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I managed to get to sleep relatively early last night - "early," in this instance, being 3AM, despite the fact that I was actually in bed shortly after 1AM. Still, progress is progress. I was awakened at six by my dear mother's alarm clock - blaring oldies at the asscrack of dawn, joy. Tried unsuccessfully to go back to sleep until eight, at which point I gave in and got up, had a piece of carrot cake for breakfast, and began my day.
I tried valiantly to get online early today, but as fate would have it, DSL was down all morning. Mom tried to leech payphone money off me so she could call to check in on me. ~_~ I hate when she does that. I mean, it's nice that she's concerned for my feelings, what with her being gone all day, every day - but I'm not a "phone person." She also bred in me a lingering distaste for her check-ins during the many, many years that she would call me daily, often as many as five times a day if I didn't answer the first few calls. And she still has the annoying habit of talking about Nothing At All.
I made the best of things and spent the early part of the day waging war against fleas (we're still at a stalemate, by the way). My afternoon was spent in the kitchen - cleaning up the monstrous pile of dishes that somehow materialized overnight, wiping cat hair off of things, cleaning the stove, mopping the floor. I did laundry afterwards. So much joy.
I've developed a system to help me exercise more. Each time I go to the store, I buy just enough of the things I need (cat food, dish soap, tea, toilet paper, etc) to last three days at most. This way, I HAVE to get off my butt and go out of the house at least 2-3 times a week. XD
On a less complaint-oriented note, I sent my dad a Christmas card. This will be our first communication in two years. o_o; I got kind of emotional when I wrote the message in it... It's very short, I basically just said that I hoped he was doing well and that I loved him and wanted him to know that I wasn't angry at him. I just... don't really know what I would say to him, if he were to call or something. :/
I'm also sending out more gifts and cards tomorrow. Don't feel unloved if you haven't gotten something yet - and Ben, I'm saving you for last because I want to get a bunch of things together (pictures, if possible, too). Might as well, since mailing stuff to Australia is a bigger affair and all.
...Now to find something for dinner...
I tried valiantly to get online early today, but as fate would have it, DSL was down all morning. Mom tried to leech payphone money off me so she could call to check in on me. ~_~ I hate when she does that. I mean, it's nice that she's concerned for my feelings, what with her being gone all day, every day - but I'm not a "phone person." She also bred in me a lingering distaste for her check-ins during the many, many years that she would call me daily, often as many as five times a day if I didn't answer the first few calls. And she still has the annoying habit of talking about Nothing At All.
I made the best of things and spent the early part of the day waging war against fleas (we're still at a stalemate, by the way). My afternoon was spent in the kitchen - cleaning up the monstrous pile of dishes that somehow materialized overnight, wiping cat hair off of things, cleaning the stove, mopping the floor. I did laundry afterwards. So much joy.
I've developed a system to help me exercise more. Each time I go to the store, I buy just enough of the things I need (cat food, dish soap, tea, toilet paper, etc) to last three days at most. This way, I HAVE to get off my butt and go out of the house at least 2-3 times a week. XD
On a less complaint-oriented note, I sent my dad a Christmas card. This will be our first communication in two years. o_o; I got kind of emotional when I wrote the message in it... It's very short, I basically just said that I hoped he was doing well and that I loved him and wanted him to know that I wasn't angry at him. I just... don't really know what I would say to him, if he were to call or something. :/
I'm also sending out more gifts and cards tomorrow. Don't feel unloved if you haven't gotten something yet - and Ben, I'm saving you for last because I want to get a bunch of things together (pictures, if possible, too). Might as well, since mailing stuff to Australia is a bigger affair and all.
...Now to find something for dinner...