...Or at least most things are, and the rest are trying to be.
My ex texted me today. We're still texting, as a matter of fact. Here are some of the things I have learned in the past half hour:
THE UNSURPRISING:
Her friendship with her best friend (who hated [hates?] me) is over.
Her friendship with her "big brother" is over.
THE SUPER-ISING:
Her former best friend
and
my former best friend
...
ARE NOW DATING?!?!?!?!
THE HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA REARING ITS UGLY HEAD AND THEN TURNING OUT TO BE A KITTEN:
She wants closure.
If we can be friends again, great. If not, oh, well. If we can, but not yet, that's cool, too. This is all subject to the approval and involvement of our respective fiancées. Drama at its least likely to ever see a video camera.
What with Echo's ex only recently having left the picture, and mine now back in it, not to mention the fact than my ex (henceforth called "C") once ran in the same circles as A, this should prove to be quite the "interesting" summer.
2011-02-22
2011-02-20
Life.relieve(stress);
There aren't words to describe just how good it felt to visit Grandma and Grandpa today in city-about-an-hour-South-of-here. We sat and talked for awhile, and the word "engaged"was used in front of Echo's family for the first time; we had the best chicken soup I've ever had; Echo and I taught Grandma and Grandpa how to play Mexican Train dominoes; and we had TURTLE TRACKS ICE GREAM!!!!!!
It's truly amazing the degree to which spending time with family and having fun can outright remove any Devlin that may be going on in your life from the realm of the conscious (Echo and I just recently saw Just Go With It).
It is now late and I am desirous of sleep. Maybe I will tell you ("you" meaning the ONE person who both reads this blog AND doesn't know) about the Devlin that's going on lateer. Like in the next post I make.
Goodnight.
Seriously, stop reading now.
Oh, right.
That WOULD be easier if I stopped typing, wouldn't it?
I'm tired...
DON'T JUDGE ME!
It's truly amazing the degree to which spending time with family and having fun can outright remove any Devlin that may be going on in your life from the realm of the conscious (Echo and I just recently saw Just Go With It).
It is now late and I am desirous of sleep. Maybe I will tell you ("you" meaning the ONE person who both reads this blog AND doesn't know) about the Devlin that's going on lateer. Like in the next post I make.
Goodnight.
Seriously, stop reading now.
Oh, right.
That WOULD be easier if I stopped typing, wouldn't it?
I'm tired...
DON'T JUDGE ME!
!?!?!?!?!?
"A reads WEBCOMICS?!"
I have been repeating that uncomprehendingly for hours now, both aloud until it got annoying, and inside my head after the fact.
Until tonight, I had thought A was an individual with whom the only things I would ever have in common would be Echo, B, and music, in which we have very different tastes. Then the unthinkable happened.
In the middle of a conversation between the four of us, relating to technology, A pipes up with a reference to Control-Alt-Delete!!!
Now, I don't know if I have emphasized, or even mentioned this here, but the extent of A's gaming is Wii Sports, Kinect Adventures, Dance Central, and some Super Mario Bros 2. So to hear undeniable proof that she reads CAD is like finding a forum post on foxnews.com signed "President Barack Obama" from an IP backtraced to the white house. WTF in a very good, but nonetheless colossal way.
This means that not only do we have something in common that Echo and B don't as much yet (when time allows, Echo and I will be reading the archives of some of my favorites), but that said "something" is something I not only like but love.
It's true. I'm passionate about webcomics.
Now I know that any future SDCC plans won't have to be just Echo and me, nor Echo, B, and me, with A running around and screaming at cosplayers (although, she's entirely likely to do that anyway). No, there is a possibility, no matter how big or small, or how far into the future, that she'll be as excited for her second time as I am for my first.
And that sounded a lot less dirty in my head...
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED:
"Scotch Tape"
Bond With Someone at Least a Little
REWARD: Eventual ComiCon tickets
I have been repeating that uncomprehendingly for hours now, both aloud until it got annoying, and inside my head after the fact.
Until tonight, I had thought A was an individual with whom the only things I would ever have in common would be Echo, B, and music, in which we have very different tastes. Then the unthinkable happened.
In the middle of a conversation between the four of us, relating to technology, A pipes up with a reference to Control-Alt-Delete!!!
