Adding Some Flair

I hate it when I can't get a perfectly good piece of code to fucking work! *screams*

Okay, so I'm not actually upset enough to scream but it's still pretty damn frustrating.

Master is doing His own form of nerding tonight. He's been rocking out on some video games. It's all good. So I decided to do some nerding of my own. I found lots of cool little things I could do to keep my blog the same, but give it some added flair. I love flair. (No, not those stupid buttons from the movie Office Space. Although, that movie is funny as hell.)

So, I did some redecorating. *spreads arms wide to display the awesomeness that is my blog* Isn't it pretty?!

Let's see here... *speaking as if I'm giving you a room to room tour of my house*

I changed it so that rather than saying "older posts" and "newer posts" when you reach the bottom of a page, it shows you the title of the next or previous blog post. I think that's nifty.

Above where you leave your comment, instead of having plain old text there is now an image inviting you to leave your comment. Also pretty nifty.

The recent posts widget got an overhaul and now instead of just showing the title of the post, it shows that in addition to the little picture I used for the post as well as a short summary. I think that looks a lot cleaner even though there is more to it, if that makes any sense what so ever.

And the recent comments widget stopped working so I changed that too and now it shows the person's avatar (or lack there of) next to their comment. Sweet, right?

So, you may be asking yourself, "Kitten, what the hell else do you want to change?!"

I'll tell you, because I know you want to know very badly. I want it so that instead of a boring little link showing how many comments there are on a post (and therefore linking to the place where you can leave a comment) I want a comment bubble up by the post title. I found this link telling me how to do it but it's not working! All it is doing is putting a blank space in between the date and post title. It's not adding anything at all. I've searched on the web for other ways to do it and have tried them as well, but those are also not working.

This is when my bipolar kicks in and makes me slightly obsessed with figuring it out. I keep telling Master that I'm almost done and then 15 minutes later I'm still plugging away at it. Damn.

Watch, I'll actually get it to work and end up not liking it or something.

Okay, I have to give up... at least for now. If anyone has any tips/suggestions/pointers I'd really appreciate it!

WTF Weather?!

Okay, so the month started off in the low to mid 50's. Then we were freezing fucking cold for a good week to a week and a half. Then it got back up to the 40's for a couple of days. Yesterday was cold and snowing and blah but not too bad. Today with the windchill it was about -5°. Tomorrow apparently it's supposed to get down to -23°. And then Saturday it's supposed to go back up to 24°.

What the shit?! Ugh. Oh, and the gas prices right now are about as bad as the weather. It was $3.23 two days ago. Yesterday it was $3.39 and today it's $3.59.

Yes, I pay that much attention to the gas prices. First, there is two gas stations literally within five minutes of the apartment. Second, with me driving the car to work every day I try to keep an eye on that sort of thing like a hawk.

It always seems to go up the day before I get paid. Fuckers.

Aside from waiting for the weather to pick a damn mood (funny coming from someone who is bipolar, I know) there isn't a lot going on.

Master and I are both stiff and sore today. And no, it's not from anything fun unfortunately. I had a rough day at work and He was home today so He did some deep cleaning in the apartment. That was so sweet of Him.

We hardly ever have someone come over to our place so normally we just have it "lived in" looking. But the minute we know someone is coming over it's like a whirlwind of cleaning.

It's not like we live in filth or anything of that nature. I think we just wig out about it a bit because no one every comes over.

Oh, and He was kind enough to hide the porn. That would have been awkward. See, it's those small details you never think about until you know someone is coming over. Normally the porn is sitting on the entertainment center plain as day right next to the movies and video games.

Falling Apart

Last night Master allowed me to skip my post because my left ankle, knee and hip were bothering me. My ankle was the worst one though. I think it's because I slipped quite a few times while walking around outside the day before. I didn't fall down but sometimes just slipping feels worse later on. Ugh.

So I spent a lot of time on the couch, trying to relax my leg and stretch it out a bit. Today my leg is feeling a bit better. I'm still limping a bit though. I'm trying not to baby it too much though. That's almost as bad as pushing through it too much.

Then my right wrist is acting up again. It was worse last night. I've been wearing my wrist brace at work and everything, so I don't know why the hell it's bugging me now.

