Inducted into D.A.R. this morning!

A little after 10 am CST, I was finally inducted into the Daughter's of the American Revolution Society. I'd been accepted as an prospective candidate back in November of last year. All that was left was to send my birth certificate and some other genealogical documentation along with my Grandmother's (She was already a member) on to the National office to be reviewed, verified, and approved.

My official certificate (Yes, I blocked out my name and only those who know me personally know it).

DAR is a national society that supports Education, preservation of history (such as documents, landmarks, ect...), has the largest genealogy library in America located in Washinton D.C. But it also believes in protecting and following the Constitution and supporting our Veterans and Troops. I'm looking forward to seeing what D.A.R has in store for me and what I can do in D.A.R. A bonus, I get to do this with my Grandmother and a girl I went to High School with.

Now, I'm going to make pimento cheese spread, pick up my apartment a little and take a nap before hitting a small social club tonight. Tomorrow, I'm having guests (some new friends) over for brunch! I'm pretty excited about that as well.



D.A.R

Fun stuff amidst some unpleasant news.

Okay, fun stuff first. My gf adores Kappa (a type of Japanese spirit or demon however you wish to interpret it). One afternoon while searing for possible new anime to watch (she knows how much I love anime and while she likes it, she doesn't watch very much of it and was looking for something that would suit us both) she stumbled upon Summer Days with Coo. It is an Japanese animated movie about a young boy who discovers a young Kappa one day on his way home from school. I wasn't exactly sure how this was going to play out and be as cute as it looked to be what with the lore I have read about Kappas. But it was actually a very good movie. You can find it on www.afufu.net.

I have, of course, been watching anime on my own. I'll discuss some of those in a later post but this one, a personal favorite, is Saiunkoku Monogatari, which you can find on www.animecrazy.net. There are an array of fun, colorful characters in this series about a young woman who desires to become the first female governor of her country.I am currently watching the second season, which picks up a little after the first concludes. So far I am still happy with the story and look forward to seeing how it plays out. I have read rumors that there might be a third season, to which, I would be ecstatic.

As for my unpleasant news... Roomie/gf learned today that the new schedules available for her job are nothing what she wants and her hours will be cut. That doesn't bode well for either of us since I still have yet to find a job of my own. Also, I was curious to see how our change in diet has been working out for us. We've been eating mostly vegetable and protein, cutting out a lot of the junk and cutting down on the carbs. So, while at the doctor's with my mother today, I asked to weigh myself. Instead of losing any kind of weight, I've gained weight. I was actually so depressed I wanted to walk out to the car and just scream. So, tonight, when we do our grocery shopping, I am snagging a box of pizza rolls to munch on while I think of a new plan of action. I've been good, I deserve a treat.

New Glasses and a pillow hogging kitty.

So These are my new glasses. they are actually pretty nice, don't hurt the bridge of my nose, and best of all I have no fear of the lens popping out on me! Oh and of course, I can see much better. They have a very pretty silver design along the sides too.

Meet sweet, adorable Yoda-Chan. He's one of the softest cats you'll ever touch, very obedient, and very like a familiar. We've been best friends for many years and in all our time together he insists upon sleeping next to me, on me, or on my pillow. And, no matter where he plops his fat butt, he has to be on my face and insists that I make room for him. Needless to say I go to bed in my spot and wake up in the middle and half way down the bed he's usually kicked me off my pillow. To top the morning off I usually have a funny tickle in my nose and have to pull a cat hair or two from my nose before I sneeze.