April Recap...sorry

Oh my goodness...I'm already having to do a recap episode. I told you I'd suck at keeping this updated, Ames!

Anyway...
April has come and gone.

Let's go with April Highlights in the life of me... ...aaaaaand Scene!

Ok, just kidding, here goes:

• I am now full time with benefits at UAB! That's uber exciting. I need not worry about horrific events beyond the normal general fear of sickness, death or dismemberment. Awesome.....wait...
• Went to a childhood church acquaintance's wedding. His family have always been the kindest people. It was good to see people from back then. It was interesting seeing their reactions to how I'm so different. Cute cake, cute girl, beautiful family, etc. etc. etc.
• A few awesome mini-vacations with Ames for R&R, laughs, ANTM, and Black Pearl lettuce wraps.
• My sister and I sang together for the Maundy Thursday service at Sylacauga FUMC which was good.
• Got some hangoutage with High School peeps for Twin and my birthday (April 13!).
• Enjoyed the typical Easter with my family which was nice and filling, as always.
• Ames made bubble pizza for Drake and me for my birthday dinner. I love her. And bubble pizza. Yum.
• Comedy Club Stardome with friends and fam for Birthday outing! So much fun. I love the Stardome! Especially when I win free tickets for 12 people on my birthday. :)
• Drake's birthday present to me was tickets to WICKED! Which was spectacular.
• Had a girls' nite out with Little to J.Clyde and NanaFunks. Which is always super fun.
• SOCO 2009 at BSC was awesome. Music and drinking with my sister and underclassmen friends. Yes.
• I got Drake beta fishes for his b'day. I got him a two sided tank so he has two. He can lift the middle part so they see each other and flare up, but they can't get through the clear wall separator. So pretty! He named them Milton and Bradley.
  
• Had a few filmings at work, which is good to cut up the monotony of my days in front of the computer.
• Went on a few random outings with Drake. One outdoor concert at Aldridge Gardens, a roadtrip to lunch, a few breakfasts at Jack's, dinner at O'Charley's... (Where the prophet was!)
• Finally saw Shoppaholic at the $1 Theater with Barclee and Drake.
• Saw my sister perform with the BSC Pep and Jazz bands. Which was weird cause now we've swapped places. It's weird to be in the audience now. I miss band and playing my trumpet.
  

All in all, a decent month of outings, sufficient social interaction, activities, and happiness to balance out the occasional clouds. :)

Darned Nickolai...

So, I finally got roped into joining Twitter thanks to Nick. There is really no point keeping the account if I can't set up my phone to do it, but they are apparently working on issues they were having with the SMS service. I'll be patient until they figure that out. The less bugs I have to work through, the better. Thus I made my very first Twitter today. And my second Blogger. It's a new technological beginning for Christine. haha

Yesterday was St. Patrick's Day! I always get really excited about it. I dressed in my greenery, wore a Celtic knot shamrock tattoo on my wrist, shamrock earrings, green pendent necklace Drake bought me years ago, green eyeshadow... oh yeah. I am nothing, if not festive. With my skin and red hair, I was a picture of Irish miscellany. ...fun word, "miscellany"...

I spent the ENTIRE day in classes. A morning JavaScript class which is pretty much review for me (I had it my last semester of college) so far, and afternoon PhotoShop class. That class is much more fun. We learn to edit pictures and touch things up. I changed a girl into Queen Elizabeth. And she looked rockin'.

Of course, the highlight of my day came about because of those in my life who make everything worth living. Drake took me to lunch at Jackson's in Soho. I had a BLT and we split cookie dough eggrolls. OMG...delish. Then, after work, I set off to visit my Ames at her place where we got to chill, talk, laugh, watch ANTM, and she made St. Patty's dinner for me. Potatoes to be festive and some biscuit pizza thing which was friggin' awesome! She's a fabulous cook (*note to self: get recipe and attempt to make it somewhat edible*). Definitely shouldn't have eaten the banana cream pie and drank chocolate cream drink after, tho. I was so full.

Afterwards, I went to Drake's where we finished off the evening watching The Guild.

:)

Pilot

Other than being an obvious stab at my complexion, "Beyond the pale," was an expression used to describe outrageous behavior which originated in Ireland in the 14th century. The Pale was the area of Ireland under heavy British control. People living in areas outside it were considered wild and outlandish. So, being pale and of Irish decent, I felt the title to be appropriate.
http://www.ireland-fun-facts.com/ireland-facts-irish-words-and-meanings.html

"Change of a season" has to do with lyrics from Fly By Night by Rush. The song is dear to me, coming to me in a time when I needed something to direct me forward, ahead, and with hope towards the future. Even now, upon hearing this song, I feel revived, hopeful, and strong. Sure, I sound really sappy talking about it, but that's alright. I'm not a sappy person, but I know what this song means to me and that makes it alright to expose this side of my personality. Here's a snippet:

Why try? I know why
The feeling inside me says its time I was gone
Clear head, new life ahead
I want to be king now not just one more pawn

Fly by night, away from here
Change my life again
Fly by night goodbye my dear
My ship isnt coming and I just cant pretend

Moon rise, thoughtful eyes
Staring back at me from the window beside
No fright or hindsight
Leaving behind that empty feeling inside

So, this is now my brand new baby blog. I still have my LiveJournal, but mostly to keep up with friends who are much more dedicated to the endeavor than am I. I try to post to my LiveJournal biannually to update friends on what has ensued, haha. I'll try and do better with this blog, but I make no promises. Trying to let Amy's new one inspire me, too.