My eye twitch is still happening on and off. Joy. That's been going on for about a month now. I have no idea how to get it to chill out but at least it's happening less frequently now.

Today my left shoulder is like a rock. The right one is tense but not that bad.

I have another fucking cold sore. I think I caught it early this time so hopefully it'll be gone sooner rather than later. I'm drinking more water, putting Lypsyl on it and basically doing everything I can to not touch it.

I'm falling apart.

Permission Denied - *UPDATE*

Today several fellow bloggers and/or followers of my blog were kind enough to let me know that my blog posts were being lifted and posted here. It seems that my blog isn't alone in this. So, if you blog you may wish to check it out and see if the same is being done to your content. I have reported them as well as commented on one of the posts they lifted from me telling them to remove any and all blog posts of mine due to the fact that I never gave them permission to lift and post them on that blog, or any other blog.

Now, I know that not all of my blog posts are interesting. Sometimes I'm just doing a normal old blog post. Other times I'm doing Eden Fantasys posts and other times I'm doing sexy stuff about what Master and I have been up to.

Now, yes... this person is not technically claiming these posts as their own as there is a link stating where the original information came from. However, that doesn't mean that it is right. After all, I know I would feel bad about taking someone else's post and posting it on this blog, without permission, yet still linking back.

If you ask permission first that's one thing. Then you are giving me the chance to either grant you the permission to repost my words or I can decline politely.

Permission was not asked and therefore it was never granted.

We had a similar problem not that long ago regarding pictures. In fact, that's why you don't see pictures here anymore.

Someone started lifting the pictures of me that Master had taken and putting them on their blogs and/or feeds. Permission was never granted for that. It had happened more than once with different people lifting them and so eventually Master and I got tired of it and He instructed me to take the pictures down. They have never been posted on this blog again. It kind of sucks because I know that Master enjoyed having me post the pictures and I sometimes miss putting certain ones up as well. But here we are. It's better this way.

Just so there is no confusion in the future, if you ever see a blog post of mine on any other blog but this one, it was lifted. The only exception to this would be a previous blog that I moved from. However that would be clearly marked and would provide a link to the new blog URL.

The only other exception I can possibly think of is if, for some reason, a fellow blogger came to me and requested permission to repost something I wrote and I allowed it. However, I would post such here as well as request that the individual(s) that I allow to do so state in that post that they were given permission by me to create that post and include a link back to the home page of this blog.

There is a copyright at the bottom of this blog, as there is on almost every blog I've ever read. But in addition to that I've added another copyright on the sidebar.

By the way, anyone know how to protect a RSS feed so that there is a copyright at the end of each post that wouldn't show up on the posts as they are seen on the blog itself? I was looking into it but it seems all the plugins are for WordPress only.

*UPDATE* It looks like the author of the blog linked above has changed their blog to invited readers only. 

Birthday Wish

My birthday is coming up in a little over a month. I have already purchased my own birthday present, which was a new cell phone.

But I thought of another thing I'd really love for my birthday. This year it lands on a Monday, unfortunately. So I'd rather do this either the Sunday before or the Saturday after.

I'd really love to have a day of nothing but perversion basically. One of the things I kind of want can't happen. I say kind of because the thought turns me on but at the same time scares me a little.

Master used to use His belt to punish me. I would get however many lashes with the belt on my ass. Sometimes of course it would slip and hit my lower back or my thighs instead, but shit happens. (By the way, the lower back hurts like a bitch.)

No, I don't want to be punished for my birthday. But I also wouldn't mind the kind of release a belt lashing would provide. A release on a level that I can't really put my finger on. All I know is I cry afterward and that I feel cleansed in an odd way. Maybe that's because it was used for punishment? I don't know. But it can't happen because the noise would go through these damn thin apartment walls and the cops would more than likely be called. No one wants to deal with that awkward situation. Maybe a hand spanking? I don't think that would be too loud. Not sure though.

I would also love to get tipsy, watch porn, and fuck a few times. Hopefully my body would also be up to anal. At least we could try it, right? Right. Oh! And a blindfold involved somehow at some point!

And honestly that whole spanking thing isn't related to just because it's my birthday. It's also because it hasn't happened in a long time. If it was strictly due to my birthday it would be 30 lashes/smacks. But we all know that the number of lashes/smacks is up to Him. It could be under, over, or that exact number.

