Thanks! Once they get here I'll post some pictures.
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Thanks! Once they get here I'll post some pictures.
You can expect a more detail post here later but I want to say this. I got to swim with the wonder Mermaid Celeste as the spring. She is one of most genuinely nicest person I got to meet. I need sleep so sorry for the short post.
I'm going to New York City in two weeks!!!! :dances:
My friend offered me an invitation to go and i took it (because cabin fever sucks) and I've always wanted to go. Friend is headed down there for music lessons and it's a two day stay before we drive back home to Canada.
Im looking for airbnb places but i recalled that there might be some mers here from New York if anyone wants to offer a place to stay the night to help out this cheap ass mer and her broke friend I'll love you forever. Also i'd really love to swim with somebody.
I just had a orientation for an aquarium I'd like to volunteer at (not as a mermaid yet ;)). At the end of it, this one girl turns to me and says she loves my Finfolk sweater and loves their work. So I started geeking out with her about mermaids and we even got her friend into it who was like 'what? people do this for a living? this is a real thing?' It was just part of a really good today-er yesterday xD
It's nice to finally have a full happy day despite how long it was (6am until 12am next day plus since I'm still up and need to be back up at 6am again)
I really love this community. I'd love to hug you all :group hug:
:mermaid kiss:
This is always wonderful to hear this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mer Coralia
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Saturday, I came home from getting the second layer of shading done on a tattoo I got to cover an old one, and it was started in November, glad to have it finished. I told my husband the good news that the artist (who usually does incredible, custom, intricate and detailed work) will do a small, simple one for someone who's already a client. This means that I can get my Man from Atlantis symbol tattoo, one I've been wanting for years, in a few months. Right now, I've more important things to spend money on. But I don't want to go to just anyone, because a simple tattoo could still be so easily screwed up.
And yesterday was my birthday, and my husband felt bad for having to work, be on call at home, and not be able to take me out for dinner or such. So he starts looking for a pen, and get a marker from my daughter, then asks for my wrist. I reluctantly, but curiously, allowed him to draw on me. lol He drew the symbol where I want the tattoo. And then handed me the money for the tattoo (with his apologies that it wasn't in gift form). <3 Happy dance, now I just have to make the appt, and then my super aquatic nerdery will be on my wrist for all to see. :D
The spiral design? I love that show! Victor Buono as Dr Schubert was the the ultimate antagonist!Quote:
Originally Posted by deepblue
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Yes, that's the one! I'm getting it on the inside of my left wrist. I was going to get it in teal, but the teal on my ankle did not hold as well as I'd like, so I'm going to get it in black, and that will match the symbol on his trunks, anyway.
I love Dr. Schubert, too. He's the perfect mix of camp and pompous intellect. I've got the DVD sets of the tv movies and series, and I rewatch it through a few times a year. I was my daughter's age (7) when I first saw and fell in love with it. He's why I started swimming in a way that in the mer world people call a dolphin kick. :D The little siren girl from the episode 'Siren' is so adorable with her little glowy sponge pet:
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I just have to make the appt, and my artist books three months out- she's so good and in demand- so it'll be a little while, but once it's done I will surely post a pic here, because I'll be stoked.
I got the volunteership for the aquarium I applied for :yay:
I signed up for trainings and one of the first things I'll be doing is helping with kids birthday parties to get some two-legged experience with them before trying them in a tail ;)
Plus they're building a new coral tank and its huge! And all I could think of was whether or not I could fit in it as a mermaid ;):eyebrows:
Just waiting for the internship though, didn't feel too good about that interview but we'll see.
Side non-mermaid note, I finally managed four rounds of my work out straight through -no stretch breaks!
I hope everyone else has a good week ^^ <3
Yay!
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Living with better health for the past few months has been nothing short of amazing.
Solving health mysteries- nothing like it. When one has to deal with PTSD and other things that affect the mental so strongly, ya really don't need physical crap to go with it. Being physically healthier has meant it's easier to deal with the other stuff I can't just fix with a blood test and changing some things.
Also happy about the weather getting warm enough for me to use the pool.... a cold water mer, I am not.
Also this. This makes me happy. That swimming through the air looks soooo fun!
https://youtu.be/ZdLJbFyxwV4
That's fantastic!
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I had an awesome dream last night where I got this weird silicone tail, and somehow it din't have a monofin - it was actually hard silicone in the tail and it was super cool. I remember I got it from somewhere, but I can't remember. It was either red or purple, I can't remember which. I tried putting it on in a swimming pool, even though my family doesn't have one, and it was awesome. I could actually feel what it's like to swim in a monofin or tail. All I was able to do was tread water upright, but I couldn't because every time I tried I would be flopping everywhere up and down, in the pool. And the best part was that once my mom found out, I was able to actually explain it to her.
How one of my friends was into mermaids and other fantasy stuff, and got me hooked watching H20, and let me borrow one of her old tails, etc. And she actually understood, and was okay with it. I doubt that's going to happen in real life any time soon, I'm afraid to even skirt the topic. I also did a reality check, though I didn't go lucid. :DSo having a happy dream? That makes me happy.
