as well. Currently for animals we have Three cats; Corona (My roommate's cat), James and Tybalt, and then we have my ferret Rikki, and my Terrarium full of garden snails. Having three cats in the house certainly is different, considering they're all extremely different in personalities.

Corona will have an opinion on everything possible

Corona

Tybalt is the same as always and always getting into tons of trouble he knows he shouldn't be getting into.

Tybalt

And James is our neurotic kitty. He gets upset over EVERYTHING. At least he isn't scared of us anymore. He also hisses at his tail and chases it. It's quite amusing watching him get so angry.

James

I've been working midnights at McDonald's, and I seriously love it. I didn't expect to when I first started, but I think I'll be sticking around there for as long as I can. The pay sucks and so do the hours kind of. I get more training and hours than your average part time employee, because I work the midnights, so it's nice. Buuut I get to see people make themselves look like tools and people stoop to their lowest and try to mooch for anything free they can get.. so it pays off.
As for schooling; I don't know what in the world I want to do. I want to join the military reserves to become a cook. I've really taken an interest in cooking. I just need more training and somebody to teach me. I also need a working oven that can actually bake.

Anyhow, I'm going to go look up different photography challenges and we'll see if by my next post I've figure out what I wanna do on the side to motivate me.

Where have I been?

Here. At this laptop.

Why haven't I been blogging?
To be honest; I don't know. Ran out of stuff to blog about.
Well;
I got a job; I do telephone surveys for the Conservatives and when the elections are over and done with I'll be doing agriculture surveys, calling people in Saskatchewan and Alberta. It's a terrible job, but it's above minimum wage and it pays the rent/bills.
Did I mention I work at home?
I turned 19. And every  time I've purchased alcohol so far I have yet to be carded. Frustrating, huh?
Joshua left again. He won't be back till July 9th. he's doing his QL2 course in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I may or may not go visit him there. I have never seen the ocean and it'd be nice to do so. Maybe I'll go in July and come home with him. He also moved into my apartment, and by the 1st my current roommate will be out. (Woo!)
I'm a better cook, I think. Maybe. I'm more adventurous, atleast. I cook meat.
Tybalt is great, he's grown up into a big beautful tom. He sleeps in the blankets with me, usually.

I got a costume. It's my character Finnigan. I wear her about when I feel it's appropriate; mostly Furry Conventions and the occasional outing to get a positive vibe for the fandom, and thats not too often. If you see me out, don't hesitate to ask for a hug! 

I've been to two conventions and LOVED both. I don't think I'll be missing any that are close to me ever again. What a great group of people to be around!

Don't know what 'furries' are? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furries will give you an unbiased look.

This takes up most of my time, to be honest.

Next project I'll be tackling will be Satyr costumes for me and Joshua to wear to Renaissance Festivals. Like so:

That's my life in a nut shell so far. I work, I sleep, and I sit on the computer for obscene amounts of hours. The end. I'll post probably after Easter.

No Such Thing as a Free Animal.

Have I ever said "There's no such thing as a free animal" to you guys?

Yeah... This rings true for me. Maybe just cause I'm a tad bit more responsible than those knuckleheads that beg for free animals on Kijiji.ca or Craigslist. Ugh those folks piss me off to no end!

Probably the cheapest part about getting an animal is buying it.

Although I got my dog Valentine for free, I had to immediately take her to the vet and caused a $180 vet bill.Which I happily paid because she was in reaaally rough shape. Me and Syd thought she had Mange or something along the lines of that. I really do mean rough shape. I really should have charged those bastards with animal cruelty but it doesn't matter now. All they would have gotten was a slap on the wrist anyways. Stupid lenient laws.

Val, a few days after we got her. Look at her ears.
She had to wear a jacket because she had no fur on her tummy and back and tail.

 She most certainly was worth the money. She's the best dog I'll likely ever own, and I'm very glad I took a huge risk on her. She brightens up my family's day with her quirks. Although she doesn't play, she's a fantastic companion. Great great old dog.

Now look at her beautiful coat.

Now; Here's my new cat story.

Well.. Although I found my cat under a car, meowling and dirty as ever, I didn't have to pay, other than for his supplies. I still have the responsibility of taking him out to the vet. I got the whole package all at once, just to avoid multiple trips and trauma to my feline friend.

I seriously mean the whole package:

Dewormed  - He had tapeworms
Neutered

Defleaed-and-stuff shot - Always good to have, though he didn't have fleas, he could have had other things.

Declawed - I can go buy a new shower curtain, and less random scratches on my arms from playing with him

Shots - All of his vacs. Minus the ones that cats need if they're outdoor too.

Tests - Gotta make sure my cat didn't have Feline AIDS and Leukemia.

Guess how much this vet bill is? Well the neuter was only $100 which is great for our area. But in total, it was $500. I figured I was gonna spend that much anyways on him so I agreed and hopefully I don't have to go back. Technically I saved money by doing all of the procedures at once. Less money for anesthesia and vet hours and certainly less trauma to my Tybalt.