Now, I don't know if I have emphasized, or even mentioned this here, but the extent of A's gaming is Wii Sports, Kinect Adventures, Dance Central, and some Super Mario Bros 2. So to hear undeniable proof that she reads CAD is like finding a forum post on foxnews.com signed "President Barack Obama" from an IP backtraced to the white house. WTF in a very good, but nonetheless colossal way.
This means that not only do we have something in common that Echo and B don't as much yet (when time allows, Echo and I will be reading the archives of some of my favorites), but that said "something" is something I not only like but love.
It's true. I'm passionate about webcomics.
Now I know that any future SDCC plans won't have to be just Echo and me, nor Echo, B, and me, with A running around and screaming at cosplayers (although, she's entirely likely to do that anyway). No, there is a possibility, no matter how big or small, or how far into the future, that she'll be as excited for her second time as I am for my first.
And that sounded a lot less dirty in my head...
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED:
"Scotch Tape"
Bond With Someone at Least a Little
REWARD: Eventual ComiCon tickets
2011-02-11
How To Be A True American: Step 1: Be PROUD To Be An American. Step 2: Paperwork. Step 3:... THAT'S ALL THERE IS!!!!!!!
This was sent to me by my mom, who got it from my dad, who got it from a guy at work:
WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT TO TURN ON THE TV AND HEAR ANY U.S. PRESIDENT, DEMOCRAT
OR REPUBLICAN, GIVE THE FOLLOWING SPEECH?
'My Fellow Americans: As you all know, the defeat of the Iraq regime has
been completed.
Since Congress does not want to spend any more money on this war, our
mission in Iraq is complete.
This morning I gave the order for a complete removal of all American forces
from Iraq . This action will be complete within 30 days. It is now time to
begin the reckoning.
Before me, I have two lists. One list contains the names of countries which
have stood by our side during the Iraq conflict. This list is short . The
United Kingdom , Spain , Bulgaria , Australia , and Poland are some of the
countries listed there.
The other list contains every one not on the first list. Most of the world's
nations are on that list. My press secretary will be distributing copies of
both lists later this evening.
Let me start by saying that effective immediately, foreign aid to those
nations on List 2 ceases indefinitely. The money saved during the first year
alone will pretty much pay for the costs of the Iraqi war. THEN EVERY YEAR
THERE AFTER It'll GO TO OUR SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM SO IT WONT GO BROKE IN 20
YEARS.
The American people are no longer going to pour money into third world Hell
holes and watch those government leaders grow fat on corruption.
Need help with a famine ? Wrestling with an epidemic? Call France ..
In the future, together with Congress, I will work to redirect this money
toward solving the vexing social problems we still have at home. On that
note, a word to terrorist organizations. Screw with us and we will hunt you
down and eliminate you and all your friends from the face of the earth.
Thirsting for a gutsy country to terrorize? Try France or maybe China .
I am ordering the immediate severing of diplomatic relations with France ,
and Russia . Thanks for all your help, comrades.. We are retiring from NATO
as well..
I have instructed the Mayor of New York City to begin towing the many UN
diplomatic vehicles located in Manhattan with more than two unpaid parking
tickets to sites where those vehicles will be stripped, shredded and
crushed. I don't care about whatever treaty pertains to this. You creeps
have tens of thousands of unpaid tickets. Pay those tickets tomorrow or
watch your precious Benzes, Beamers and limos be turned over to some of the
finest chop shops in the world. I love New York.
A special note to our neighbors: Canada is on List 2. Since we are likely to
be seeing a lot more of each other, you folks might want to try not pissing
us off for a change.
Mexico is also on List 2. Its president and his entire corrupt government
really need an attitude adjustment. I will have a couple thousand extra
tanks and infantry divisions sitting around. Guess where I am going to put
'em? Yep, border security.
Oh, by the way, the United States is abrogating the NAFTA treaty - starting
now.
We are tired of the one-way highway. Immediately, we'll be drilling for oil
in Alaska -which will take care of this country's oil needs for decades to
come. If you're an environmentalist who opposes this decision, I refer you
to List 2 above: pick a country and move there.
It is time for America to focus on its own welfare and its own citizens.
Some will accuse us of isolationism. I answer them by saying, 'darn tootin.'
