Kari Rose: "That girl with the blog"

In response to The 30 Day Meme, today’s meme is: A photo of something you ate today.

Tomato soup with a thick slice of crusty bread. It’s the best medicine for when you are ill!

In response to The 30 Day Meme, today’s meme is: A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.

I haven’t taken a photo today but the above photo was taken at 1am this morning while under the influence of a bottle of wine so it’s the closest thing you’ll get to a recent photo. Before you ask, no, my hair is not blue and yes, I’m aware I look like a chubby clown. I don’t smile, we’ve discussed this.

This meme is easy because it’s basically just a standard blog entry in the ‘Every Day Happenings of Kari Rose’ but in all honesty, today has been pretty lowsy. So yeah, I had a few drinks in town last night, along with a meal with Chris but this morning I woke up feeling like I had been punched in the face. Ironically, not hungover either.

By lunchtime I continued to wonder why I still felt so shit, unable to gulp or swallow and my voice was croaky and squeaky (well more so than normal). Mum explained that I may have tonsilitis and after checking the symtoms online, it seemed a reasonable explaination. I’m not one to cry but the discomfort resorted me to tears and the thought of working later that night made me want to throw up!

So I went into work for 6pm and tried really hard not to let it affect my work. The painkillers I had previously taken were beginning to wear off and the throbbing pain continued, a pain which I refer to as ‘child birth of the mouth‘. After popping a few more pills (gee, it must seem I’m a pill-popping junky these days..), the pain subsided and I continued serving tables.

A couple residents enquired about my discomfort, partly because I was pawing the side of my face trying to ease the pain and also because I sounded like a Disney character with a raspy voice. A lot of them told me I’d have to see the Doctor and get anti-flammatory pills but with the weekend starting tomorrow, the local surgery closes unless it’s an emergancy/your actually dying.

It’s now almost midnight and I’ve cried, I’ve screamed (well, attempted to) and thrown a mild temper tantrum in front of my parents who feel helpless because they can’t help me. I’ve taken more than my daily dosage of pain relief tablets and now it’s worn off I feel like scratching my eyes out with razorblades. You may not hear it but I’m hitting my keyboard with such force to try and distract myself from the hand grenades going off in the back of my mouth.

Asides from the fact there’s a bacterial infection in my mouth, all is swell in the world of Kari Rose. Tune in tomorrow for Day 2 of my Meme, that’s persuming that I don’t die from the pain in my sleep.

I’ve seen quite a lot of bloggers do The 30 Day Meme Challenge so I’m going to jump on the bandwagon and do it as well. This will run alongside my 101 in 1001 challenge as well. Nothing like keeping the kitty busy.

The 30 Day Meme

Day 1 – A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.
Day 2 – A photo of something you ate today.
Day 3 – Your idea of the perfect first date.
Day 4 – Your favorite photograph of your best friend.
Day 5 – A photo of yourself two years ago.
Day 6 – A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet.
Day 7 – Your dream wedding.
Day 8 – A song to match your mood.
Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
Day 10 – A photo of our favorite place to eat.
Day 11 – What’s in your makeup bag?
Day 12 – A photograph of the town you live in.
Day 13 – Your favorite musician and why?
Day 14 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
Day 15 – Something you don’t leave the house without.
Day 16 – Your celebrity crush.
Day 17 – A photo of you and your family.
Day 18 – Something you crave a lot.
Day 19 – Another picture of yourself.
Day 20 – The meaning behind your blog name.
Day 21 – A photo of something that makes you happy.
Day 22 – A letter to someone who has hurt you recently.
Day 23 – 15 facts about you.
Day 24 – A photo of something that means a lot to you.
Day 25 – What’s in your purse?
Day 26 – A photo of somewhere you’ve been to.
Day 27 – A picture of you last year and now and how have you changed since then?
Day 28 – Your favorite movie.
Day 29 – Something you could never get tired of doing.
Day 30 – A photograph of youself today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days.

At last my blue wig arrived in the post today, so that’s yet another wig to add to my growing collection. Mum suggests I buy mannequin head to showcase my collection and so they don’t get creased/damaged in their individual bags. As much as it’s a good idea, it might be a bit freaky with all these mannequin heads around my bedroom staring at me while I sleep. Gee, I’m going to be known as ‘that crazy wig lady’ instead of ‘that girl with the blog’.

Since it’s my day off work today, Mum and I took a brief trip up town to St Andrews for lunch and a bit of shopping. Even though I’m eating healthy, I thought I would treat myself and endulge in an indian cuisine and the only real ‘treat’ I got out of it was an icecream at the end. The meal was made up of rice and vegetables but it’s still tasty nonetheless.

Browsing around the shops and stocking up on makeup product at the local drugstore, I got plenty more compliments on my appearance from members of staff and the public. A woman said that I’ve got a face that puts everyone in a good mood. Well, I ain’t going to argue with that now.