Finally got my iTunes account to work and purchased the new Beauty and the Beast album cause it's only $6.99 :D
Anyone else seen it yet? I'm just loving the Evermore song <3
I'm at my 37 weeks pregnant mark, now the baby may safely be born at home, yay :D
We also finally picked out names for the baby, so we are all ready
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Congratulations!! Such a wonderfully exciting time! <3
My parents let me set up a GoFundMe account so I can fundraise to get my first silicone tail! I can't tell you how long I've waited for this moment! I want to get a silicone tail to bring happiness into children's faces and educate people about the beauty of the ocean :)
The link is here: https://www.gofundme.com/hannahs-first-silicone-tail
If you could donate, it would mean the world to me!
My husband told me today that he wants to take me snorkeling on Saturday! :)
We've been having a hard time lately. It seems we never get to spend anytime together anymore whenever we do he's usually being an a**hole and not wanting to talk to me refusing to go anywhere ect. We usually just spend all weekends with him playing video games or watching tv.
Im so excited I finally get to spend some time with him alone and away from the f-ing house. :D
I'm out of my funk and I'm getting more and more inspired for my silicone tail! I slept over at my best friend's house and we are going to go out and explore Old/Historic Folsom today! More good news is i got a huge pay check and I can buy some more resin for my scale molds!
Yay!
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Awesome! Can't wait to see this! :dance: I'm glad you're out of your funk. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid Clara
I just got paid $60 today because we had friends that went away and they asked me to feed their cat :) They paid me 10 bucks per day while they were gone :) Next thing is to wait for our latest brood of baby budgies to fledge because we will be selling them for $20 each :)
It's only 2 months until I go to Reunion Island for a 4 week exchange [emoji3]
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I'm going to London, England on Monday! :D
I'm so excited!
~Kaylin
That's cool I hope you have a great time. Business or fun? If it is for business I hope you are able to make time for fun. :)
It's opening weekend at our local RenFest. I'm super excited to be working there!!!
Grades are nearly done!!! Summer means time off for hanging out with the kid, swimming, and creating crazy mermaid stuff. CANNOT WAIT!!
Nope! All fun at this point! So I'm going to do ALL. THE. THINGS!Quote:
Originally Posted by Khaleesi Daenerys
~Kaylin
All of you posted good things today. I'm proud of all of you. JoAnn Fabric hired me on the spot 2 days ago knowing I'm going to go broke with the discount on buy fabric to learn how to make fabric tail :D
:yay::yay::yay:
I am almost done with my student teaching program and I just received ALL of the documentation I have been waiting on! I am all set to get my teaching credential! Finally! This was THE HARDEST thing I have ever done, and if you know me irl, you know how hard i worked and how much I failed before I was able to succeed. I am so unapologetically proud of myself. And while it was the most strenuous and difficult thing I have done, it has also been the most rewarding and fun.
SO CONGRATULATIONS, ME! YOU DID IT!!!
I had my first powered aircraft flight today!! :yay: :yay: :yay: My instructor was really nice, he let me take off, land and try some turns and stuff. He basically let me fly the plane for the whole flight! :yay: We also did some stunts like the barrel roll, stall turn and the classic loop. I can get my recreational pilot's licence at 16 so I'm working towards it! Flying the aircraft felt very natural for me and I was perfectly relaxed :)
Yay!
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This is great. When i read 16, my mouth drop. That is ultra amazing you can do that at such a young age. Seriously impressive.
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LOL WHAT DIALECT IS THAT?!
Congratulations on those teaching credentials! That's such an incredible achievement. :)
Wow! Flying an aircraft sounds like an amazing experience.
This song always makes me so happy whenever I hear it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeAtre3Bxg8
I also just love it when my kitty comes to visit me and sits on my desk (even if she sits on all of my school work!).
I'm going to an extreme sports camp in a few weeks! My scout troop put together a list of activities for our summer campout, and I get to do water skiing, paddleboarding, kayaking, boating, mountain biking, and also long range rifle shooting. And I got my Life Scout award a few days ago, so I'm on track to earn my Eagle Scout Award! Less than 6 months until I can get it now.
Just got back my lab results from blood tests, and I gotta celebrate that I've got almost perfect labs. Vegetarians gotta watch their protein, but my protein levels are well within the recommended range, as our my cholesterol, A1C, kidneys, calcium, and more. My blood pressure's a little on the lower-than-ideal side, but not dangerously so.
We found a new place to live and it is a house in sight of the shore. <3
The beach is a 2 minute walk from the front steps.
And I'm so excited to decorate for Halloween when the time comes!
Gosh that must be expensive I live on Coronado island near the beach here too. But I'm renting. :(
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We're renting, too. And while it is expensive, we got super lucky in that this landlord could easily charge another thousand for the place in the current market, and isn't. We signed a year lease, so we're at least locked in to the good price we got. We looked at several houses and some condos, and the prices are all outrageous.Quote:
Originally Posted by Khaleesi Daenerys
I actually looked in Coronado- I really love it there. But, my husband will already have quite the commute to his office from where we're moving, and adding the extra time to Coronado, esp on the 5 at traffic time? I can't even ask him to do that. We visit a lot, take walks around the Del, eat at The Tavern. I love how clean Coronado is. lol And the beach are near where his office is in Carlsbad... coastal north county is far more expensive than coastal San Diego proper. We couldn't find anything up near the office. And I want to be back where the places I love are, anyway.
Incidentally, we've been looking for several months. All the houses (what few are available, thanks to illegal short term vacation rentals destroying communities all over San Diego) and condos are around the same price range right now, unless you want to go far into east county and even there the prices are pretty bad for anything over 800 sq ft. San Diego rents are just awful right now, with no sign of relenting.