Nearly a century of trying to help folks live a decent life around the world
has only earned us the undying enmity of just about everyone on the planet.
It is time to eliminate hunger in America . It is time to eliminate
homelessness in America . To the nations on List 1, a final thought. Thank
you guys. We owe you and we won't forget.
To the nations on List 2, a final thought : You might want to learn to speak
Arabic.
God bless America .. Thank you and good night.'
If you can read this in English, thank a soldier
WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT TO TURN ON THE TV AND HEAR ANY U.S. PRESIDENT, DEMOCRAT
OR REPUBLICAN, GIVE THE FOLLOWING SPEECH?
'My Fellow Americans: As you all know, the defeat of the Iraq regime has
been completed.
Since Congress does not want to spend any more money on this war, our
mission in Iraq is complete.
This morning I gave the order for a complete removal of all American forces
from Iraq . This action will be complete within 30 days. It is now time to
begin the reckoning.
Before me, I have two lists. One list contains the names of countries which
have stood by our side during the Iraq conflict. This list is short . The
United Kingdom , Spain , Bulgaria , Australia , and Poland are some of the
countries listed there.
The other list contains every one not on the first list. Most of the world's
nations are on that list. My press secretary will be distributing copies of
both lists later this evening.
Let me start by saying that effective immediately, foreign aid to those
nations on List 2 ceases indefinitely. The money saved during the first year
alone will pretty much pay for the costs of the Iraqi war. THEN EVERY YEAR
THERE AFTER It'll GO TO OUR SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM SO IT WONT GO BROKE IN 20
YEARS.
The American people are no longer going to pour money into third world Hell
holes and watch those government leaders grow fat on corruption.
Need help with a famine ? Wrestling with an epidemic? Call France ..
In the future, together with Congress, I will work to redirect this money
toward solving the vexing social problems we still have at home. On that
note, a word to terrorist organizations. Screw with us and we will hunt you
down and eliminate you and all your friends from the face of the earth.
Thirsting for a gutsy country to terrorize? Try France or maybe China .
I am ordering the immediate severing of diplomatic relations with France ,
and Russia . Thanks for all your help, comrades.. We are retiring from NATO
as well..
I have instructed the Mayor of New York City to begin towing the many UN
diplomatic vehicles located in Manhattan with more than two unpaid parking
tickets to sites where those vehicles will be stripped, shredded and
crushed. I don't care about whatever treaty pertains to this. You creeps
have tens of thousands of unpaid tickets. Pay those tickets tomorrow or
watch your precious Benzes, Beamers and limos be turned over to some of the
finest chop shops in the world. I love New York.
A special note to our neighbors: Canada is on List 2. Since we are likely to
be seeing a lot more of each other, you folks might want to try not pissing
us off for a change.
Mexico is also on List 2. Its president and his entire corrupt government
really need an attitude adjustment. I will have a couple thousand extra
tanks and infantry divisions sitting around. Guess where I am going to put
'em? Yep, border security.
Oh, by the way, the United States is abrogating the NAFTA treaty - starting
now.
We are tired of the one-way highway. Immediately, we'll be drilling for oil
in Alaska -which will take care of this country's oil needs for decades to
come. If you're an environmentalist who opposes this decision, I refer you
to List 2 above: pick a country and move there.
It is time for America to focus on its own welfare and its own citizens.
Some will accuse us of isolationism. I answer them by saying, 'darn tootin.'
Nearly a century of trying to help folks live a decent life around the world
has only earned us the undying enmity of just about everyone on the planet.
It is time to eliminate hunger in America . It is time to eliminate
homelessness in America . To the nations on List 1, a final thought. Thank
you guys. We owe you and we won't forget.
To the nations on List 2, a final thought : You might want to learn to speak
Arabic.
God bless America .. Thank you and good night.'
If you can read this in English, thank a soldier
Must... Not... RAGEQUIT!!!!!!!
So yeah, I haven't blogged in awhile. Sue me.
This week's assignment in my intro to psych class has three parts: give an example from Remember the Titans of each of six prejudice-related psych things, tell of two times you've seen prejudice decrease, and tell how you're prejudiced now and how you could work on fixing that. Sounds innocuous enough, except for the fact that I don't have any prejudices.
