28.9

NO GUESSES THIS WEEK....I'll be lucky if I make it in on time.

Ecrits Blogophilia Week 28.9 Topic:
“I Had Been Waiting All Day”
Bonuses: Hard (2 pts): Include the titles of 3 movies DIRECTED by Eric Weston
Evilspeak (1981)
Pressure Point (2001)
Come Out Fighting (2016)
Easy (1 pt): Mention “Xena Warrior Princess”
Picture: Alice in Oz

Alice in Oz

IDEFK I had originally had this all set up for a short-story. I was actually going to sit down on Monday and then I got the call from my new job....The wanted me to come in starting Friday. I was to work the night shift from 2:30-11 PM and repeat those shifts on Saturday and Sunday and then have Monday off.

I was supposed to give a two week notice to the Y, but that was barely a week they gave me.  I had been waiting all day....for a freaking month...to hear from them, and when I finally did, they didn't care????

It's fine though, as I decided not to evilspeak about it.  After I reach a certain pressure point in my life, I have to come out fighting.  I fight like Xena Warrior Princess.  But I also tend to turn my emotions off.  Right now, there is no feeling.

I've tried to cry over the death of my childhood friend, but truth be told, that friendship died a long time ago.  I cared just a bit when the AC broke.  I couldn't even think straight to save my life.  I just pretty much put on anything that seemed business like, and I went to work just like that.

I'm behind the desk, and yet I'm expected to cover up the tattoos on my legs.  These are old people that can barely see and hear...I seriously doubt anyone is going to ask me questions about my tats.  It's a good thing I'm wearing a watch where my wrist tattoo is...sheesh!  I found myself in another Christian-faith-based place.  Only a Jew girl can accomplish this one. Oy vey!  I can be quite the meshuganah!

So right now, my mind is in Oz....or Wonderland...It's in Diana-Town.  I need a bit of a brain break...at least until the dust settles down...or something like that! :)

DJ

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How I Spent My Summer: And Other Stories

In your blog, please add a little introductory blurb about yourself and what you did this summer. ALSO - please post a REAL picture of yourself (PG only, no memes, and it must clearly be of YOU) and what you did over the summer with your introduction!! An extra point will be awarded to each participant who does so. And by doing so -- you will receive a WILDCARD BONUS CARD!!! This WILDCARD BONUS CARD will allow you to substitute ONE of Martien’s bonuses with ONE of YOUR OWN bonuses. Note that this is a ONE TIME ONLY offer during the course of Season 3 in Year 9! THAT’S RIGHT - so when there is ONE bonus suggestion (can be either the hard OR the easy bonus, not both) that is really stumping you - you can trade in your WILDCARD bonus and use one of your own making for that particular week. WOO HOO!

Ecrits Blogophilia Week 27.9 - How I Spent My Summer...And Other Stories

Bonuses: Hard (2 points): Mention a blurb in your blurb

Easy (1 point): Mention something you did over the summer

The House of Martien has provided all three pictures, all you need to do is guess the secret picture phrase for each. (SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS)

PICTURE PHRASE GUESSES - 20 guesses TOTAL.... meaning your 20 guesses should be divided between the 3 pictures above, NOT 20 guesses for each picture!!! REPEAT: You are only allowed a total of 20 for the 3 pictures. Please be sure to list which guesses are for which picture (ie - Picture 1 Guesses: xxx, xxx Picture 2 Guesses: xxx, xxx, xxx Picture 3 Guesses: xxx, xxx etc....) Do not simply list 20 guesses without indication of which guess for which picture. Failure to list your guesses correctly will make an impact on your points earned.

Alright!  Here are some pictures of me...Yes, this is me!  I dye my hair frequently, so don't get used to this hair color! :)

That last bit shows a bit of my PPG memorabilia...I might have a slight obsession! :)

Anyway...

My name is Diana (pronounced Dy-Anna, though I'll accept Dee-Anna).  My middle name is Jillian.  I don't like taking pictures.  As you can see, these pics were the results of me not liking the original, and then finally giving up on trying to post a decent picture of me.

There isn't much to say. I'm in the same boat as many of you. I'm a struggling artist who has disguised herself as a person that works in an office.  Secretly I'm a famous writer...in my dreams.  Anyway.

It would sound a lot funnier if I did a video blog...which I will...eventually.  I'm just not ready to go back down that route for the time being.

I feel like I'm writing for the first day of English class in school again by writing about what I did over the summer.  Truth be told, living in Southwest Florida, every day pretty much feels like summer.  The weather doesn't really change for us.  Our first autumn day is in February for crying out loud.

My summer was pretty depressing, and so I decided to join Jonathan Harvey on his quest for 365 days of finding something to be grateful for.  I decided to start my 365 Day Gratitude Challenge on July 1st--when ironically I started my wellness challenge to get fit--and I decided to show it with pictures.  Today will be day 53, and I'm pretty impressed I've gotten that far! :)

I've not gone far weight wise, but I have discovered I've lost four actual pounds that have nothing to do with water weight, so that's a plus!

And other than a merger happening with my job, losing hours, losing titled position, and my birthday coming up on Saturday, that was pretty much all that happened over the summer so far.  You can always check in on my Gratitude Challenges on Facebook!  I pretty much just post the pics on Instagram and on WordPress, I post whenever I can remember to hop on the computer to do something.

This is my blurb within a blurb.  I hope you enjoyed it!

