Say Anything.

:heehee

So last week I find out that my mom, brother, and sister are all going to Michigan for the weekend of the 7th to the 11th.

They're going to the largest Christmas store in the world - Bronner's - in Frankenmuth, MI.

I was equally ecstatic and aghast. Here are people complaining that they don't have money for their cell phone bills*... And they're driving ten hours to fucking MICHIGAN. On the other hand, a weekend to myself, WOOHOO!!!!! (with eleventyone exclamation points.)

*Though I understand it's partially because they've been saving for this trip since August.

Their plan was to rent a car, leave early afternoon on 11/7, drive to Pittsburgh for the night, then continue on to Michigan. Whereupon they would shop Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at this place (and maybe sight-see a little in the area) and come home by Tuesday night. Meanwhile, Christmas music would be playing via my sister's iPod non-stop.

As an aside, my Dad was supposed to come home Thursday the 6th, so while it wouldn't have been a fully ME weekend, it would have been sweet. And by sweet I mean cool. And by cool I mean holy fucking shit awesome.

I coulda walked around naked. Played music at near full volume. Play WoW unhindered. Watch Transformers or Independence Day or Close Encounters or (insert awesome stereo-worthy movie here) with the stereo so loud the fucking windows rattled! I could have my girlfriend stay over - since she's off ALL WEEKEND (for her dad's birthday) - and we could just do nothing at all! Srsly. Maybe play Wii. She kicked my ass in Bowling.

And then yesterday I find out that my brother, in his infinite wisdom (note dripping sarcasm, and yes, I'm holding a bucket) complained SO MUCH about the 11+ hours of non-stop Christmas music that he royally pissed off mom and sis that they told him he ain't goin.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK.

I'm not psychic. But I do have what could be termed a little twinkle of clairvoyant precognition. And I really don't think it's a good idea for him not to go.
I tried to convince Mom to reconsider. But she's Polish, and nearly 65, and a stubborn one, and well, the answer is still "no fucking way."
I even offered her an option to keep him quiet - I could loan him my DS Lite** - and especially my N5 Homebrew cart, which would allow him to play MP3s, so he wouldn't have to be as inundated by the Christmas music.
Still. NFW. *sigh*

**Yeah, cause the last time I did that it turned out so well - I loaned him my original DS Lite in early 07 I think when he went to a wedding in Seattle, and their hotel room got broken into and all their stuff stolen.

And Dad's not coming home til next week at the earliest. (Again. Keep in mind this has been pushed back since the end of September. It will be two months as of the 10th.)

So now the plan is
WoW Friday night
Dinner w/ the gf's dad on Saturday
Breakfast or lunch with Dad on Sunday

Somehow it doesn't have the same appeal as it had before Thursday :(

My kids are watching the military channel.....and enjoying it. Odd.

I am leaving early from work today, my boss is out sick leaving me on my own to listen to my music and not her effing typing, and then I get the next four days off.

It's a good day for me. :D

So my brother ended up going to Michigan.

Friday I ordered Chinese takeout, and ate on a folding dinner tray right at my computer desk while doing our weekly Karazhan raid.
Then Christina came over on her way home and left around midnight.

Saturday I vegged til 11 then went to meet Christina, ran an errand, went home to get Dad some leftover chinese food, took it to him. Ended up dumping it on myself and had to go home and change. Went back to Christina's and we went to dinner with her family for her dad's birthday. Then back to her house briefly, then to mine.

Sunday we went out to breakfast with my dad, then I dropped her home. I went home and we finished our Kara run - only took me three months but we finally finished that place!

Today my family will be home from Michigan. I'm saddened. These past few days were some of the most relaxing that I've had at home.

Being 5000 miles away from all my family is doing me the world of good at the moment. I honestly dont think I've been so content in a very long time. Only thing missing is a boyfriend :)

So when are you moving out, Mileron? =D

I volunteered for a writing project in Catherine's 3rd grade class. Basically they're told to just write, let their inner editor go out and play, and just write.

Oh dear god.