I am fully aware that everyone you see has eir own life and is going through their own struggles, most of which are probably at least as bad as yours and similar in nature. Some stupid people have blond hair. Some also have red, brown, black, green, or purple hair. I apparently can't get better than a 70% this week unless I'm an asshole.
This week's assignment in my intro to psych class has three parts: give an example from Remember the Titans of each of six prejudice-related psych things, tell of two times you've seen prejudice decrease, and tell how you're prejudiced now and how you could work on fixing that. Sounds innocuous enough, except for the fact that I don't have any prejudices.
I am fully aware that everyone you see has eir own life and is going through their own struggles, most of which are probably at least as bad as yours and similar in nature. Some stupid people have blond hair. Some also have red, brown, black, green, or purple hair. I apparently can't get better than a 70% this week unless I'm an asshole.
2011-01-27
I haz a job!!!
Yes! That's right! I are no longer t3h unemployed mooch!
And for the first time out of four (5 if you check my facebook) jobs, I am actually making a wage. No commission, no tipshare. I work 10 hours, I get $72.50 for it. Dang that's a lot of money... And when I consider that I worked 5.5 hours today, putting my first paycheck ALREADY at almost $40... Yesterday having $10 was "being rich" and I made QUADRUPLE THAT today!
xD doesn't even BEGIN to cover it!
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED:
"...you lazy bum"
Get a job.
Reward: Money! Duh!
And for the first time out of four (5 if you check my facebook) jobs, I am actually making a wage. No commission, no tipshare. I work 10 hours, I get $72.50 for it. Dang that's a lot of money... And when I consider that I worked 5.5 hours today, putting my first paycheck ALREADY at almost $40... Yesterday having $10 was "being rich" and I made QUADRUPLE THAT today!
xD doesn't even BEGIN to cover it!
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED:
"...you lazy bum"
Get a job.
Reward: Money! Duh!
2011-01-23
True boredom
Not only did I just blog twice three times in one night, the first two were in free verse, which I've always had trouble with, but one was entirely a setup for a forever alone meme that didn't even have a picture. I'm sleepy...
Maybe.
I'll..
Be...
Able....
To.....
Get......
Some.......
Sleep........
Now.........
If..........
I...........
Try............
Really.............
Hard..............
To...............
Stay................
Awake...............
Zzzzzzzzzzzz................
Maybe.
I'll..
Be...
Able....
To.....
Get......
Some.......
Sleep........
Now.........
If..........
I...........
Try............
Really.............
Hard..............
To...............
Stay................
Awake...............
Zzzzzzzzzzzz................
Meme'd
Dinosaur death
Earth covered
Pressure/heat
Long time
More time
Still more
Bored skeleton
Still waiting
[millennia later]
soon please?
More time
/sigh boring
Scientiest digs
Wrong place
Scientist digs
Wrong again
Ad nauseum
Scientist digs
Find dinosaur
Dug out
Dusted off
Propped up
Exhibit opens
Child remarks:
"Poor dinosaur...
...Forever a bone"
Earth covered
Pressure/heat
Long time
More time
Still more
Bored skeleton
Still waiting
[millennia later]
soon please?
More time
/sigh boring
Scientiest digs
Wrong place
Scientist digs
Wrong again
Ad nauseum
Scientist digs
Find dinosaur
Dug out
Dusted off
Propped up
Exhibit opens
Child remarks:
"Poor dinosaur...
...Forever a bone"
Need To Sleep...
Ugh.
I need to sleep...
Sad day
Overslept
Made fiancée worry
Didn't get stuff done
BLEEP-ton of snow
Happy day
Dinner with family
Xbox with Echo
First time for both
Since 20 1 0
Stupid brain
Empty blog post
Nothing to say
Nobody to compliment
Nowhere to go
Ugh.
I need to sleep...
I can't...
I need to sleep...
Sad day
Overslept
Made fiancée worry
Didn't get stuff done
BLEEP-ton of snow
Happy day
Dinner with family
Xbox with Echo
First time for both
Since 20 1 0
Stupid brain
Empty blog post
Nothing to say
Nobody to compliment
Nowhere to go
Ugh.
I need to sleep...
I can't...
2011-01-21
Last Of A Pair?