After picking my brother up at the dentist and returning home, I played Rock Band 2 for a couple hours trying to regain my original career score on Tour mode. It’s going to take a while to get my original overall score back but once I do, any score I get above that will push me up the leaderboard. As it currently stands I’m about 1400th place or so which isn’t too shabby granted that before my data got deleted, I had not played in Tour mode in almost a year. Regardless, Rock Band 3 is so close to release and yes, I know the setlist. I keep getting sent emails from you guys linking me to the same website. I knew the setlist long before any of you guys did but thanks for keeping me in mind ;3

I’ve not done a site update in quite a while and even though I need to update a lot of things, I added a new feature on the sidebar which allows you to see how many people are currently reading my blog. If you can’t spot it straight away you’ll find it linked directly above the ‘Navigation’ header. More changes will occur very soon.

It’s day six of my diet pills and although I still haven’t measured myself, I feel like I’m shifting the puppy fat. I’ve noticed a change in my facial structure as it’s more defined. I’ve also noticed that my clothes are a lot loser on me, an obvious sign of weight loss.

I can’t wait for the day until I can fit comfortably into a size 10/12 corset and parade about like the above photo. Granted that my fashion is already similar, it would just give me the confidence boost I need to wear even more outrageous clothes in public. Hey, there’s nothing wrong with wanting to look different ;3

X Factor, an annual UK entertainment show which gets would-be singers/artists to audition and go through performances until there is an overall winner who gets a record deal. The same concept as Britains Got Talent, America’s Got Talent, Pop Idol, etc.

The 2010 season of X Factor hit our television screens last weekend and although I didn’t watch it, I was quickly caught up in the media commotion over their useage of autotune during the live auditions. This lead me to watch several videos, some of them good, a lot of them bad. Although the contraversy of this topic has reached the public, the producers of the show deny using autotune during the ‘live’ auditions but admitted to using it prior to recording. I’ll let you be the judge but this cover of Walking on Sunshine by contestant Gamu Nhengu is as they say; autotuned tae fuck.

I like her cover regardless and who knows, perhaps she does have the ability to distort her voice like that.

Another entertaining video was a band called Jahm who do what can only be described as the most brutal version of Bad Romance by Lady Gaga. Let’s just say everyone was left speechless, ha ha..

There is no hope… However I do reckon the asian girl should consider a career in porn getting gang-raped.

I’m now very much in the habit of taking my pills twice a day, along with a glass of water. I find that if I’ve not had anything to drink prior to taking a pill, the strong feeling of sickness will overwhelm me. The first couple of days made me feel rather poorly but now I feel great and the thought of actually getting ‘thinner’ makes me smile.

I’ve been working so much recently that it’s been like an 8 hour work-out regime without being at the gym. Work has driven me to exhaustion but granted I’m one of the few waitresses that can actually do the job properly, it’s understandable to see why I’m working so much. At the end of the week I reward myself with a bit of retail shopping, it’s all worth it.

Today’s shift at work wasn’t enjoyable on the sheer basis that nobody was pulling their weight. I found myself clearing up the mess left by other waitresses who would rather hide in the back pantry or just wander around in circles avoiding taking orders or clearing tables. Uh hello!? That’s our job! I spent the entire day running around like a headless chicken, getting stressed and working up an epic sweat because everyone would rather laze about.

My parents made an unexpected visit as they came in for a Sunday High-tea, claiming that they had missed me since I’ve been away at Chris’s for the past week. They got me all emotional and all I wanted to do was throw in the towel and go home with them but I had to battle on and continue working. However the night didn’t get any easier as everyone continued to fuck up orders even though we weren’t that busy. I just wish Management would be honest with some of their staff and tell them to ‘get a grip or get to fuck’. It would benefit everybody.

Upon saying that though, I would hate it if I was told by Management that I wasn’t doing a good job. I don’t want to toot my own horn or get big headed but I do think I am genuinely good at my job. I’m confident, know what I’m doing, am so friendly with all the customers that the majority want to take me home and although I complain about it, I cope under pressure. I also made an effort with my appearance and although my over-sized hair bows may raise a few eyebrows amougst some people, the majority of customers at my work enjoy my outrageous, enlarged accessories. I get daily compliments on my striped nails and if I wear my Pink Head Tarina Tarantino necklace I always get enquiries from curious members of the public with no knowledge of Hello Kitty.

I’m too tired to continue this entry, I’m going to throw in the gauntlet and call it a night. I’ve gotta catch a few hours of beauty sleep before doing it all again tomorrow.

Oh and a quick note to say that my website will be down for a bit at some point tomorrow. My host is changing servers so my website will run faster. There will be no need to contact me informing me that my site is down as I’m already aware of the maintenence. I know a few of you tend to panic when my site goes under construction, hehe.