Monday, June 3, 2019
Setbacks..
Well, this one has been a doozey. We have been told that we would be getting harsh winds and rain, but only the winds did occur. Most of what you see happening in Texas, the tornadoes and the alike, are North of where my husband and I reside in. All mainly in the Dallas area or the panhandle of Texas. So far, we have been in the humid spell and it seems it might stay that way. Who knows!
TV/Movie Reviews
I have decided to move this portion to my other blog, my Digital Blu blog. So far, I believe I have done like 2 audio recordings and none are edited. I am only starting, but if you would like someone to be natural and real then I guess you reached the right place for that! I might make this into a more concrete hobby of sorts, once I feel more comfortable and have time to do so.
Exercising
I was part of a "competition" of sorts at work with walking. They did have prizes for 3 runner ups. I wasn't really doing it to get any of those prizes, but to motivate me into exercising again. It lasted for a good 2 1/2 or 3 months total and I wasn't a winner in any tier. Now I feel as if I should find another part of my body to work out besides my legs. I'm sure my legs still need to be toned or need more muscle, but you need to give your body or a specific part of your body that you're more focused into a break as well. I need to focus more on my stomach, but I need to find easy and effective workouts that will tone it down and build muscle. I will need to find these on my own, without any app, to help me. Apps, in my opinion, tend to remind you which in turn turns into routines and tell you to not forget your workouts or homework per se. I hate homework and I don't like things pushing me to remind me to do stuff. I will just quit if people or things tell me to do things on a daily or force me to. Slow and steady wins the race after all.
Events
I have yet to find events for June and well, with my husband accepting a new job position, we have decided to not go to A-kon. It disappoints me to this day on that news, since it was going to be a mini vacation for us and I was going to officially use my new lens with cosplayers while practicing shooting them, well those ideas are out the window. I'm not sure how long we are able to not setup or schedule a small vacation for us, due to his job, but I'm grateful that he got one. I guess now we can do events for either Saturdays or Sundays, depending on other factors of course.
Photography
I have decided to have a goal for myself. New month, new goals! I have one already in progress with my house and maintaining it organized and clean. This project is going slowly due to resources and other factors like weather. So far the weather has been in our favor and I just might work on our extra rooms this coming weekend, so we shall see. The other small goal is to photograph all my collectibles of The X-Files that I have. I always wanted to do this and its not a challenge, but a goal. Once again, I hate calling such things as challenges because if you force me to do something, I will eventually quit. For now its called a goal and the goal is to photograph one item each day and edit it as well to display in my personal Facebook page. If I decide to add it to my Digital Blu Facebook page then I will. For now, it will only be in my personal page once they are all edited! I need to dive back into product photography since that is my main focus and make it into a career, I hope. I will be needing to step up to it since my husband is wanting to make a small business and well with the items we will be selling, they need to be photographed at some point right? I don't want to dive too much into detail with that small business for now, since we don't know what to call it and we are getting all the major tools we'll be needing for it slowly. I will announce it once we are fully ready!
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Around the corner
I am so glad that when I went back home recently, that I brought the cold weather with me. Or at least I give myself that credit. Some people appreciate it and others don't, but just take it as I go. We have been in the 70s and have hit the 50s in certain days. For now, we have been consistent with being in the 70s during the day and at night around the 50s or even 40s. Hopefully, it stays this way throughout the end of the year.
Tv shows
Well wit the lack of cable in our household, I can't really keep up with the new fall tv lineup. We mostly stick with watching whatever is on Netflix, Hulu, and HBO Now. We have finished WestWorld, Mindhunter, Stranger Things 2, Fuller House, and The Keepers. The most recent ones we finished are the ones that I listed first and yes, I don't mind some documentaries. We just jumped into watching The Punisher and Once Upon a Time season 6 and so far they are promising! If you would like any reviews on the ones we have finished please let us know. I might need to plug in our Pi to catch up on "How to get away with Murder" since Hulu removed I believe the first few episodes of this current season. If there are any other shows that you would like to recommend to us, please do so and we will get to it. You guys already know what type of shows we like, going by the ones I have listed above, but it not we like sci-fi, fantasy, true crime, crime, and comedies. We are all over the map and if we see one that interests us, you bet we will watch it.
