Have your very own Ashley

I seriously spend too much time at the diner.
But hey, it's how we roll in these parts.
So tonight, going to settle down at the riverdale once again, and study my ass off with my new friend Josh. Should be pretty fun, I hope.
I saw Tom again for the first time in forever today. It was pretty rad. He's super excited for the MA WWI fort adventure of doom. Me too. I think I'm just ready for this semester to be over.
My moods are being assholes. I'm annoyed at that.
Week and a half left of Fall '09 semester. Good. I'm so ready to be done for a while.
I feel really ugly today. That's annoying.
Gym was closed. Came home and chased hyperactive children around my house instead. Good tradeoff. Less hardcore, but I'll accomplish that tommorrow. apparently the water pipes burst or some such, and it'll be open tomorrow until the normal time.

Also, I'm a cucumber. That is all, LJ.

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Back from the spectacular first snow sleepover with my sister!! ^^;
Tradition ahoy, and all that.
Was really fun, I'm sure we'll become attached at the hip over break again, when she comes back from school. which means I'll have to clean out part of my backseat lol because now there'll probably be three of us on the adventures of doom.

I'm in a good mood today. Optimistic, thoughtful, productive.
I also have this song stuck in my head::



off to write a paper nowww wheee

Sara sent this to me today. As it reminded her of lover and I, in a way.
The PMS gods agree.



Also, I'm in love with this song:

AshGaff 89: my vagina is going to fall off
mistresswanker: Considering it is in your body, that would be awkward.
AshGaff 89: Yeah, but it's seriously trying to make it's escape. it's talking to my ovaries, and they're running for it
mistresswanker: Should we rubberband you together?
AshGaff 89: Maybe. Although that would probably chafe.
AshGaff 89: How about some foam insulation copious amounts of liquid bandaid?
mistresswanker: That sounds poisonous.
mistresswanker: Let's do it.
AshGaff 89: sweet
mistresswanker: My dad is painting the laundry room pink,
AshGaff 89: lets not use that
mistresswanker: Pink or poison.

Virginia was awesome.

Well, the trip was awesome. I can't really say we spent a hell of a lot of time in Virginia. More on that later. It was a really awesome trip. The train was a bit of a pain in the ass [understatement!] but all the hassle was SO worth it. I have missed him SO much since he's been in VA, and it was awesome to see him again. When I got off the train, I was exhausted, and spent all my energies on the ride back to his place jumping around and cooing and nuzzling against his arm as he drove and a good bit of time when we arrived back at his place ... um... expressing how much I had missed him sexually >>;

We cuddled up and slept for a good while (Which was really awesome! I missed the way he cuddles) before we got up again to head to NC to meet his mom *insert terror/nerves here* It was a good 5/6 hour drive, and we arrived asscrack early in the morning, upon which I first met his mother. Sort of managed not to stutter and turn bright red, I think. Maybe. >.< I hope. But, much to my delight, she did not try to kill me. Yay. She's actually pretty cool. After much more cuddles and sleep time (and of course me being like *WANT*) we woke up, had breakfast and hung out for a while. His aunt was there, who is also rather chill, and we headed to South Carolina to meet the rest of his family, and do the turkey thing. The food was really good, and really different, which was fun for me. His family was really nice, and it was an all around good time (and the first thanksgiving I've spent with any family since I've been working, which is about 6 years now, as Ive been working all holidays since I was 14) We drove back up to NC that night, and proceeded to get harassed by my sister for hours on end with calls of "COME VISIT ME BITCH" but as she was 4 hours away, and I was/am SO done with travelling for a while, she lost. lol.

Stayed in NC until Saturday morning. Met some of his friends from high school, went on a few adventures, saw a really horrible movie (ninja assassain), cuddled, got to sleep next to him again *swoon*, and had a really good time. The weather was SO nice. OMG. I was like *WANTS TO BE OUTSIDE*

Dan, being the love that he is, suggested that before we leave NC, we go to the Carolina Raptor Center. And I squeed and squeezed his arm and lept across the car to kiss his cheek like a million times on the way there. It was sunny out, and I LOVE birds of prey. like. LOVE. So I was giddy and excited and like *squeeeee* BABEOMGILOVEYOU *squeeee* as he's trying to concentrate on driving. lol. it was SUCH an awesome place. I ran around from exhibit to exhibit and bird to bird and in between, tackled Dan, nuzzling and kissing and squeeing. I think he was rather amused by my uncontrollable joy. They had a REALLY cool bird named honeysuckle, who is partial albino. Every time she molts, she turns more and more white, which I thought was really cool. They had a lot of hawks, which is awesome. I love hawks. Several peregrine's too. Wicked fast killing machines that they are. Went to a bird show, and ran around the trail in the sun for a while (OMG WARMTH!) and tackled/buried Dan in affection some more.