Aren't roommates supposed to share things?
Obviously, I don't mean everything, but aren't having-significant-others-over privileges supposed to be the same? Or I'm-having-a-bad-day-and-and-hearing-the-two-of-you-giggle-together-when-my-significant-other-and-I-can't-right-now-is-making-it-worse privileges?
That's all I'm going to say.
Obviously, I don't mean everything, but aren't having-significant-others-over privileges supposed to be the same? Or I'm-having-a-bad-day-and-and-hearing-the-two-of-you-giggle-together-when-my-significant-other-and-I-can't-right-now-is-making-it-worse privileges?
That's all I'm going to say.
2011-01-14
Irony
Sometimes I blog to help me fall asleep. Right now I'm blogging to give me something to do to help me stay awake.
Boring 4-hour Introduction to Psychology class, I an in you.
Bleckargh!
Got up really rough today. "That's all I have to say about that."
Saw Tron: Legacy last night with Echo. Epicness, even seeing most of it for the second time. We went the other day, and just as Cora said, "You might say, I'm..." the power died across the entire block. I was under the impression that they were going to reuse the line from almost immediately before and finish it with "...the last Iso." Echo had no idea how the line would end. Turns out it waswhy would I tell you this here? Go see it! It's awesome!
I'm running out of things to write about, and I'm getting sleepier by the minute.
People are apparently stupid. I can almost understand the gut reaction that a bat isn't a mammal (almost) but really? People have trouble identifying a penguin as a bird?
8549176320
Bonus points to anyone who can tell me the pattern of those numbers. And yes, I'm aware Echo is probably going to see it immediately and make me feel stupid.
We were just shown the midget-in-the-elevator conundrum. I was one of 3 people who had ever heard it.
Apparently "imagine you've had three interviews and were offered 2 of the jobs" is a feasible scenario for everyone in the room but me. Sad face...
Aaaaaand now were on break, and I no longer have a source of material to write about... End of blog post. Time to do something else.
Boring 4-hour Introduction to Psychology class, I an in you.
Bleckargh!
Got up really rough today. "That's all I have to say about that."
Saw Tron: Legacy last night with Echo. Epicness, even seeing most of it for the second time. We went the other day, and just as Cora said, "You might say, I'm..." the power died across the entire block. I was under the impression that they were going to reuse the line from almost immediately before and finish it with "...the last Iso." Echo had no idea how the line would end. Turns out it was
I'm running out of things to write about, and I'm getting sleepier by the minute.
People are apparently stupid. I can almost understand the gut reaction that a bat isn't a mammal (almost) but really? People have trouble identifying a penguin as a bird?
8549176320
Bonus points to anyone who can tell me the pattern of those numbers. And yes, I'm aware Echo is probably going to see it immediately and make me feel stupid.
We were just shown the midget-in-the-elevator conundrum. I was one of 3 people who had ever heard it.
Apparently "imagine you've had three interviews and were offered 2 of the jobs" is a feasible scenario for everyone in the room but me. Sad face...
Aaaaaand now were on break, and I no longer have a source of material to write about... End of blog post. Time to do something else.
2011-01-13
ZZZZZZzzzzzz..........
Amazing that it's taken this long to make my first post of 2011.
Recently I have been getting as much sleep as though it were perpetually finals week, and it haz been about that quality, too.the other day I was finally able to fall asleep at about 0545, with my alarm going off at 0630. I'm frickin tired.
Now I find myself in a boring class wherein the instructor is teaching a DIFFERENT class while we sit and wait for him to get to a stopping point so he'll turn his attention to us. Because having an 0800-1000 class and a 1000-1200 class just doesn't make sense. Instead, the obvious solution is to have both classes show up for a 0800-1200 class twice a week and spend half of that time waiting our turn for the instructor.
My comic is coming along. My second fully fleshed out strip has the bqckgrounds in place, and is scripted, not in that order.
I really hate this class...
Recently I have been getting as much sleep as though it were perpetually finals week, and it haz been about that quality, too.the other day I was finally able to fall asleep at about 0545, with my alarm going off at 0630. I'm frickin tired.