Podcast, youtube, vlogs
So as I mentioned above, we do love watching tv shows and movies as well. We have been bumping back and forth on wanting to do a podcast or youtube channel to give our input on either. I just love watching and hearing other people's input or conclusions on certain shows. I was anxious for a youtube channel to come out to see what they thought on "Twin Peaks" and most of the time, I agreed with them and the others not so much. I had a lot of thoughts and conclusions myself with that show, but never expressed them to the public, only my husband and well anyone else who watched it around me. Eric has been thinking of making one as well and combine video games as well with tv shows and movies and I was thinking the same, but adding even more stuff to it.. not just being limited to 3 categories. Tv shows, movies and video games reviews and if we find a random article on Facebook that made us both laugh, then we will share it and our input about it. So if anyone is interested in wanting us to start one, then please leave us a comment here or on our Facebook pages and we will get on board to start it.
Photography
I am still on board with this hobby. I did step back from it for a bit, but my sister wanted me to do some photos for her small family and so I did. My nephew seems to be a natural born model. He went right away with striking a pose and just being prepared. I will definitely be taking classes in March and then follow that with other classes to help me in Lightroom. Maybe I will be more confident and get more sessions booked by the time I'm done with my first set of classes. I would like it to be an extra income for us or at least play money until I know I can make it into a business. I just know that I need to get better at it and be more confident with my work. Hopefully, I can get recognized this way for my Landscape photography part too, which is what I'm really passionate about. Once also I complete my classes, I will start building my portfolio along with the rest of my artwork from college. Then I can officially call myself a Multimedia Artist!
New Years
2018 is around the corner for all of us. How odd that it's slow, but ironically enough fast as well creeping up on us. I hope everyone has a better new year than what they had with 2017 and I sure hope Eric and I can travel even more as well. I would like to travel and just sightsee, that way we can have mini vacations and not be too stressed out about work or things that randomly pop up in our lives that give us issues. We had a lot of those in 2017, we don't need them too much or at all in the coming new year. Hopefully, Eric and I can have a great new year and actually go out for it to celebrate. Although it's nice to just relax and stay home sipping on some alcoholic beverages of our liking. We shall see and hope that its positive New Year for everyone! Be safe all!
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
2017... you sneak!
Valentine smush!
Whether you celebrate it or not, have a significant other or not it is always a good thing to spoil yourself with chocolate. It don't have to be in this specific day for you to stuff your mouth like crazy with chocolate or candy or anything sweet to your liking, but this time around you should. Unless you want to celebrate SAD (Single Awareness Day), which is tomorrow, but its up to you. Anyways, Happy Valentine's Day to those who do celebrate it or enjoy it! I already gave sushi to my husband as his "candy" and I got roses in return.
Weather
The weather has been a constant changes here, drastically and typical. We got days that were in the 60s or 70s and then the next drop down to 40s and 50s. Recently, it went from 80s one day to 50s the next, like literally. Its raining now here and do get periods of that, a week streak of rain, and then a hot week. I hope when I do go back home, the weather there is spring like or close to it, so I can get some great photos of Downtown and some iconic areas there. I need to practice more and dive into Landscape Photography again.
Photography and otherness
Well my photography has been improving. No I'm not a professional yet and even when I know my camera and all in and out like the back of my hand, I will always be learning. I have been straying from Landscape due to me wanting to learn Portrait to have another skill of photography on my belt, plus I got a new lens from my husband as a Christmas gift, so I've been playing with that as well. My passion is Landscape and I think I need to get back into that; I feel as if I lost interest and motivation all together for Photography and I don't want that occurring. I still want to take classes for this, but I will need to find time and mainly a ride to do so. We will see what I can do.
Puppy just turned 1 this past weekend. It all happened so fast and he grew up super fast as well. I just recently saw the movie "A Dog's Purpose" and it was sweet. It made me cry like over 5 times, so if you're a easy cry baby or sentimental, I do recommend seeing it, but bring tissues! I went home after the movie and hugged my dog. Don't let the controversy of the movie not make you go see it. If you google the movie, you will know what I'm talking about cause it will literally pop out quickly in the search bar. The other movie I saw is "Split" and it was great story line and well moral or meaning towards the end of it. Some tie ins as well come into play with the girls and the guy, but I won't spoil it much for those who want to see it. I would recommend it, but if you're the type of person who don't like the topic of pedophile or hints of it, then don't see it. I will be seeing or wanting to see "A Cure for Wellness", "Logan", "IT", "Insidious: Chapter 4", and others that I can't remember now. We will see if I can see them all, when they come.
Other than that, nothing has changed and hopefully new adventures await for us and everyone out there as well. Hopefully your year gets better or stays how it has been, but always on a positive note. Thanks for reading, until next time!
Monday, May 16, 2016
Adjustments!
Well I haven't written here since.. January, wow! So, many things have changed and gotten fixed, in my view that is. Weather has not been cooperating with us in Central Texas. We have been getting lots and lots of rain and some flooding has occurred in certain parts of Central Texas sadly. We do need it around here, but not to that extreme.