I know they're 8-9 year olds, but good gravy. I typed up a couple that were OK, but this one little boy (bless his heart)...I had no idea what he was saying, so I ended up just typing what I saw. Their spelling is certainly...creative.

=x

*Sigh*
Tonight, from 8pm until midnight, I will be camped out on the floor of our local Walmart with my daughter, waiting to buy two of the only six Collector Editions of the WOW Wrath of the Lich King expansion game. Four hours...sitting in the middle of a Walmart...late at night...when I should be home...tucked up cozy...PLAYING WOW...
*Sigh*
I now truly feel like a geek.

That's hardcore Den! I think I will get my WotLK tomorrow night when Erik gets home :(

I just wrote a really cool post/scene on SA and no one's on to read it. =(

Well, instinct told me not to wait till 8pm. Got to Walmart at 6:30, and was the third person in line to buy one of only six copies of the CE. It was a freaking LONG 5 1/2 hours to wait, though everyone in line was fun. My daughter and I were the only other females (not counting an employee also in line), for about the first twenty people! By the time I left the store the line was probably sixty people long.
Of course when I got home I had to install it, and then I had to create my DK, but as it was nearing 2am and I had to get up at 6, that was it pretty much.
I want to go home now and play...this day will be a long one :S

And ROz...I'm going over to read now!!

I made a pretty and no one's on to look at it. =(

As much as I hate writing code, my classmates in this mandatory SQL class I'm taking somehow figured out I've got a knack for it and are now hounding me for help anytime I go to the lab. I'm willing to assist one of them because the book was backordered and he has no way of getting the homework done on his own, so I let him use mine while I hang around and give him a mental nudge here and there. That doesn't bother me. He doesn't ask for the answers, and he needs the assignments that are in the book. The other people ask for the answers and they have their own books.

One of my friends is buying a bunch of stuff from ThinkGeek, using my account and spending the thousands of points I've accrued over the past few years of giftshopping. The only compensation i asked for is that he use the points from one of his T-shirt purchases to get me one of the "I don't work here." shirts. I'm gonna start wearing that on lab days or whenever I go to visit the girls where I used to work.

Right now I just wish I wasn't on meds so I could get royally hammered. I just added another 8 week 4 credit course, so now I'm up to 5 classes again alongside unofficial tutoring duty for 2 subjects. I don't know how the hell I pulled off a 7 class semester before.

My daughter, who is 13, has been invited by her boyfriend (also 13) to go see Twilight on Black Friday as part of a double date with his brother, who is 15, and his GF. Ack. I am SO not ready for this. :hide

thank god my son has no interest in girls yet....hes going to go see th emidnight showing of twilight tonight I think.. with his uncle and his cousin!

I just finished all four books ( read all of them in about a week, wow haha) and I really enjoyed them.. my son is reading them as well.. so pretty glad the author kinda glossed over the sexier scenes rather than going into detail ( even though I personally like detail in books.. hated to think of my son reading that stuff.. not ready for that at all!)

Not sure how the movies will be, since the first book is mostly abouta girl who has a crush on this guy who just happens to be a vampire.. not a ton of action..mostly teen drama/emotions and her personal thoughts feelings and worries.. hopefully its entertaining though.

Oh hell no. Mike and I plan on offering her a choice. Date at 16 (maybe) or get a car. She can't have both.

Rofl!

I think my mother used reverse psycology on me...she never forbade me have a bf, actually she encouraged me, and well I've not really had a serious bf yet -.-

My girl's interest in having a boyfriend extends to about having someone to hold hands with on the bus. I think I'm okay with THAT. LOL.

I read all four books really quick too, heh. They were really very good; my daughter even read them all and was totally into them, which is not something that she normally does. Bookreading is a chore to her usually; makes me sad! I only hope that I can find something that's as interesting to her now that she has nothing to read again.

I was talking to someone on aim today. You know, casual chit chat - how was your thanksgiving, blah blah. I mentioned that it was my birthday yesterday and that I turned 35. I got:

'Wow, really?'
'Thanks.'
'Sorry.'

Dick. =/

Speaking of birthdays, my baby turns one on Friday. *sniff*

I hope you had a good birthday besides the dick on AIM, Roz!