randomly chaotic and frequently mundane

BLAH i say.

don’t get me wrong.  i love snow.  i really do.  the first snow of the fall/winter is really special to me.  i love watching it fall, i love the way it swirls, i love the way the sunlight glitters off of it.  and i don’t even mind that it starts snowing in october here.

but snowing in april?  come one.  i’m done.  i need a break.  it better not start snowing until thanksgiving this fall.  i’m serious.  too much snow.  snow snow go away, and all that jazz.

the first round of ebay auctions has almost completely ended.  not a bad gain from that particular “run.”  once everything is paid for and shipped we’ll probably have made enough for a phone bill payment.  gonna dig thru more stuff this weekend and do another round of ebay listing.  eventually, i want to be able to get the stuff out of the attic and go thru it.  my big plan is to cut the “clutter” by at least half.  and if i can make a little cash along the way… well that’s always a good thing.

gage is cute… he re-discovered the vcr last night.  he put in nightmare before christmas.  this morning, on the way out the door to go to school he noticed the tape sticking out of the vcr and he pulled it out and put it on top of the vcr.  not sure what made him do that.

so it’s midnight-thirty or so… and here i am.  i should swig some nyquil cough and go to bed.  i will very soon.

i’m just sitting here thinking about money.  being poor and all.  i do payperpost entries in my other blogs, tho they have a low page rank so with the new system i don’t make much money that way.  when i started out with payperpost i probably averaged $150-$200 a month.  i’ll admit i’ve done several ppp opps just for the money, but i do take the time to check out the website in question.  i do take the time to add a personal “slant” to the posts.  it’s not like i write exactly the number of words needed for the opp and just “glide my way thru.”  anyhoo, now i’m averaging about $75 a month.  which is still nice, but now it doesn’t even cover 1 bill.  at least before i could have gotten a bill paid with what i made.

not that i did that.  i went a little nuts when this money started coming in… see, for 5 years i haven’t had any income of my own.  i’ve depended on woody.  which means that while woody has always said that the money is “ours” it never felt that way.  i never had a problem buying things for the household or paying bills or getting stuff gage needed.  but when it came to “selfish spending” on me… my only indulgence has been bath and body works — and we always hit good sales on that stuff.  bubble bath and body spray.  i’ve only purchased clothes, shoes, etc for myself when we’ve gotten bonuses or income tax refunds and then… usually it was with much encouragement and pushing from woody.  so, when i started getting payments from payperpost… i went a little nuts.  i bought a bunch of stuff on ebay.  and it just made no sense, except that i finally felt like i COULD waste a little money on myself…

so now i’m doing the payperpost thing, as much as i can… i’ve also submitted some stuff to associated content, which isn’t bad.  i’ve probably earned about $125 in the past 2 months from them.  the problem is that i run out of ideas for articles.  i’ve also recently signed up on digital journal, which is news centered.. and i’ve earned about $10 so far, but it doesn’t pay out until the beginning of the month.  so the first week of may i should get paid by them, and hopefully by then i’ll have quadrupled my earnings, at least.  there’s also stuff a friend, but i haven’t sold any of those yet.  i’m hoping that if i keep promoting it, i’ll get some sales/business.

i’ve applied at alpine access.  i’m waiting on the results of my recorded phone audition.  here’s hoping.

and i’ve been listing things on ebay… hoping to earn enough to at least put a dent in the phone bill or the electric bill or something.

ziggy is bitching at me.  so i think it’s time for bed.

need to make some money to pay a few outstanding bills. and so ebay listing we will go.

to start, i’ve pulled out a few CDs i can part with…
sealed Samantha 7 CD
Rocky Horror Show, Selected Highlights
Poison’s Open Up and Say Ahh CD w/ original cover art
Bret Michaels Presents Show Me Your Hits: A Tribute to Poison (Various Artists)
The Mask of Zorro Original Soundtrack
Music for a Darkened Theatre, Danny Elfman
The Crow Original Soundtrack
Chicago Greatest Hits, 1982-1989
Bon Jovi’s Keep the Faith
Apoptygma Berzerk’s 7
Les Miserables Original Broadway Cast Recording

i’ve also pulled out a few jewelry and other assorted items i can part with… (just click to go to the auctions)

and there is much much more… in addition to the auctions that i added today, there are magic: the gathering cards, more jewelry (most of it new), girls clothes (12M), etc

avs game today. an absolutely must win game, as the rest of the games on the season are. i’m excited.

gage is very cute. incredibly, in fact. i was just putting him in the shower and he started rubbing his head. so i asked if he wanted to wash his hair. and he said “wassa hair” which i assume is wash your hair. so after he got good and wet i grabbed his shampoo and lathered him up. the problem comes when he moves away and it still needs to be worked into his hair. i had to change my shirt and now one side of my head is decidedly wetter than the other, lol.

got a money order for a candle yesterday. i need to find a suitable box for to mail it in. also did some listing/re-listing the other day. added the jasmine candles to the bunch. they’re nice. not just the scent, but the cups they’re in are pretty awesome. hopefully they’ll sell, along with the rest of the candles i have listed.

tiger has become obsessed with licking his paws again… looks like he’s going to have to have the balm/sock treatment again soon.

mystery, alaska is on. good movie. as hockey movies go, it’s no slapshot (but really what is? certainly not slapshot 2, lol). the thing i love most about it is that the underdog doesn’t win. the team everyone expects to lose still loses. but they put their best effort on the ice, i like that. because let’s face it, in any sport no matter how well you play, no matter how hard you try you don’t always win.

oh i have lost my damn fool mind.  forgot my username for my blog, lol.  hows’ that for ridiculousness?  yeah.

gage is eating an apple that’s about half the size of his head.  it’s funny as hell.  he turns it and turns it and turns it and picks a spot to bite.  then he chews the apple off the peel and spits the peel out (on a plate).

he ate some ice cream last night.  he’s only done that once before… he took an ice cream cone from me last summer.  last night he used a spoon and a bowl.  it was SO cute.  i got some pictures.

avs play tonight, should be a good game.  i look forward to it.  might make something groovy for dinner.

today’s to-do list:

• clean the kitchen
• do laundry
• straighten/vacuum the living room
•  make a quick run to the grocery store

i’ve started working on changing my habits a little… to keep the house neater.  it’s gonna take some getting organized tho.  i might go thru the stuff behind the couch today and pull out stuff to list on ebay.  getting rid of stuff we don’t want/need anymore will hopefully open up some space and help me get organized.  if i can make some progress today, maybe i can do some re-arranging i’ve been thinking about… that would be a good thing.

so… i’ve been making scented candles the past few months, which i enjoy tremendously. especially contemplating different scent combinations and such… like vanilla rose and sandalwood rose… and vanilla coconut lime (which was absolutely loved by the people i gave one of those to).

since i enjoy it so much, i thought it would be cool to list some on ebay… not so much to make a profit, just to help finance the making of more candles. since i keep or give away about half of the candles i make.

so feel free to hop by my ebay page and give them a look. most of them are ending in a few minutes, but the ones that don’t sell will be relisted. the scents i have available at the moment are: vanilla rose, sandalwood rose, vanilla coconut lime, hawaiian cake, fresia, spring nights, lemongrass, citrus sensation and macintosh apple.  they’re all great scents.  as a matter of fact, i’m keeping one of each so you know i like em ;)  i’m also making tea lights with the leftover wax and including a tea light or two with each candle i sell.