Due to losing a childhood friend I once considered a sister I never had over the weekend, I cannot even begin to gather my thoughts for guesses.  Sorry in advance. 

This piece was written for Blogophilia by ©Diana Jillian 8/22/16, Monday.

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DJ

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Days 11-20

I couldn't upload anymore for some reason...Here we go!!!

DJ

31-39

31-39...hopefully

I'll create descriptions later on...

DJ

21-30

More pictures....

They were put together on a photo grid app...and some through Photoshop

DJ

Days 1-10

Without telling you why I'm grateful....I'm going to post the pictures that were posted on FB.  My FB name is Diana Jillian and you can find my album under the 365 Day Gratitude Challenge...Picture blogs are hard, but I'm trying!

Yes, they're all in order!

DJ

Some Old Stuff

I'm looking at my USB and discovered I put a bunch of old poems I once had in a notebook, onto the computer.  I did not think I had my USB stick that long, but this could have very well came from this desktop computer I once had.

DJ


You’re just a stranger in the windy shadows to me
 I wish I had never met you
Can’t you let me be?
Then I wouldn’t be so sad
Why did you make it so complicated?
Why did you leave me?
These conversations are pointless
Why did you hurt me?
You treat everything like a joke
When I’m trying to be serious
If you think I’ll go back to you
Then you must be delirious

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Sunday 11/1/98
Nicole

Sometimes I feel like I’ll never be sane
Like I’ll never be whole
Like I’ll always be the blame
You were my friend but now you’re my foe.
You were never my friend
Why do you hate me so?
I thought I could trust you
I thought that you cared
But when it came down to me
Your judgment was impaired
It seems like every time
I meet a new guy or a friend
They seem to stab me in the back
And tell me the end
Now I know I know I’m sane
I know I’m whole
I know I’m not the blame
Because you were telling jealous lies
And did nothing but despise
Now I know you were never my friend
And I’m telling you the end Foe friend

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Today I was sad
But now I am glad
That I broke free
From all the pain you caused me
 You were nothing but trouble
You hop skipped on the double
You were free to roam
While I was forced to stay home
 You ran all around And f*cked every girl in town
I was nothing but your little toy
Taking care of our baby boy
 Now we are apart
And I feel in my heart
That I will be better
And live my life happily ever after

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 All my pain and suffering in gone
I finally know where I belong
I took a drive in my car
 To figure out just how far
 I had to figure out what was going on
I now know where I belong
All my pain and suffering is now gone
I took a drive in my car
To figure out just how far

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I was going to put up with
All of your bullsh*t
But then it hit
Me that you’re not worth it
So why bother?
I quit
There are plenty of guys out in this world
That would take a chance with this girl
Who will accept me for who I am
And no matter what I do
He’ll still be my man

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Monday 1/26/98

Life is too short
You must go on to face the hurt
To find a new one that might
Cause you pain
You have nothing to lose
You have everything to gain
That’s the way things go in life
Don’t ask me why
All you have to do
Is just give life a try

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 9/22/98

You were the biggest loser that I ever met
You were the only one that I couldn’t get
You were the most confusing lover I ever had
Your confusion f*cked me up and made me sad
Then you left the way like a shadow would at nightfall
But unlike a shadow, you hide from all
Oh well! F*ck it!
Don’t need you
Go find someone else
Make them sad and blue

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Tuesday 12/8/98

I’m getting my life together
I’m proud of what I’ve done
I can finally feel some freedom in my accomplishments
Let’s see how far this goes
How far it will continue
I’ve had little encouragement along the way
But that’s OK
Because I’m doing it all on my own
In my accomplishments I finally found some freedom
I’m proud of what I’ve done
I’m getting my life together.

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Sunday 2/7/99

I look like a kid
I look like my mom
But who am I?
What am I about?
I have my mom's eyes
I have my son’s inspiration
Who am I?
What am I about?
I have my fathers’ likes and dislikes
My brothers’ comments
My friends bravery and positive attitude
And I have my grandma's good wisdom
Who am I?
What am I all about?

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7-7-99

Confusion has already sunk in for me
I don’t know what I’ll be doing
Or where I’ll be!
For one to be set off their course
Is just as easy as falling off their bike
Or horse
My thoughts have meanings
To all of my feelings
You can laugh and mock at the things I say and do
But I will be the one friend
Who will always be dear and true

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Insanity Is...

Ecrits Blogophilia Week 25.9 Topic: “Insanity is. . . . “

Bonuses:

Hard (2 pts): incorporate “Hertha” Teutonic goddess of fertility

Easy (1 pts): incorporate a song lyric from ‘Radiohead’

Originally, I was going to quit writing all together.  It's not that I've lost my muse...I've just lost my will for anything in life.  I still feel like giving up, but I'm hoping that this will help me to change my mind.  I'm such an idiot when it comes to hope!

I have no guesses!

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results."
~~Albert Einstein

Hertha, the Teutonic Goddess of Fertility is similar to my name.  In Roman culture, Diana is the Goddess of the hunt, the moon, and fertility.  Artemis is equivalent in Greek lore as well.   And mention something from Radiohead.  Other than Karma Police and Creep, I know no more.

That was the original blog topic.  And for the pic, there's a picture of Brian May and Jessie J from the 2012 Olympics.  I don't have any guesses on the picture as far as themes. I never get them right anyway.

So, here I am, committing insanity.  I keep doing the same things over and over again, expecting different results.  You'd think I'd give up by now.

Hope is truly turning out to be evil.

DJ

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DJ

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