Now I find myself in a boring class wherein the instructor is teaching a DIFFERENT class while we sit and wait for him to get to a stopping point so he'll turn his attention to us. Because having an 0800-1000 class and a 1000-1200 class just doesn't make sense. Instead, the obvious solution is to have both classes show up for a 0800-1200 class twice a week and spend half of that time waiting our turn for the instructor.
My comic is coming along. My second fully fleshed out strip has the bqckgrounds in place, and is scripted, not in that order.
I really hate this class...
2010-12-30
Short Post, For Once
Wheee!!!! Leaving today to go see my grandparents for their 50th wedding anniversary, which just happens to be on New Year's Eve! Heading out the door very soon to do last minute prep.
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day
I'm fully aware of the lateness of this post, but here it is:
Christmas Eve:
Echo worked open-to-close (1100-1800) and I stayed home and played Reach for about half the day, after which point I took up the mantle of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Gopher. Turns out Target has a better selection of women's scarves than Walmart and Kohl's combined, no two Walmarts have the same merchandise in the event that you're looking for something specific, No Frills changes out the little crappy toys they hang along the aisles on a daily basis, Walgreens is the only place anywhere near this town that carries unsalted cashews, and even they only have the house-brand and it takes knowing someone who's working there (B's brother) to find them on Christmas Eve.
Frustrating day, amazing night. Once Echo got off, we headed straight for her family dinner at Americana Bistro, which their clan (not an exaggeration, as their extended family makes up 1/4-1/3 of our town) had rented out for the night. I met her mom's side of the family, some for the second time, but most for the first. The exception to this is one cousin with whom I graduated but never spoke. From there we went (without eating, as we had been too late for the food) to A's house to get... something, I forget what, and then to Walmart for Zicam. Walmart was closed, so it was back to Walgreens, and then home to my house for the most epic homemade beef enchiladas EVAR!!!!! After dinner it was time for my brother to go to bed, which left us free, at 2330, to start wrapping presents. We finished at around 0330, and I took Echo home, came home, and crashed.
Christmas Day:
Epicness. That is the short version. The long version is as follows. Up early to pick up Echo from her mom/stepdad's house after their Christmas. Her mom gave me a necklace that I will probably only ever wear when trying to get something from her. Then to my house, where Christmas Morning hijinks ensued, complete with tons of presents, stuffed-to-bursting stockings, and tons of cash-flow; Echo got a total of $600 from various places, as well as the keys to the car that she had been promised for her 16th birthday, and I got my massive monetary debt to my parents coletely forgiven, alongside $100 from my aunt/uncle, $50 from my grandma, and a $20 gift card to GameStop, which got me Splinter Cell: Conviction with $0.75 to spare. From there, I took Echo to A's house, where her third Christmas celebration of the day then commenced. After that, A went to B's house for Christmas dinner, and since B lives just down the street from me, she brought Echo with her and dropped her off to us. We then proceeded to frantically handle all the dinner preparations that magically all had to happen at the same time. Somehow, it all managed to work out, and we had a massive dinner on par with Thanksgiving, then we watched It's A Wonderful Life. Wonderful day. My first Christmas with Echo.
Boxing Day:
Just when we thought there couldn't be any more hecticism in one weekend, Echo and I went down to [name of city has been redacted], [so has name of state] first thing in the morning to meet her other grandparents for church in the morning. After an hour long drive, before which we had to overcome the previous night's L-Tryptophan, we were able to make it just in time for the 1000 service. I also got to meet her old best friend from prior to people moving away. This friend's facial expression can only be expressed textually as "!", unless one were to make it "!!!!!!!!!!". Her estranged father also showed up, and at one point in the evening (we ended up staying all day) he and I got into a (verbal) fight over how he was treating Echo because of how her mom and that entire side of the family had treated him. To skip the boring, uninteresting, and irrelevant (by which I mean exciting, scandalous, and course-of-my-entire-relationship-with-Echo's-family altering) details, I won, which mqde him suddenly infinitely more civil and outwardly loving (see: car keys), and also made Grandma (mine now, too yayz!) be nicer to Echo than she has a history of being. I love that town.
