Revelation 8

revelation8 @ 2009-05-24T23:25:00

2009-05-25T03:27:55Z

Although I reserve the right to still post in here occasionally, I've recently migrated to Twitter. Join me there if you'd like.

Yay, joblessness!

2009-03-23T14:37:21Z

http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/03/ann_arbor_news_to_close_in_jul.html

And I ALREADY had a migraine when I woke up.

in summation,

2009-01-14T04:13:20Z

"Some repay loyalty with faithlessness and give no thought to their own final hours, when they might have to ask another to grant them the mercy that they withheld from those who trusted them." - Koontz

revelation8 @ 2009-01-08T00:24:00

2009-01-08T05:25:54Z

sick of looking at the stabenow post, but not much new to report. should really be sleeping. damn you, recipe project, why do you keep me up so late???

revelation8 @ 2008-12-10T23:30:00

2008-12-11T04:32:18Z

Debbie Stabenow's position on the auto loans-- as well as her constant contact by email-- make me proud to have voted for her:

Late last night, we took the first big step toward helping our automotive industry with a bipartisan compromise to provide critical bridge-loan funding to keep our automakers going and preserve jobs here at home. This compromise includes House and Senate leaders, as well as the White House.

This legislation is the result of around-the-clock negotiations which recognize that the health of our manufacturing sector is critical to the health of our economy as a whole.

We cannot sit idly by and allow our manufacturing base to be decimated by the credit crisis. In order to stay competitive in a global economy and preserve our middle-class, we must make things in this country. This bipartisan legislation is a commitment to saving that manufacturing base and investing in good-paying, middle-class jobs.

Now that there is agreement with the White House and Congressional leaders, the next step is to schedule a vote and garner the necessary bipartisan votes to pass it. This effort is far from over, but I will continue to fight every day to protect our jobs and our American manufacturing industry.

Go, Debbie! (Yes we can).

revelation8 @ 2008-12-03T21:52:00

2008-12-04T02:52:43Z

well, fuckadoodle doo.

revelation8 @ 2008-10-25T19:08:00

2008-10-25T23:08:41Z

every question that i ask, i get a lie, lie, lie

Keeping promises.

2008-10-22T03:29:38Z

If you're on my friends list, I want to know 36 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine, you're on my list so I want to know you better!

Comment here and repost a blank one on your own journal
01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
02) What was your dream growing up?
03) What talent do you wish you had?
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
05) Favorite vegetable?
06) What was the last book you read?
07) What zodiac sign are you?
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
09) Worst Habit?
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
11) What is your favorite sport?
12) Do you have a pessimistic or optimistic attitude?
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
16) Do you have any pets?
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
18) What was your first impression of me?
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21) Would you be my partner in crime or my conscience?
22) What color eyes do you have?
23) Ever been arrested?
24) Bottle or can soda?
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
27) What's your favorite place to hang out?
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30) Do you swear a lot?
31) Biggest pet peeve?
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
34) Favourite and least favourite food?
35) Do you believe in God?
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

event planning

2008-10-05T23:40:12Z

got some lovely new business cards, and finally made the site live:
http://eventsthatimpress.com/

an excerpt from my letter to janine:

2008-09-27T03:06:39Z

"i can't think at all anymore. i've had a head cold for 2 weeks and i think the meds have affected my brain. this is why i don't use real drugs. i'd be as addled as ozzy osbourne within a month."

an open letter

2008-09-22T23:38:37Z

Dear Firefox,
Why are you not working? You should know that you will soon become my bitch. Eventually, everything becomes my bitch.
XOXOXO,
rev8

oh, yes... i have joined the year 1997

2008-09-09T04:07:49Z

with my brand spanking new home internet access! i don't know if i'll be the fixture on here that i once was... after all, i have important things now like a house and a yard (not to mention that the timesuck of LJ was a major factor in me avoiding classes at college)... but alas, here i am.

so, what's new? grad school? babies? BABIES!?! new jobs and whatnot? speak to me, people. welcome me back into the proper millenium.

proper humanity

2008-02-16T22:57:32Z

the way i feel about your family is still this: let the bodies hit the floor. not that you should rampage if it is easier to ignore them, but my protective streak has kicked into overdrive and i want to go off on someone. it boils down to this: if you call me "Deondra," pray that you don't run into me.

in the past year, i have seen a fair share of grief, and i have seen more than my fair share of Doom. some people behave according to my expectations, and others so very unexpectedly at times. the people i'd considered strong-- considered my role models-- have fallen from grace; the people who've seemed so ordinary all my life have become binding ties.

people deal with crises differently. i know this.

if you're the kind of person that flakes out, i simultaneously understand and abhor you. if someone you care about is going through something terrible, it is not about you. i repeat: it. is. not. about. you.

