Well, today was my 3^rd day 'working', but my first day on the sales floor. Fast pace crap! XD But time passes quickly and it's kinda fun~ Tomorrow I finish up my computer stuff in the back room.. And I think that's about it for tomorrow. I got in trouble today though >.> Uh oh! Haha, I just misinterpreted what the lady said in orientation and didn't just walk off the sales floor to take my hour meal break. (I have to take it by law.. Some labor law). Oh well, only my first strike, nothing big. (^^)/

Nothing much else.. Except I know I'm going to be sleepy most days I have to do a bunch of junk before work XD I'll be working 2-11pm when my normal schedule start. I need a more comfy bed! (haha).

Take care~

~Joy

Another update from the fun and exciting Joy! *throws confetti* .. *confetti bursts into flames* What??? No!!!

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*cough* Ok, well.. I got a job at Wal-Mart~ I'll be working in the Ladies department. Orientation is tomorrow at 9am. I'm very happy to get a job~ I kinda wouldn't mind going to college, but I'm still not 100% sure on what I want to do with my life, so best to just enjoy now <3 I'll go to college when I'm financially ready.. And I'm willing to drive there and back XD I don't even have a license yet and I hate driving very much.

Either way, I got to see Good Luck Chuck! Yep, with Dane Cook? That's the one! I loved it!! I mean, how can you not enjoy Dane in a penguin costume?! Haha, don't get it? Watch the movie!

Also saw Dragon Wars.. If you know me, you probably know I love kitties (dragons). I was very disappointed with this movie. Not only was some of the acting sucky, some of the events/story didn't flow together smoothly or was poorly done so. (in my opinion). Joy was sad T_T

Nothing much more.. I hope to get my hair cut and styled soon. I think I decided on a certain style. Which means new pictures on the way~ Yay!! *crickets chirp* Oh well screw you XPPPP haha, nah, I love ya *huggles* I'm just in a hyper mood even though it's almost 4am and I should be asleep..

Take care~!

~Joy

Looks like I found an owner for Damien.. But I'm waiting for one more e-mail from her to confirm she's still interested. (Then of course I'll ask for her address and such). She lives in the UK though, so it should be easier than shipping to Japan or Korea like I have. Haha *crosses fingers*

Also, I got to finally see 1408. I highly recommend this movie~ I really enjoyed it. (So did my little sister and mother). The only thing I didn't like about the movie is that they never say why, how, or maybe why or how the room got to be so cursed and 'evil'. I expected to the ending to also be a cliff-hanger, thank goodness it wasn't.. I thought the ending was perfect! (Hope I didn't ruin anything..).

I finally got 2 more books to the Dark Series by Christine Feehan~! (Well.. More like 4 since I finally found the two books I lost when I moved). Still need to get 9 other books in the series though v_v *sigh* Right now I have 62 books I want to buy and read in a list~ (there's even more, but I haven't written them down yet, or I just forgot the titles). Haha

Guess What~? I plan on buying a Lolita dress by Christmas. If I like how it looks on me then I'll be buying another one by Summer. <3 Of course, I really need to find a job first >.>

Oh, last thing~ Me and my sisters walked up to the Quik Trip about ½ mile from our apartment and on the way we found "Taco" drawn into the cement on the sidewalk XD Here, lookie:

Take care.

~Joy

"Being grown up isn't half as fun as growing up:

-"In This Diary" by The Ataris

Does anyone remember that song? I use to love listening to it when it first came out.. But now it just makes me want to cry every other time I hear it. I don't know why either.. Well maybe it's because when I hear it I think of all the friends I made over the years and all the experiences I've been through since I was little. I miss 'the group'.. there was what? 50 of us? Haha, maybe more. After my Junior/Senior year everyone started separating, then disappeared completely. We use to say "We're going to keep in contact for years after High School. Maybe even have our own reunion!" Oh how I wish that was easier done than just said. I miss everyone so much.

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Oh.. I also am going to be selling Damien (most likely). I love him.. But he's not the doll I fell in love with on the site. I can't find a decent person that does hair and make-up or just one of them.. So when I have time I'm going to set up a sales post on LJ to see if anyone will buy him.

Take care.

~Joy

Hello everyone again~! Finally have internet again <3 We got it a little over a week before we were suppose to <333

Well Damien (my new Ball Jointed Doll) arrived (on 8/29), but he's not what I expected. He looks really different without the make-up and hair style that he has on the site. (…I forgot to request them to do both ^^;; Yep, Joy let it slip. So now I need to send his head and hair to someone to do it for me within the US. I'll post up an 'ad' or something tonight and do some searching for such a person. If you know someone who's done touch-ups and hair styling for BJDs, please tell <3).