Oh boy he was pissed to be there. I stuffed him in the ferret carrier. He bitched at the vet and the cats at the vet. I lol'd when the vet went to pet him on the head in a "good kitty" manner and he was all "HISSS SNARL HISS"

So, now I'm Tybaltless for two nights. I'm gonna miss that boy.<3 He'll be home Thursday, probably all drugged up.

Day 1

Well I'm doing the 30 Day Challenge That a few others are doing on blogs and facebook. Mainly Navy girlies, the trend seems to be. I want in on the bandwagon. >:C!
I'm putting a little twist on it. Facebook like destroyed this and people pretty much google imaged everythign they needed. Some things, i understand, but be creative!

So: Here I Am!

(Feat. Tybalt)

1. In Elementary School, me and my best friend convinced everybody in my class that my middle name was Kenneth. And it worked. For a while. Nobody knew my middle name untill the end of grade 8. SKG Forver! :)
2. If both of my parents were to marry who they are seeing, I would have 11 step-sibblings and only 2 being older step-sisters! Wouldn't matter too much, because I consider them all family anyways! :)
3.  I wanted to join the Navy before I met my boyfriend. I think our relationship would be completely different had I met him at the Hunter, rather than at some party.
4. I go to Church. I'm a Mormon. I got baptized!
5. I have no allergies that I know of, but recently something in Sydney's car makes my nose itch. I blame Syd.
6. I love learning languages. I really loved my German class, even though it was so hard, and I've always loved the French Language. I also know some American Sign Language.
7. I was in Scouts. Not Girlscouts, mind you. I loved camping with my friends and the crazy adventures we'd have.I'll remember some things for the rest of my life.  :)
8. I am a Pokemon Master. I still play the games, very often.
9. I own a Double Rainbow mug, I've had it long before Double Rainbow was even cool.
10. I have a sad addiction to blogs. I read most of your blogs! I feel horrible when I miss a few days and come back, just in case I missed something super cool. Dom's blog lately has had some really awesome stuff, like Mini horses and cute little puppies!

Blanket Fortress

I'm 18.
I'm in College.
But I still love blanket forts.
Over the summer me and Sydney made a fort with Joshua and my Cousin and played N64 in it untill 2 or so. My mother was not amused, but it was one of my favourite memories of the year.

Blanketfort in March '09
I can't find my other blanket fort pictures...

Instead of cleaning, or studying or going out with friends, I made a blanket fort. I haev the day off on Tuesdays, so I didn't skip class. It's the first  Second blanket fort I've made in this apartment. Compared to the one I've made before, this is a blanket fortress, and could easily fit three people comfortably. Only disadvantage is I can't see my TV when I'm in the fort. So Then I can't play kinect or anything on my xbox.

It didn't take me very long to make. I had plenty of blankets to use for the roof and walls and bedding on the inside. I just with I had more chairs or something to make my fort stay up better.

An Inside view of my fort.

Outside

Complete with Safari Sheets

My Lychan plush enjoying the fort.
Tyler so would have been down with this

Tybalt also enjoyed this a little too much

 And then there's Tybalt. Poor Fort Golden was ambushed by Tybalt the Tyrant. It was constantly under siege and was heavily armed with sharp claws and chaos. There were a few times where he tried to run acorss the top, or pull down a sheet. Luckily I had my trusty squirt bottle to deter him, sometimes.

Tybalt taking out the back wall of my fort.
>:C

 Soon after, my friend Arkady showed up, with offerings of Sushi in order to allow him into my fort. *sigh* Reluctantly I let him in. And many citizens in Fort Golden were happy as sushi was had. We drew and talked about anime and I showed him all my art and stuff.

It was a pretty good time, I must say.

So, Fort Golden is torn down for the night, in fears of Tybalt some how starting a fire with it. Cause you never know with this cat... Lol!

Hope you enjoyed it, and those readers with kids, or those that are still young enough to get away with it, should make one, and jsut hang out for the day with your family or boyfriend or good friends.

even though it sounds stupid, it's still fun to do. :)

Food (Fail) Blog

So, since I've been living on my own, I've been attempting to fend for myself for Dinner.

The past few days I've been eating a lot of sushi and chicken and ... Icecream sandwhiches. 

But we can blame my dad for the ice cream. He told me to buy it.

The other night I had some friends over, we were going to make some mug brownies. And you can just buy regular old brownie mix and pour it into mugs and put it in the microwave.

As long as you do it right.

I was missing vegetable oil for this mix. I asked my friend if she had any, cause it only called for 1/4 cup. She had sunflower oil and we decided that would work as a substitute. 

OH MY, NO!

...I had a brownie on fire in my microwave. Really! It was only in there 2 1/2 minutes. (this also isn't the first time I've had something catch on fire in my microwave in under 3 minutes)

After a few more messy attempts, and realizing after the third mug, I gave up and decided it wasn't my error, it was the sunflower oil.

