it's just a gimmick game

We had pictures taken of Amelia in the hospital. She fussed through them but overall the end result was two really cute poses and some nice pictures for a not so bad price.

Because of this, I decided to take her to Sears today so we could get some family shots as well, and...oh my fucking god I'm pretty pissed off with the end result.

First off, I scheduled the appointment at 3. I didn't think to look at the studio's hours because why would I when I made an appointment? Seemed like a moot point. We got there about 2:30 because I hate being late and I wanted to get some time beforehand to get her ready, make sure her diaper was good and she wasn't hungry. Lady was eating and there was a sign up that said they were taking lunch from 2-3. We didn't want to interrupt her lunch so she told us we could fill out the paper work if we wanted and just give her a few minutes to finish eating. We told her not to worry about it and we'd go to the food court ourselves real quick and be back at 3. She was fine with this and so we didn't think anything of it, went and got food and were back by 3:05ish.

She looks surprised when we come back and says she was about to leave - they close at 3:15. Wait, what? I told her but we had a 3pm appointment, why would it let us make a 3 appointment when they closed that early? She said that 3 appointments have to be there early and in the room by 3 already started. I stated that there was nothing to that effect on the website. She then told us the one room wasn't working so we had to use the other one with the worse lighting. We said, fine, whatever. Get in there and the room wasn't working either.

It was at this point we realized she had the worst BO I've ever experienced. Like, no deoderant, ran five miles kind of stink. Seriously offending to the senses. Plus, it was scorching hot in the photo room. She got maitenance and they got the electricity fixed (there was a plug out) and we moved into the other room and started.

By this point, Amelia was pissed off. Hungry and had a dirty diaper. Because of how rushed the woman had seemed earlier I didn't want to delay it by changing her diaper or anything but eventually we had to give her a bottle (which is in a few of the pictures because she wouldn't stop screaming). I know that the pictures aren't going well but I'm just ready for it to be over already so I can make my baby happy.

We ended up giving up on trying to get a good one of all three of us and started just taking pictures of her - problem is, she decided to use this thing to sit her up and she hated it. I also really wish we'd used the white background instead of the butterflies because she was wearing black and white and the lady used a green sash thing to lay her on so it looked funky. Only a couple of those turned out any decent. :/

We finished and I booked it to change her diaper and at this point she'd had all of the bottle and was a much happier baby. Fuuuuck. We picked out a few of the pictures and the only reason we even bought them was the fact that we had 40% off and a free sitting fee. Otherwise I would have been piiiiisssed.

I'm already not going back there and going to JCPenny in Countryside Mall instead. Completely unimpressed (which is sad because the manager we talked to back when I was still pregnant was super nice and awesome and even offered me a job at the time for Christmas that I couldn't take) and I swear I can still smell the lady's B.O. *gags*

Yesterday my konad starter kit came and today my nfu oh #61 came! Of course, I had to play :3





Yay for Florida sun! It looks nice inside but it doesn't photograph well inside at all.

I ended up not getting the Aqua base because I was already paying close to $25 for this with shipping. I found recommendations for using Orly Bonder as a base instead and I'm fairly pleased with the results. This is definitely a polish you can't try to put on quick or you will have many an issue. This was 3 coats, no top. my ring finger is Sally Hansen LE Grape Escape with konad plate m2 stamped over it in Nfu Oh 61. I'm impressed with how well the holo works as a stamp!




My cuticles are horrible because I need to get my gels filled. Pls ignore. XD


Verdict: Well worth the price. I simply wish it was available at retail outlets. Let's see how long it lasts without chipping on my gels. :)

I'm posting this to LJ mainly because I want to post multiple pictures and I don't want to mess up my tumblr with it. XD If you follow my tumblr, you'll notice I post mainly nail art. It seems redundant to post arashi stuff because most of the time OTHER people are doing plenty of it and I'd rather just lurk and look at shiny. SO, that being said I've been trying a lot of new nail art techniques. This is one that I thought would be a LOT harder than it actually is. I want to try it again with a few different colors (and a matte base) and possibly nfu oh's holos, but we'll see.




My starting lineup (I ended up not using two of these.)

( Click me to see! )

And that's it! I can't wait to do it on all of my nails. Actually tempted to make a full set of tips for this as well, if anyone is interested in a press-on set. I've got tons of clear nails to use up. :)

Leaving this unlocked so I can link it to my tumblr. :)

I'm writing this know because lord knows I'll forget certain things and I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. Of course I'm posting this a day late due to the lack of internet but whatever, need to get it down.

( CUT FOR OMG LENGTH )

Today is Harajuku!

Alright, it's been a very long time since I've had a true public post. BUT, seeing as I've said fandom stuff will NOT be locked, only personal, here it goes!

In the past week I've gotten a chance to watch フリター、家を買う and the newest VS嵐 with the Freeter cast.

Spoilers behind the cuts!

( フリター、家を買う Episode 01 )

( VS嵐 - Freeter Episode )

Comment here if you're from livejournal with either your name I know you by or your LJ name so I can associate.

Thanks!

TIME AFTER TIME ⌛

YOU KNOW YOU WANNA!!!!

(And keep an eye out for the October Contest! That'll be my baby. )

❤drabble prompt requests!❤

I'm in a dryspell and I'm trying to rectify this. I have two works currently that I can't post simply because of anonymity purposes and this is driving me nuts.

SO! Pairing & Prompt, and I will give you 100 words. Fandoms I'm willing to write are Arashi, Merlin & Glee.

Go forth and prompt. I'll leave this unlocked and reply with your drabble in the comments, with a final consolidation of them up at wemakestorm

I'm a little late with this, so I'm going to back date it, despite the fact that it is STILL my Wednesday.


Grocery shopping/new vacuum shopping happened today. There is a lot of mac & cheese and hot dogs. >.> Oh and ground beef in a tube. Though I refuse to go down to ground crud o' fat. Still going with the lean.

Went back to a bagged vacuum because the track record so far with bagless is 0/3. Hopefully this will be better with the pet hair and not get horribly cogged up and icky!

Um....

I extended the deadline over at a_ra_shi's layout contest until the 19th, so if you're still interested there head over and check it out!


That's all other than....


YANKEES WIIIIIN

And now comes day two of NaBloPoMo. :)

Yesterday, I started the adventure of updating my Compaq Presario laptop to Windows 7 64bit. I'd never truly understood what a 64 bit operating system was until I did a bit of research when I was first deciding to take the jump from the Windows 7 Release Candidate to the full version. Lo and behold, my laptop (and processor) were actually designed to run on a 64 bit OS.

The instillation process was a breeze (especially since I didn't accidentally boot from the CD on the restart and fuck everything up like last time)and it's now running FANTASTICALLY. Everything just....works, like it should. And fast.

Oh and I'm not burning the shit out of my leg from the fan/processor anymore. This is an amazing thing!

( a gift for those who expressed love for it yesterday )

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It's only the 2nd here, but it's the 3rd in Japan which means that 10 years ago, Arashi made their CD Single Debut with "a-ra-shi". *preens*



★おめでとう、嵐ちゃん★

And now I realize that I no longer have Microsoft Office on here (clean install) and I need to go procure Open Office....

*toddles off to do so*