Movies
Well, we have seen a good number of movies. Some through Netflix and others in theaters and whatnot. We have seen from what I can remember are: Deadpool, The Boy, Jenny's Wedding, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Hush, Sinster 2 and Lord of Illusions. Most through dvds we bought or Netflix. It seems we're really into Horror or Suspense movies, which I don't mind since there aren't many out there that do it correctly anymore. All of the ones I have listed thus far are highly recommended to watch if you haven't already! I'm sure I have missed some to add to that list, but these are the ones I could remember for now. I think there are some movies that are still being waited on to be seen in theaters by us like: The Forest, The Darkness, X-Men: Apocalypse, Alice through the Looking Glass, The Conjuring 2, and you get the picture. Most have come out already or are in not the distant future, so we will see!
House additions
Well the house patio is coming along, but we always have to come to a halt, due to weather. Things have been getting even more organized and keeping it that way. We do have a garden going on in our backyard and that is a plus. One of our apple trees is already growing apples and its own apples is weighing down the branch. We do have a new addition to the family, in the form of a pet dog. We have had him for close to 2 months if not already getting there. He is a trouble maker, but he is getting well adjusted with us and a routine and loved. He knows several tricks and is getting there with other training, which is always a blessing. Car is also getting a makeover with parts soon, I hope, to be added once the weather cooperates and hoping to add more to it. One step at a time to add things here and there to our house and car, all things that are needed.
Wizard World
I can't wait till I get to go to this convention back at home. I will be able to finally get to meet my favorite actor, David Duchovny. He, along with Mitch Pileggi (Skinner) and William B. Davis (Smoking Man) from The X-Files will be there. I will get a VIP pass to see David Duchovny and yes a regular pass for my husband, so he can meet everyone as well. I will have the chance to take photos with all of them and well just an autograph from David. If all fails through, we will have fun anyways with my family. I just can't wait and so stoked or excited, whichever you prefer, but I can't hide it haha.
Fans, fans, fans
I'm sure I have good friends, close ones quite possibly, who like reading my blogs. I'm also sure I do have other people reading this blog as well.. one's that aren't an acquaintance nor a friend, not even anywhere in between those two. Some are called fans and others are "fans". Now there is a difference between the two. One is actually caring for you and want to know of your successes and strive for your best. The other is people who are just jealous, who follow, a pack of people who just want to put you down behind your back or in whatever way they want to and always have a negative view and tone of you and your world. Let's just say I'm talking now to those people who are the "fans", the jealous ones. I like how I have a "fan" base because guess what, their lives are obviously that boring to go do such things. Jealous of my life? My right way of doing things? Jealous that I actually have a man who cares for me that much? Jealous of my house or that I actually have one? I feel sorry for you and that you go on to check on this, that is if you do still, but it's your fault for going in the path you're on now in your life. I worked hard to get where I'm at and WE worked hard together as well, my husband and I. I'm sorry for you for not having an honest caring man, a stable roof over your head, and your life just giving you curve balls. Maybe you should reconsider everything you said and done negative and who you make friends with next time because look at where you are now. Do you like it? Quite possibly not, but whose fault is that? Only you are to blame. Thank you though for being my "fan" and dipping into my life and reading it out loud like a story book. At least it's that popular of a book to read and not pathetic. Just proves to me what type of person or people you are and the life you have. Least I am a leader and not a follower. Continue or not reading, but at least I know where I'm at and stand at. Bless your little hearts! For those fans who are the complete opposite, of who I spoke of first, thank you for caring the right way.
Monday, January 13, 2014
Its been awhile..
Well, its been a long while from my last post. Honestly, its literally been. Seeing my last post, a detailed one, is when I was still in the calling center one in downtown. Well, I'm not in that one anymore since October, of last year of course. I got offered another job dealing with the Affordable Care Act that is going around nationwide. I help the public be aware of it, let them know that the hospital I work for can help them get enrolled, and just assit them throughout the whole online process. I enjoy it more than the last job, way better pay and benefits, and closer to home and so far easy with just taking to the public. The bottom line is that I enjoy it and enjoy that the people who do care about this new law act upon it because of me and come to our team to get enrolled and get covered.
Movies here and there
I have seen lots of movies since the last movie review post I put up. I apologize if you have been waiting for one in particular, especially when I say "review soon.." on my statuses on fb and none show up. At least you do get a heads up on what I've seen and if you're interested on a particular review, I hope you do comment on it saying you do want a review from it. I will update my list of the ones I've seen and if need to, just add those as a small list in my next blog post. Whatever it will help you and I out faster will do.