I drove all the way back to VA, which was probably a combination of how excited/happy I was, and the energy from some news I had gotten halfway through the ride trying to release. We got back, and relaxed for a while, until it was time for Dan to earn his new title as lover/nemesis. *narrows eyes* TICKLE FIGHTS/GENERAL TORTURE ASHLEY FIGHTS! lots of wrestling, and tickling, and raspberries being blown, and him "inflating my face" and me trying to escape, but being totally out of luck, as he can easily restrain me with one arm *sigh* I'm pretty good at being wiggly and evasive, but he's just so much stronger than I am that I was pretty much screwed. lol. it was fun. I'm going to miss that, a hell of a lot. *pout*

There was much more cuddles and such, and Sunday I woke up like *pout* NO. Lots of clinging to him, that day. Lots and lots. I'm so glad he's happy doing what he's doing now, and he seems to like it there, but it sucks that he's so far away now. Anyways, there was a fiasco that was that I almost missed my train (AH!) and I had forgotten my coat in Dan's car, and he was nice enough to run and go get it, just in time for the train to leave (like really, the second I grabbed it, and stepped inside, we started moving)
I'm already missing him, but it was SO good to see him again. even if he is my nemesis until further notice ;) ♥

The ride home was an adventure of it's own, but I must be off. It needs to be shower and get ready for work time now. Love you guysssssss

I'm going to Virginia! I'm going to Virginia! I'm going to Virginia!
*gets hit in the head with a rock, thrown, no doubt, by one of her readers who is tired of hearing it*

>>;

I leave tonight!! around 10:30 out of bridgeport Metro North to GC, walk to Penn, 3:00 a.m train out of Penn to VA. *bounces around excitedly*
I could barely sleep last night, between being super excited, nervous, and worried that I'll somehow forget something, or get on the wrong train, or explode.

As irrational as my fears have been, and as pestering as my constant "OMG what if she hates me?!/what should I _________/What if_________" have surely been to my love, the ever lovely Dan has been, as always, patient and loving in the midst of my mild psychosis. ♥

I'm SO excited. However, I do have a good deal of time to do nothing. If anyone wants to keep me company via text/phone between around 11:00 a.m and 3:00 p.m tomorrow (Wednesday) I will love you forever, as late travel plans, and booking the last available train have left me arriving far before my handsome Dan can come get me.
So bother me, people!

This will probably be the last you hear from me until Monday/Tuesday, LJ.
Try not to explode while I'm gone

Love,

Ashley

R.I.P Vivian + Larry
You are in so many hearts

My friends are awesome. Pulled me clear out of the depression I was slipping into (stupid body chemicals and their antics of doom)


Ashley, we're coming in the wrong entrance
I'm going to come in your... entrance.
>>;

Sure, I'll let you know. Actually, the hospital probably will, because she'll be driving and I'll be there *gigglesnortgaspingforbreathLOL*.

Let's go to the beach. Maybe we'll find some more horseshoe crabs having wild orgies, and slip a plastic one in there-just to fuck with them

Did the ocean just growl at us?

Did he just try to use spray cheese as a sexual object?

Dear sir, if you would like to compete in a sport, allow my sister and I to suggest car racing, in which we go out to our car, get a toolkit, and reroute your exhaust so that one side sprays back into the headers, and the other feeds directly into your exhaust. Either that, or my sister and you can go outside and she can show you what it's like to get the shit kicked out of you by a girl half your size.

This sandwhich could feed a third world country.

between conversations like that, an adventure with Sara in which I thought I was dying, a 24 hour CVS raid, the failures of WebMD, a trip to the beach with my sister, and rolling down the windows in cold ass weather to scream songs like "As long as you love me" and "It's raining men" out the car windows at 1 a.m
I'm going remarkably better than I was yesterday
Thanks, darlings.