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED:r
"Tic Tac Toe"
Blog three times in a single post
Reward: 3 Christmas cookies
Christmas Eve:
Echo worked open-to-close (1100-1800) and I stayed home and played Reach for about half the day, after which point I took up the mantle of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Gopher. Turns out Target has a better selection of women's scarves than Walmart and Kohl's combined, no two Walmarts have the same merchandise in the event that you're looking for something specific, No Frills changes out the little crappy toys they hang along the aisles on a daily basis, Walgreens is the only place anywhere near this town that carries unsalted cashews, and even they only have the house-brand and it takes knowing someone who's working there (B's brother) to find them on Christmas Eve.
Frustrating day, amazing night. Once Echo got off, we headed straight for her family dinner at Americana Bistro, which their clan (not an exaggeration, as their extended family makes up 1/4-1/3 of our town) had rented out for the night. I met her mom's side of the family, some for the second time, but most for the first. The exception to this is one cousin with whom I graduated but never spoke. From there we went (without eating, as we had been too late for the food) to A's house to get... something, I forget what, and then to Walmart for Zicam. Walmart was closed, so it was back to Walgreens, and then home to my house for the most epic homemade beef enchiladas EVAR!!!!! After dinner it was time for my brother to go to bed, which left us free, at 2330, to start wrapping presents. We finished at around 0330, and I took Echo home, came home, and crashed.
Christmas Day:
Epicness. That is the short version. The long version is as follows. Up early to pick up Echo from her mom/stepdad's house after their Christmas. Her mom gave me a necklace that I will probably only ever wear when trying to get something from her. Then to my house, where Christmas Morning hijinks ensued, complete with tons of presents, stuffed-to-bursting stockings, and tons of cash-flow; Echo got a total of $600 from various places, as well as the keys to the car that she had been promised for her 16th birthday, and I got my massive monetary debt to my parents coletely forgiven, alongside $100 from my aunt/uncle, $50 from my grandma, and a $20 gift card to GameStop, which got me Splinter Cell: Conviction with $0.75 to spare. From there, I took Echo to A's house, where her third Christmas celebration of the day then commenced. After that, A went to B's house for Christmas dinner, and since B lives just down the street from me, she brought Echo with her and dropped her off to us. We then proceeded to frantically handle all the dinner preparations that magically all had to happen at the same time. Somehow, it all managed to work out, and we had a massive dinner on par with Thanksgiving, then we watched It's A Wonderful Life. Wonderful day. My first Christmas with Echo.
Boxing Day:
Just when we thought there couldn't be any more hecticism in one weekend, Echo and I went down to [name of city has been redacted], [so has name of state] first thing in the morning to meet her other grandparents for church in the morning. After an hour long drive, before which we had to overcome the previous night's L-Tryptophan, we were able to make it just in time for the 1000 service. I also got to meet her old best friend from prior to people moving away. This friend's facial expression can only be expressed textually as "!", unless one were to make it "!!!!!!!!!!". Her estranged father also showed up, and at one point in the evening (we ended up staying all day) he and I got into a (verbal) fight over how he was treating Echo because of how her mom and that entire side of the family had treated him. To skip the boring, uninteresting, and irrelevant (by which I mean exciting, scandalous, and course-of-my-entire-relationship-with-Echo's-family altering) details, I won, which mqde him suddenly infinitely more civil and outwardly loving (see: car keys), and also made Grandma (mine now, too yayz!) be nicer to Echo than she has a history of being. I love that town.
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED:r
"Tic Tac Toe"
Blog three times in a single post
Reward: 3 Christmas cookies
2010-12-18
2010-12-17
The Energizer(R) Sentence
Why is it that the surest indicator of whether or not I'll be able to sleep, and if so, how well, is how desperately I need to get up in the morning?
I had an amazing day today. Class was boring, like the dark room before I stepped out into the light that was to be an entire day with Echo. We went to the bank to cash her paycheck, then did lunch at IHOP to celebrate (2 days late but oh, well) that we have been together for 7 months, after which I took her to work. When I picked her up after work, with pizza and grape soda in tow, she was thrilled, and that made me very happy, too. We went to Wal-Mart to get me a new pair of jeans, since my medium-old ones are AWOL (I've been told that my OLD ones are KIA) and met several of her friends from HS, narrowly avoided detection by an individual who had me in something resembling Stockholm syndrome throughout HS (my prison was a purely social one, as all my friends were also hers), and bumped into A (I can't say enough how my earlier post complaining about her was out of line. She really is one of my very best friends), A's brother's best friend, and one of Echo's coworkers (that last one REPEATEDLY) and I found out that someone I would never have pegged as a slut has pretty much gone nympho since her first taste (I am SO not going into whom this may be) and I rediscovered that writing whilst tired leads to crazy-long run-on sentences and I think I'll make the sentence just a little longer, just because I can.