if you really need it to, it can be about you later... when the crisis is over, or when you're in your car choking on the words of a Willie Nelson song, or when you're in the shower sobbing because the water makes the tears less noticeable. but for now, help that someone. help the others. just get over yourself.

revelation8 @ 2007-09-02T11:32:00

2007-09-02T15:44:09Z

so once again i'll be working in Ann Arbor, as they've decided to put a hiring freeze on The News and must therefore reallocate jobs/people. i know i should be happy because i'm going back to work in the same office as my best good friends, but instead (once the bosses left their meeting with me), i started crying like the little orphan child that no one wants. i have been illogical for the past 1.5 days, but i've figured it out as such:

1. utter and complete panic about how the new job is going to affect my new bills. i have a mortgage and accompanying payments planned around my old job, which included my car payments and insurance being paid with my mileage check. since i'll no longer be an outside rep, that check is gone. however, it sounds as if i'll be making more in bonus as the new job, so things should be fine. should be. i'll stop worrying once i know it to be true.
2. i hate learning new things.
3. i love my boss and don't want to leave.
4. i'll no longer be working in the same city where my family lives, which means no more lunch dates. i'll see them even less. and i'm lonely now, sometimes.
5. i finally just started to feel like i was accomplishing good if not great things at my current job, and now i have to leave and let someone else take care of them. control issue, that.

To top it all off, I was given the job of going through and packing up many of grandma's old things so that they could be donated. And since I was in an already fragile state of mind, I cried the whole time. Wept, really... all kinds of howcouldyouleaveme and whydoesthishavetohappen and whatdifferencewouldithavemadeifyouwerehereanyway and goodlorddeonnastopbeingsoriggodamndiculous.

revelation8 @ 2007-06-26T17:50:00

2007-06-26T21:52:40Z

sleeping at the house now with very little entertainment besides books (too tired to read!) and a Roomba.

call if bored and local; i have cards.

(also note that this means that i am checking my email, lj, etc only sporadically).

i'm serious. i want to know:

2007-04-29T02:16:52Z

what kind of pie would you make for Jesus?

Well, friends

2007-04-19T00:56:08Z

'tis the time for goodwill toward others and a roaring good time for yourself. i am on the organizational committee for Erika's Hula for Hope, a Luau & Fundraiser for The University of Michigan's Comprehensive Cancer Center. This is an event in honor of my boss and friend Erika, who, less than one year after getting a kidney transplant, found out she had ovarian cancer. and THEN found out that she had a second, unrelated mass of cancer in the uterus.

my point is, the woman has been through a lot, and you'd all love her.

you can find out more info by visiting our website: http://www.hulaforhope.com
yes, i made it.

now that i've got the website complete (mostly), my job is to look for auction items (including services) and sponsors for the event. so, if you or your workplace have anything to contribute/donate, send me an email/comment and i will contact you/your boss/your mom/whomever. even if it's small, we'll take it.

i myself have done an elephant-themed baby gift basket with crocheted blanket, hat, little outfits and toys. i will also contribute a cake or two for people to bid on. so, see? little things make a difference.

hope to see you there...
and hope you give me stuff!

just people

2007-04-14T04:45:22Z

how is it that one radio personality can use the phrase "nappy headed hos" and get fired while another one uses "faggot" with little consequence?

darling, let's fall deeply into debt

2007-04-11T00:26:17Z

my offer was accepted! assuming that my inspection turns out well, i'll have a house this summer.

revelation8 @ 2007-04-06T22:34:00

2007-04-07T02:35:54Z

well, my first offer was rejected so i put in a second today. i will know next friday if the new one is accepted, but with the amount of people bidding, i am not very optimistic.

revelation8 @ 2007-03-11T21:31:00

2007-03-12T01:31:57Z

I've been busy these past couple of weeks and have now added a new part to my cake site... http://www.sugarnslice.net/boutique.html

Spread the word!

revelation8 @ 2007-02-25T22:55:00

2007-02-26T03:57:03Z

thanks to shawn for helping me set up an RSS feed on my sugar n' slice portfolio: http://www.sugarnslice.net/portfolio.html. please use it so i feel like my efforts are not wasted!

copious amounts of fun:

2007-02-10T02:51:22Z

http://host-d.oddcast.com/php/start_doggieMail/door=180&cl=68&AID=0?id=18983083

Dear Peyton Manning,

2007-02-05T03:08:32Z

You may be handsome, but I was rooting for da Bears.

revelation8 @ 2007-01-31T20:51:00

2007-02-01T01:52:11Z

diana said this:
I either need a man or an electric blanket.

so i said this:
electric blankets don't talk. plus they turn on and turn off easily. my vote is clear.