Shows come and go
The same occurs with shows as does with movies. Orphan Black was fantastic, with a lot of twists and turns. Those British people do know how to make shows. Well that one will return this new year for the second season. Californication is on its 7th season and sadly its last, with the season 6 on dvd out soon. Bates Motel will be back, Brain Games has returned, American Horror Story returning soon, and I believe Under the Dome will return as well. Teen mom 2 is coming back very soon, Awkward will return in April, and there are some new ones that are interesting. There are so many others I'm sure I missed, so be on a look out for all these and more.
Traveling and venturing out
This new job has its perks. Not staying in doors all the time and talking to fresh new faces daily. The pay got me to see my sweetheart Eric in his hometown in Texas and his family again. I got to spend a week with him and got a cool gift from his mom, a tablet that I'm using as I write this. The photography business of mine or hobby is still there, but I've been very busy due to the new job. I'm getting tired as I continue to write, but an update is needed. Eric is becoming a health buff with hitting the gym and eating healthy, I will do the same except the gym part and will set goals for myself to accomplish and look forward to completing. More reading and writing, draw more, cutting back on soda again and due to the job, checking my health since I have insurance now. I got other goals, but they are more personal to me. Well that's all I need to say since I'm getting tired quicker.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Movie Review: Identity Thief
Experience: One from my must see list! Of course, as usual, you get introduced to the characters and well how everything starts and I got to give to you, I laughed all the way throughout the movie. What you see is what you get type of deal and if you love comedy movies, then this one is the one for you. You do get some points that will get to you and it will turn into a 360 on you the next. I love her witty remarks and moves and yet, it seems all too clever for actual thieves to get ideas off this movie or maybe the movie got the ideas from actual thieves. Lessons to be learned from this movie, but all in all very funny throughout.
Rating: 5 /5 stars
Preview: Youtube - Identity Thief trailer
Links: How to secure your identity
Side note: This review has been posted on the "Movie Reviews" tab above.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Ahoy, its tax season....again! And reviews!
| Califronication season 4-- far right. |
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Christmas gifts completed!!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Reviews...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
New Blog Ahoy!
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"The Windy City"
It's true that it should be called that. Yesterday was nice weather out and around the 70s, but today it totally dropped to the 50s. As I check through the windows in my job, that are right in front of my desk literally, you see nothing but clouds and also wind blowing through the small trees in the neighborhood.

View by my desk.
Looks pretty gloomy doesn't it? Its expected to rain as well, but only sprinkles here or there nothing major so far until the night and into tomorrow. We'll see how things go here and if the predictions of a bad winter this year as well is going to happen.
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Lunch is on the house, no wait...a tenant!
So a tenant who lives above our office, has offered to buy everyone lunch today. Hrm, I sure wish it wasn't pushed to today, since I did bring lunch with me lol. I never had chicken from this particular place before, its called "Sharks". Of course, given with the name, they do have fish and any other type of food of that sorts there. I hope it's good and well, worth it I guess. She is a nice lady/tenant and I don't mind offers of that sorts from anyone, but it's got to be for everyone not just me though...or I'll feel bad afterwards lol.
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Trendy movies
Now, everyone that knows me quite well, or close enough to that, should know I don't watch trendy movies or movies that EVERYONE love. Prime examples are: "Rocky Horror Picture show", "Halloween" series, "A Clockwork Orange", " Donnie Darko", and etc etc...you get the picture. So basically, I have seen all those listed, but not the entire "Halloween" series....just the first one made in 1978- not the remake mind you. I recently watched it, since its close to it being Halloween and cable/tv tends to follow holidays and whatnot, anyways I saw it....I didn't see what the fuss is about. My brother-in-law is a BIG- no pun intended there lol- fan of the series and well, it was not scary at all. I actually fell asleep quite a few times during it and well, the parts I saw weren't scary at all. I was recommended to see the Rob Zombie remake of it, but I'm not even gona go there.
I don't get into those type of scary movies either and that was my official first time seeing that movie and well that type of movie. I have never seen "Hellraiser", "Friday the 13th" series, "Jason" series, and etc etc. They don't catch my eye and well, its usually the same thing happening over and over in each one of them...I'm sure of it. I like scary movies like "Don't be Afraid of the Dark", "The Orphanage", " The Orphan", "Paranormal Activity" series.....stuff like that. It might confuse you, but it's just the way I am and I don't fall into trends quite easily or not at all, with anything. If you want my reviews on any of these movies mentioned, I'll be glad to spill it out in a blog post or so.
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Hopefully it stays as peaceful as it is at the moment here at work, if so...it'll be a good day. Its also quiet in here, which at times its a rarity, but this is because someone's out on grounds. No headaches yet, which is a plus and I hope it stays that way for the whole day *knocks on wood*.