Well Katie and me finally got back into contact again. It's felt like forever and a day since we spoke!! We've been hanging out a lot this last week. We've even now decided to live with each other when my sister and her fiancé move out in December or January. I'm really edgy about living with a friend, only because of the fear of tension, but I'm sure we'll be just fine.

Now a picture of my little sister's new hair~:

I was going to post a picture of how Damien is right now before I get the money to send him off to get fixed, but for some reason the connection won't pop up on my laptop right now for me to get the picture off my camera *shrugs*

Either way, take care <3

~Joy

I miss everyone very much and I regret not getting on MSN the last week or two. Now that I'm settled into an apartment again I guess I'm more talkative once more, haha. I'm currently at my mother's place, but we should have internet by the 21st of September.. if not, a few days after that. Still at least 3 weeks away T^T This will be one of my few changes to reply to everyone until that connection is installed <3 So please be patient. Either way, moving on:

It might be a little odd to some, but Joy had an epiphany! Yep, me~ Wanna know what it is? No? Too bad, I'm typing it anyway (^^)b My epiphany was that even though at times I don't think so, I'm a strong person on the inside. I thought about a few people I've known in the past.. One tried to commit suicide over a bad relationship, another tried running away just because of a fight with their parents, and another, get this, had practically everything a person could want in life yet they still tried to commit suicide. Now that I think back to it (both suicide cases anyway), I think they were just craving attention. Pretty pathetic if you ask me. Why do I think that and not that they just wanted to die? Because if you're going to commit suicide, and you truly intend to kill yourself, fuck the rest of the world? You wouldn't have done something so minor that someone else has time to find you, take you to the hospital, and get you help. No! You would have been dead on the floor before someone could so much as speak your name.

*cough* Why is this part of my epiphany? Because even though I've been on the craziest up and down rollercoaster of my life this last year, and I have thought about suicide once or twice, I've never even so much as scratched myself. I've spoken with a few people about what bothered me, stuck out whatever pain I felt, and moved on. In my opinion this makes me 100x stronger than the ones mentioned above.

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Either way, moving on, haha. I really love this apartment (as mentioned in my last blog). The area is nice, and when it gets a little cooler, there's a lot of places to walk to. Though it would be nice if a theater, library, or more stores were in walking distance. T^T The complex is very neat and kept up.. They even have sprinklers come on every night to keep the grass, bushes, and trees a healthy green <3 My room is coming along nicely, I'll be sure to post up pictures of the whole place when everything is set up and nice & tidy <33 Or I might just make a short video with one picture of my room~

I don't know if I'll be keeping one of Cameo's kittens yet.. The pet deposit is $500 for one pet and another $250 for a 2^nd (/T^T..) Hopefully my mother will keep them until I get enough spare money to keep on though.. I really love that orange one right now, though I still don't know what to name him. Even though I still have a small chunk of the money from when I turned 18, I want to keep that and save most of it for my next trip to Japan in March. Paying $500 just to have a cat around is pretty ridiculous to me right now. I can always see the kittens and Cameo when I visit. (though I would like for it to be more often than that). //end babble

I got an e-mail from DreamOfDoll~!! They shipped out Damien (my new Ball Jointed Doll) a few days ago! So he should be here within the next week or two <3 I'll be sure to post pictures of both him and Mitsu when he arrives. Promise (^^)v

I guess that's all for now.. Thank you if you read all that babble XD Love ya~ Take care

~Joy

I didn't think I'd be updating this early, haha. Either way, some things have changed so I thought I would update~

We got approved for an apartment and have signed a 3 month lease. It's pretty big for the price and I get my own room~ We're moving in on Monday~!

Cameo also had her kittens! They're too cute!!!! My older sister has already claimed the black and white one as hers.. Me? I haven't decided yet. I would love to take Cameo, but my mother won't let me have her >.< As if she really cares about her! Either way, here's a picture of the four of them:

I have been a little bummed about my money going so fast.. Even though all of it is my fault (XD (I still have more than enough for now though, plus I plan on looking for a job after the move). I began thinking though, I got everything I've been wanting for a while lately, like: a laptop, razor phone, video camera, see Japan (even though the trip sucked due to complications), living away from my mother's (except this week I have to stay here now), and many other small things~! (Like movies, a little clothing, etc. (*needs to buy more clothes*). So Joy is happy now~ (^^)/

Take care everyone <3

~Joy