My lesson learned. Vegetable oil =/= Sunflower oil

 As for Sushi, I've been going with my friend K, Who might start a blog soon, to a few different places. We usually hit up See-Q Sushi, they have a really nice bento box, but the other night I showed her Hoi's Sushi Buffet.
$20 for all you can eat of the entire menu. This includes things like soup, dumplings, sushi, sashimi, and even a steak cut up so you can eat it with chopsticks! Only catch is if you leave food on your plate you're paying for it. Helps keep waste down. The only bad thing we came across was the Philadelphia Rolls. They used baked salmon and cream cheese. And BOY were those really rich.

So what does my tyrant Tybalt eat?

Certainly he doesn't eat human food, or drink tea..

He eats Spot's Stew with hot water added to it. And he's gotten so much bigger since I've had him. He's got so much energy I really don't know what to do with him. He's picked up the habit of actually bouncing off the walls.  I promise to get video. Really, I can't believe he does it.

Not only is Spot's Stew holistic, it's also endorsed by Ellen Degeneres. Why that would make a difference? I don't know. But I love Ellen anyways.

As for tea; I've been drinking it like a fiend. just getting over being sick, so I take in all I can get.

Anybody have any realllly simple cooking recipes I could use to make something for dinner/lunch/breakfast?

I've been cooking these chicken breasts I've got. And been doing pretty well with it. So maybe I could attempt something new.

Hope you enjoyed reading it.

What Did I get Myself Into?

Well I am keeping this cat. Partially because I realized now why he was abandoned and why it'll be hard to find this cat a home.
Ever seen Simon's Cat?


And probably the funniest one;


I understand his pain...

Meet Tybalt.

Don't let this adorable face fool you

Although he is Photogenic 

And has likely the best markings ever.

This cat is a Tyrant.

Prince of cats, PFFFT.

More like Tybalt the Tyrant.

As I am sitting here, he's terrorizing a ball of yarn.

Now, I've had Tybalt for like two weeks. I watched him grow from a grateful hungry cat to tyrannous fiend in a matter of days. There is NO sleeping with this cat in your room. The other day I was napping on the couch and he felt the sudden rather rash urge to run all the way down my body and on my face. And then proceeds to look hurt when I yelled out in surprise and anger for the cat claws that were in my scalp just a moment ago.

Never have I had so many issues with a cat, ever. I love cats, and I love Tybalt, but he's a crazy cat.

He has his very affectionate moments, where all he wants to do is sleep at your feet. Like right now; he's tuckered himself out and curled up at my feet on the rug. He also keeps himself amused when he needs to. He just has a curiosity like nothing else I've seen.

Luckily he hasn't eaten my rats or my lizard, although there have been attempts to, and now my door is closed unless I'm in the room with him. He knows better than to jump on the dresser that holds my edible pets. He met the squirt bottle.
Tybalt doesn't like the squirt bottle. But he still likes to play in my shower after you get out of it. Weird cat likes water.


For his diet I'm trying to feed him on a grain free holistic diet. I also learned about putting water into your cats food to help with their health too. That cats aren't really supposed to drink just from their water dish that they're meant to take in 75% of their water in their food. Makes sense, I mean what bird or mouse is dry like kibble? My rule of thumb for animal food; if it can be bought at a grocery store and is a kibble, it's likely not as healthy as the bag says it is.
I think most people should try to feed their cats a grain free food. If I ate more meat, I'd feed a kibble free diet. But I don't eat meat often. Feeding your cat something with Grain proteins in it would be like feeding a horse a hamburger. It's just not made for their digestive systems.

While grain free and holistic diets are more expensive, you'll have a cat that lives longer and is less likely prone to diseases. Less Really expensive vet bills. Not to mention Tybalt's poop; pretty much ordourless now that he was dewormed and on a grain free diet.
If you're more interested, or need a bit more proof I really suggest looking into it. Click Here and Read up on it!

Tybalt is going in to the vet soon to get neutred and to get his front paws declawed. Although I'm not for declawing a cat, I am renting and I can be evicted if he marks up doorways or doors or the floors. I had a cat live to be 21 without front claws, and she lived outdoors for 16 years.

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading and I really hope you look into going grain free for your cats and dogs.

Go check out more Simon's Cat videos! They're great for a giggle or two.

A productive Tuesday/ Daily Shoot.

Well, I cleaned my house, litterboxes and cages today.
I still have some dishes to do but we used all the hot water... I don't mind waiting. :)

I am going to feature a little challenge once and a while that's called The Daily Shoot It's got a little project everyday. There's no way I can do this every day so I'm just gonna feature it once and a while.
It was hard. When you actually have to think of how you're going to compose a photograph. Here's a few of my attempts for:

Make a photograph today with a diagonal line leading the viewer's eye through the composition.

So here we go:

It's got all sorts of leading lines, but the main one is diagonal.
So you can totally see the junk I didn't sweep up. e_e
I also have a thing for Kitty feet.

Look at Tybalt's Nose freckles. :D

Mugs that aren't even involved in this, but I just wanted to show off anyhow.

I also drew a picture today:

Sarah-chan dislikes sweeping. Very much.
I wish Tybalt would help clean up atleast his mess. >:C

There you have it.

That was my Tuesday.