Maybe Master will allow it. I don't see why He would object, except for maybe the spanking part. And the only reason He would object to that is because of the noise.

Family Fun

Today Master and I got up rather early for us on a Saturday. Master pretty much just jumped in the shower and as soon as He was done we were out the door. We were only 10 minutes late and that was due to traffic.

The beginning of the party was at a kid's arcade. So it was busy. Master and His brother ended up challenging each other to a racing game, which was hilarious. It was a good time and the birthday girl loved all of her presents. In fact she started reading the book we got her as soon as she opened it. *laughs* It was cute.

We were there for about two hours. Then a smaller group of us, which wasn't actually small at all and it never is with that side of the family, went out to lunch.

We all sat around and talked, joked around, and ate. It's amazing to me how different it is when we see that side of His family now versus when we first starting talking to them again. Everyone is completely relaxed with one another and it feels more like when we go down to see my family. Everyone is chill. There is no real tension at all.

We were there for another two hours before we all headed out, hugged goodbye and got in our cars.

I have to say that His niece and nephew are great kids. I'm sure the one on the way will be as well. I can't say that I'm totally attached to them yet but I have a small spot for them. Especially the boy. He's an awesome little dude. I actually got a little cuddle from him today.

On the way home we talked about the visit and when we got home we talked about it a little more in depth. My father-in-law's current wife was there. She basically refuses to acknowledge we exist when we're around. Master and her got into it verbally a little about 20 years ago, before He stopped talking to that side of the family. And she has held that grudge for 20 fucking years. Everyone else in the family, the ones who have a right to hold a grudge, have wiped the slate clean and welcome Him with open arms. This bitch.. nope.

And Master's eldest sister commented on it today.

She said that she needs to knock her shit off and that He's family whether she likes it or not. And then she looked at me and said, "And it's really fucking rude that she doesn't even act like you exist because you didn't even know us back then!"

I wasn't sure how to respond so I said, "Well, 20 years ago I would have been 10 so yeah..." She laughed.

But aside from her acting like we're invisible everyone had a great time. We are becoming closer with His father's side of the family and I'm enjoying it. It's really nice to have a set of in-laws that genuinely like me and I like them and we can chill and relax. Master has that with both my mother and my dad, more so my dad though. I didn't have that until He started talking to His dad again. It's been about three or four years now but in the past year it's all definitely kicked up a notch.

They want us to be more a part of the family and we are more than happy to step up to that. Before we were still trying to test the waters and everyone was getting used to everyone else. Now? We're all chilled out and have a good time.

I'm loving it.

Birthday Present Shopping

The past couple of days I have felt worn down. Just kind of zombish. Yes, I know that's not a word but really that's the only thing I can think of to describe it. I'm not depressed, I'm not down or anything like that. I think it's because of the sudden weather changes this past couple of weeks. Just last week it was in the 40's and all this past week it's been below 0 with the windchill. Now we're on the rise again. And going in and out of the cold to a heated enviroment is not helping.

Hopefully it'll warm up a little and stay that way for a while. If that happens I'm pretty sure my energy levels will right themselves again.

Tonight after work I had to stop at the store and get Master's niece a birthday present. She is turning four and her birthday party is tomorrow.

Yes I know. Last minute shopper. But with how cold it's been we haven't really felt like going out unless we absolutely had to. Tonight it wasn't that bad out. It was in the low 20's.

All I knew for sure is that she is obsessed with Minnie Mouse. So I kind of made a gift bag. I got a nice gift bag to put everything in. What I ended up buying was three different Minnie Mouse coloring books, Minnie Mouse crayons, a Minnie Mouse figure, a Minnie Mouse puzzle and a Disney princess book. Almost everything is Minnie Mouse so I think she'll be happy. I tossed the Disney princess book in there because I thought she would like it. Plus, kids need books.

Master let me pretty much have free reign on the gift buying. He had no idea what to get a four year old girl. *laughs*

So tomorrow we are going to the birthday party and apparently afterward we are all going out to lunch. I'm sure it'll be a good time even though Master and I are not looking forward to getting up that early on a Saturday. But family is family and at least we'll get to sleep in on Sunday.