I had an amazing day today. Class was boring, like the dark room before I stepped out into the light that was to be an entire day with Echo. We went to the bank to cash her paycheck, then did lunch at IHOP to celebrate (2 days late but oh, well) that we have been together for 7 months, after which I took her to work. When I picked her up after work, with pizza and grape soda in tow, she was thrilled, and that made me very happy, too. We went to Wal-Mart to get me a new pair of jeans, since my medium-old ones are AWOL (I've been told that my OLD ones are KIA) and met several of her friends from HS, narrowly avoided detection by an individual who had me in something resembling Stockholm syndrome throughout HS (my prison was a purely social one, as all my friends were also hers), and bumped into A (I can't say enough how my earlier post complaining about her was out of line. She really is one of my very best friends), A's brother's best friend, and one of Echo's coworkers (that last one REPEATEDLY) and I found out that someone I would never have pegged as a slut has pretty much gone nympho since her first taste (I am SO not going into whom this may be) and I rediscovered that writing whilst tired leads to crazy-long run-on sentences and I think I'll make the sentence just a little longer, just because I can.
2010-12-16
March Weather
Hurt feelings
Check
Retaliation
Check
Botched apology
Check
Retaliation
Check
Seething (x2)
Check
3x5 cue cards
Check
1-2 days of awkwardness
Check
"I'm a bitch, you're an emo kid. We good?"
Check
"Yeah, we're good."
Check
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED:
"f!|2$7 p05+!"
Start a blog. Survive.
Reward: +1 Reputation(A)
Check
Retaliation
Check
Botched apology
Check
Retaliation
Check
Seething (x2)
Check
3x5 cue cards
Check
1-2 days of awkwardness
Check
"I'm a bitch, you're an emo kid. We good?"
Check
"Yeah, we're good."
Check
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED:
"f!|2$7 p05+!"
Start a blog. Survive.
Reward: +1 Reputation(A)
2010-12-14
3x5 Cue Cards For An Apology
A unique feeling
Knowing I'm wrong
Or at least
That I was
When it counted
A bad feeling
Knowing I overreacted
That I alienated
Someone who cared
Hates me now
A sick feeling
Knowing that hurts
Someone I love
More than they
Could ever show
A numb feeling
Swallowing my pride
Making first concession
Saying it first
That I'm sorry
Knowing I'm wrong
Or at least
That I was
When it counted
A bad feeling
Knowing I overreacted
That I alienated
Someone who cared
Hates me now
A sick feeling
Knowing that hurts
Someone I love
More than they
Could ever show
A numb feeling
Swallowing my pride
Making first concession
Saying it first
That I'm sorry
2010-12-12
Bleckargh...
I can't sleep. Fiancée's hurt
Feels like my fault. Skirt? Dirt? Spurt? Shirt?
This simple poem clears my mind
Oh, darn it all, I have no rhymes
I used to be so good at this
But this post reeks of donkey piss
It shouldn't be this hard to write
I need some Christmas joytonight this morning
I'm wasting ones and zeros now
I'd like to not, but don't know how
I need to sleep. I said I would
But my brain won't let me make good
I am not thirsty. I've been fed
I have a very comfy bed
The cats are sleeping not on me
And I don't even have to pee
So what's the reason I can't sleep?
...
Hell if I know...
Feels like my fault. Skirt? Dirt? Spurt? Shirt?
This simple poem clears my mind
Oh, darn it all, I have no rhymes
I used to be so good at this
But this post reeks of donkey piss
It shouldn't be this hard to write
I need some Christmas joy
I'm wasting ones and zeros now
I'd like to not, but don't know how
I need to sleep. I said I would
But my brain won't let me make good
I am not thirsty. I've been fed
I have a very comfy bed
The cats are sleeping not on me
And I don't even have to pee
So what's the reason I can't sleep?
...
Hell if I know...
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