Looking forward to a pleasant day of wandering NYC.

So, no plans for the 4th. Not exactly my favorite holiday, but I would still like to do something with other people. Blah.
I guess this is where I ask if there is anyone who wants to hang out/make plans, but for the most part, I know many people who take the time to read this (with the exception of Becca) aren't even in the same state (let alone, country) as I am. So the likelihood of finding someone to do something with via this post is not very good.

With all that said. How is everyone? Life here is basically the same as it was the last time I posted for real. Saw my mom and returned home in one piece. That was nice. Should be finished with Community College come the end of the fall, which will send me back to NJ for good (probably) come the Spring. Excited. and Not. But yea. Nothing major.

Sometimes I wonder why I even write in this, my posts all seem boring and monotonous. I swear, I'm not this uninteresting in real life, I just never know what the hell to write about in here. However, I always come to realize that I have friends on here that I would be DEVASTATED if I stopped talking to, so that keeps me updating with stupid, useless posts. (YAY?)

Also, before I go: this part is directed to all of my graphic design-ee friends:
I've been trying to come up with an idea for a new layout, but for some reason cannot for the life of me find adequate inspiration. What do you use when you find yourself in this predicament (I KNOW we all find ourselves at this place). Any suggestions/comments would be AMAZING. Thanks!

So.

Yep.

That's it for me tonight.

Nothing is more irritating than someone who does not make an effort to keep you up to date with the changes that they have made to your plans!

So, I'm out in New Jersey right now. I've been visiting my mother since Friday night. It's been both wonderful and daunting at times. I haven't spent time alone with her in more than four years. I haven't seen her in person since last year. It's taking some getting used to. Unfortunately, as soon as I find myself getting back into the swing of things, I have to leave.

Sigh.

I don't know if I'm going to leave tomorrow or the day after, but as I'm gathering all my crap together, I'm already starting to feel how much I'm going to miss it out here. I hate that.

Oh Livejournal, how I neglected you so. I honestly have no reasons as to why I haven't updated. Laziness I guess. Just me being fricken lazy.

I've been around, though.

I've been gathering together music for my brother. That's basically all that I did today. That and I ATTEMPTED to come up with some ideas for a new layout. ...
I'm SO pissed, the drive that I saved all of my artwork on died. I'm PRAYING that I can get it fixed and soon. PRAY FOR ME. I went through all this fucking trouble to make a new pretty layout for ibedesign, and then all the artwork that I was planning on posting in it is lost. UGH. FUCK MY LIFE.

On the BRIGHT side:

I might be going to NJ to see my mom and brothers this week. AH the amazingness of it all. I haven't seen them all since Christmas. My mom and I talk all the time though. She's hysterical. I think I might be just as spastic and strange as she is at times, but I lack self awareness. It's only due to the fact that we are so alike in other ways that I believe this to be a strong possibility.

My friend Jackie finally got out of the hospital yesterday (for reasons that are her own to disclose), and I took her out to go see the proposal and then to dinner. It was a nice change from sitting in a darkened hospital room just talking, watching her eat gross food, and playing party games because we couldn't think of anything else to do.
We had the most amazing time on Monday. I adore her, she's one of the sweetest people I know. I'm going to miss her terribly when she moves to California. All my friends seem to be moving AWAY from me. I think it's the effect I have on people...

I'm going to try to keep active on this journal. I know I say that a lot, but I do mean it...every time I say it.

This is the second time in my life that I have been woken out of a sound sleep because I smelt a faint odor of smoke in the air. The fact that this happens can be said to be a good thing (safety reasons -n- all), but I can never quite pin point where the smell is generating from, which kinda makes it frustrating...

Sadly enough, I can't seem to find a way to cancel the mysterious twitter updates to my LJ. Anyone have any ideas?