My momma is comin' home!!!!! FINALLY! It's been two months! She has actually gotten on the plane and it will be taking off ON TIME. And she arrives at 5 in the bloody morning, but it's all good because she'll be HOME!!!! Two months = too long. YAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYAYAY!

• Finally watched HP5. Best adaptation, though not enough of a lot of things. Teared up at the end. Best cast characters - Snape, Umbridge, and Bellatrix Lestrange. Can't wait for the 6th movie.
  
• Bought HP7. Won a poster autographed by Mary GrandPre less than a minute after walking into the store.
  
• Finished and loved HP7. Cried. A lot.
  
• Am enjoying ( Read more... )

Well, this has been quite a weekend ( Read more... )

My momma's gonna be home next Tuesday!!!! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! She's not abandoning me foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrr! WOO-HOOO!!!

A couple months back I read Why Do I Love These People? by Po Bronson. It's essentially a collection of stories about individuals and their families. The stories were peppered with stats about families and there was an epilogue discussing the traditional definition of family ( Read more... )

For Father’s Day, my dad and I didn’t do anything particularly special. We just hung out and in the evening decided to tackle spring cleaning his office. The office closet in particular as it has accumulated an absurd amount of junk. With my help, we are getting rid of so much stuff! I’m so proud. And of course, some interesting discoveries were ( Read more... )

As my mother has deserted my father and me for 5 weeks, I get to play house, which isn't quite fun. Friday night, I went to Publix as we had nothing to eat in the house (I'm not really exaggerating). Saturday morning I ran some errands and then spent half the afternoon cleaning and organizing. While running my errands, I discovered that the lovely ( Read more... )

I hate taxes and people who cause me to file in October instead of April. grrrrrr

I just successfully hung 2 picture frames in my room without smashing my thumb, which is quite an accomplishment given my propensity for clumsiness. I walked from my room to the garage and exclaimed, "I didn't smash my thumb!"

Mom: Oh good. You should smash someone's head.
Me: One day I will.
Mom: Me too. I just hope it's not the same person.

So, while I eagerly await my mattress delivery, I decide to make a peanut butter and banana sandwich. As I'm eating my yummy sandwich, I notice the sticker on the banana. "Place Sticker on Forehead. Smile." So I decide to be silly. I walk to the office where my mom is checking her e-mails, slap the sticker on my forehead, and instruct her to turn ( Read more... )