I've got about 3 hours of sleep under my belt today, but I'm actually doing very well with it all. In fact, I don't actually feel tired at all. I think when I actually crawl into bed, with my phone, and my penguin, and the little bear I call James that Dan got me, I'll be out like a light, but for now, I'm doing well.

Jersey was hella fun yesterday. Stinky, but fun. I didn't like it very much, at first, as I find most of the roads confusing, and am aggravated by the lack of ability I have to pump my own gas in Jersey. However, once Taos and I finally made it to Jeff's, and got to hang out with him and Aiden for a while, it was pretty fantastic. I did never get to meet the cat though, which makes me sad.

There was much Wicked adventures to be had, and even some steampunk world's faire adventures!
( www.wickedfaire.com , http://steampunkworldsfair.com/ )

Lots of good food, and great friends, and new friends, and adventures! yay! REALLY glad to have been able to see the hotel for Wicked, and have a sense for the space. I think it will be a lot easier to gain attention that I had previously though, though there will be trouble spots. Hoping to get the group together and do a run through. Also working on doing a workshop on "creating space" without portable barriers. Because I hate portable barriers with a passion. Main issue is, half of my team is in PA, and half in MA. I am in CT, with another part of the team. Damn.

This may be two seperate trips, though I'm sure the CT team will accompany me to both, as we are all pretty prone to random adventures together anyways.

Jersey is fun to visit. Though Jeff has jokingly been telling me I should move there, I don't think I could ever put up with it full time. I need me some nature, and a lot of it, at that. As much as it was amusing to drive by a place I've been referring to as "Industrial Christmas" and rant about how their power bills alone could light and feed a small town, it would be too much for me, I think. Crazy place, Jersey is.

I'm pretty obnoxiously excited about next week, and the prospect of tackling Dan so hard I might break him finally being able to see Dan again! I'm hoping to drag him exploring, though I'm sure it will be less of a dragging, and more of a "adventure?" "k!" with him, as he tends to have the same "oh shiny!" sense of city/town exploration as I do, methinks. Going to have to resist very hard not to run into the water at every chance possible, but I'm sure if I did, I would have a good sound beating waiting for me when we got back to his place... whichhhh makes me want to bring my bathing suit, and wear it under my clothes EVERYWHERE. >>;
*ahem*

anways.
What's with me and these long updates latley?

day better. thanks Dan

In a strange mood today.
Low, but not depressed
Just down. Low to the ground, like something's pressing on my head, and I have to crawl to get anywhere.
Can it be Thursday now?

First weekend in a long time that I'm not working two doubles!!
SO
Friday Get my tire fixed. Mount and balance tire (fuck paying someone else to do it!)/ Buy and replace headlight that got taken out by that deer last week/ Work/ Go to the gym/ Come home, shower, crawl into bed with David on the phone

Saturday Clean my room/ hang out with Kate and baby Madison (I can't believe she's two weeks old already!/ Work/ Bother Tom/ Probably stay up super late, and run from the cops a few times/ sleep, at some point.

Sunday Clean my car/ Go to Milford to get Kat and cub, and cheer him on for his last soccer game of the season! His team is undefeated. ^^;/ Work/ *pass out babbling incoherently to the one who will most likely be on the phone.*

Somewhere in there, search for new sites for MMRF and send out a few Wicked emails. Hopefully will find out what's going on Thanksgiving weekend so I can make plans accordingly. Hopefully will also finalize plans for Kat's birthday.


Speaking of things I need to accomplish you can help with!...
www.wickedfaire.com
Come visit me. I'll give you hugs. >>;
*whore*

I'm feeling massively bratty today. It's a good time.
But, recieving a picture of my love this morning made me smile.
I miss him so much. Damnit. >.<

Class now. To take a test on WWII I could have passed when I was 8. *grumbles and sulks off*

Today was an adventure.
I'm not overly upset over that, really.
Which is surprising, given how hormonal I am right now.
Though I'm getting almost pathetic about how much I miss my Dan. *pouts and throws a fit*

In other news, I'm currently very amused by the fact that I have a friend wh fluidly speaks history nerd. Quite enjoyable. Last week we were talking the faults and advantages of 1700's weaponry, and today, we're running rampant around WWII with a time machine and lots of things that make the other things go boom.

( IfuckingloveTom )

Today has been a REALLY bad day.

I can't express enough how thankful I am for the support of David, who was there for me the second the shit hit the fan, and continues to be wonderful to me nonstop.

