We got 9 inches of snow where I live in Oklahoma. Just so you know, that doesn't happen here; we close schools if the forecast shows any snow. The news channels have been going on and on telling people to stay home and what to do if they're stranded in their cars. (Yes, these are the kinds of things we don't know here, because it really never ( Read more... )

My mother keeps shanghaiing me into helping her with computer-related aspects of her lesson plans, right? So I guess she's teaching about parody and she wanted the kids to write a parody of a Christmas song. And she wanted me to make her a CD with a real song and then a parody of it so they could see what she was talking about. I got her into ( Read more... )

And they are fucking creepy! Even the comb is fucking creepy. My mother took a big chunk of it to school to show her students, because 9th graders get off on fucking creepy. Weirdos ( Read more... )

My parents very generously spent all kinds of money on me and picara today. We have two new twin mattress/box springs sets (total = $400) plus two new bedding sets (comforter, sheets, pillowcase, bed skirt, and pillow sham), mattress pads, and pillows (total = $160). So: MY PARENTS = AWESOME ( Read more... )

My car is broken. And it won't go.

My dad and I are headed to the auto parts store with some random parts he just spent half an hour using various obscure tools to remove from the car.

Whee.

ETA: The car works now. The battery is wedged in place with a piece of wood and a paintbrush. I am not kidding.

This was a busy weekend, but SO MUCH FUN. I had Friday off for Independence Day (but the Initech University Library was open Saturday and Sunday, like, whose damn stupid idea was that? Who was actually going to come to the library on those days?). Anyway. So I spent Friday driving all over the place and visiting friends and having lots of fun ( Read more... )

picara and I were discussing how we plan to get tattoos when we graduate. picara's would be something like the scales of justice, mine would be an open book with the pages flapping. My mother, the English teacher, (who thinks tattoos are stupid) heard this and interjected, "I'm going to get a tattoo of Shakespeare on my butt. It'll say 'But, soft!We just ( Read more... )

So, my presentation is over. It went...okay. People are telling me it was good, so I'm trying to just take them at their word. Anyway, it's over. H even said it was good, so it must have been truly outstanding. And he talked with me like I was part of the team instead of a stupid underling. That won't last, of course ( Read more... )

So, this weekend? Fucking awesome.

Saturday picara and I took Daddy to see Live Free or Die Hard for Father's Day. God I love that movie. Die Hards are the perfect action movies, I think. Lots of things blow up, there's a few jokes, and the good guys win. Also, it has Justin Long, the completely adorable Mac from the Mac/PC commercials. Who is ( Read more... )

I was researching options for Father's Day gifts by going through Amazon's many helpful suggestions (pineapple slicer? faux rock? motorized tie rack?) when I discovered the best Amazon guide I've ever seen.

Stuff to Annoy Your Friends and Enemies.

It includes excellent suggestions, such as: Have the condiments and sauces on hand but nothing ( Read more... )