I really can't wait to drive back up to WestConn tonight and hang out with Sarah and cuddle and watch movies and just relax. Get away from all of it for a while.

*sigh*

My family further proves itself hilarious pretty much every day.
I walk downstairs this morning, at like 4, to go to the bathroom, and my Uncle is standing, with his head ENTIRELY inside our washing machine, and as I go to approach him, I hear: "What the fuck is this puzzle?!?!"

He managed to do his laundry and in the process, the drawstrings on his sweatpants got wrapped around the blades of the washing machine, and tucked into the gap between the base and the blades.

This from the man who fixes everything I can't on my car, and knows pretty much every trade known to man.

*sigh*

Welcome to the family.

Hells yes.

Busy weekend, really. Hectic, sometimes aggravating, but all together, fun. My family is entirely insane, but in a fun, cheeky sometimes murderous way. Halloween at our house again this year, there should be pictures at some point. Most of you have me on facebook, I believe. There will be pictures tagged, I'm sure, in a few days. There are also some party pictures of me dressed up as an 80's girl. If some of you don't have me on FB, you should get on that.

We racked up about 1000 people, not including those who skippped the house and went straight to the kids tent (we don't count there, only in the house) which isn't our record, but we'll get better advertising out this year. We were all so busy.

Sister Steph and I worked the kids' tent and the interacted with the line all night, in our garb, which was converted a bit. The first night we were zombies, but the second and third night, we toned it down a bit.

Second night, spent most of it laughing, as the cub (Kat's son) ran around telling everyone that she was the scariest thing ever "My MOM!" hehe. She thought it was very silly.

The full on handful that someone's father got the last night was a bit disturbing, but I carefully avoided getting any of the protector types who were standing within 20 feet involved, and kicked him out, after a short exchange of words.

After all the madness ended, I was glad to be able to lean my exhaustion against David, who had been sweet enough to come by and hang out for a while after his own halloween weekend of awesome. I'm still rather amused by how he managed to still look hot dressed as Ming the Merciless. (yeah, I know. Weird.) David and Sara R. went through the house (with my little cousin Sarah skipping along in front of him. I love that child) while awaiting the diner expedition. Worked out well, as they amused each other, and get along rather well and such.

Diner expedition was fun, though we've gotten new staff, and it wasn't our regular group, or anything. But got to see Sunshine and Chris, and hang out wih Steph more before she went back to school, and chill with Sara, and cuddle up with David. We all split off, and David and I stayed up way too late hanging out at the parking lot at Indian Wells. >>;

Doing Laundry now. Sure to be packing up the house tonight, or at least starting with it.

<3 you all!!

Day one of Gaffney's Goulish House, down!

(yes I know, there's an H. My Aunt can't spell)

I'm exhausted, but we've already gotten so many people through! We got our last group through at 11:10 last night, even though we close at 10:00, that's when we stopped letting people get into line.

I've got work this morning, and I'm pretty much dead on my feet, but I'll survive. Those of you who have worked events with me know that I'm pretty much invincible, and it only gets funnier the less sleep I get. lol.

So come visit me!!

Gaffney's Goulish HOuse
260 Barn Hill Road
Monroe, CT
06468

Oct 30, 31, Nov. 1st
7:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m

Admission is free, but we collect non perishables for the Monroe Food Bank. Please bring a non perishable, it's our mission to get as much food as possible. it's the entire reason we open our doors every year.

Feeling jumpy, scared, like I'm losing something
Feeling helpess, and tired, and irrational.
Sleep time, self
*dies*

I just got a sudden rush of dread, for no real reason. So I'm kind of confused, and worried.
crap.
>.

David's song has been playing on repeat in my head since I left. I've got more NRE than I know what to do with. A saner me would punch me in the face. hehe. ^^; Avenue Q was wonderful. I slept so good with him. Providence is a cool city.
I've written a lot about this in my personal journal, and I also got about 3 hours of sleep last night, and not very much before, so I'm sort of tired. Words are failing me right now.
Dan just IMed me, and I wish I had more time to talk to him. But I REALLY have to take an hour nap before work tonight.
I feel bad for not hanging out with Bread today, but I am just exhausted. I'll have to make it up to her next week.
Hanging out with Kat last night was awesome, as usual. Her birthday's coming up, and she's being plotted against. hehe

As much stress as I'm under, I'm still so so so happy.
yay.
:)