I Wish I Had An Anchor
► And I was feeling so much better the past two days... I had trouble falling asleep so I watched a movie really early in the morning. Just when I was starting to drift off around 9:00am, Dean startled me awake standing in my room and unloading all of her worries and anxieties on me. After reassuring her she left the room and I eventually did manage to fall asleep a couple of hours later. Cut to late in the afternoon when Dean woke me up again to unload all of her worries and anxieties on me, this time over telling Dad on the phone that she's still missing work.
Things got to a head shortly after that when Dad suddenly showed up to talk to her. He's understandably frustrated at all of this, and also dealing with other stresses of his own (namely a condo currently being built that has missed yet another finish date, that he and Claire put a down payment on). I had stepped out of the room, feeling it wasn't my place to sit and watch. Apparently Dad pointed out that we're in danger of losing the apartment and that I can't afford to keep it gong myself since my pension isn't very much, and that he now thinks he never should have sold the family house to my brother just so we'd all have a definite place to live. Dad left shortly after, and of course Dean was upset and all she got out of the conversation was that Dad's being mean and he's angry with her.
She hasn't worked in over 2 months, it has got to stop. I really feel like I'm trapped in a lifeboat in the middle of the ocean with a woman who keeps insisting on slamming the boat from side to side. In the analogy, as in life, I can not tread water or swim. I'm terrified she's going to drown me...
Edit: Dean's back after going out for a bit. Seems she went to see Dad and they talked things out and both are better and calmer now. She's in a much better mood and headspace right now. Thank goodness.
Me, my nerves are still jangled, which is making going out tomorrow feel incredibly daunting.
► Wow! Since I spent the better part of the day asleep, I didn't get online until around 5:00pm. When I checked my email I was surprised to find a message from Michael Powell, the artist I commissioned yesterday, with a scan of the pencils for my Batgirl commission. Now that's fast! He asked me if I wanted any changes done to the drawing before he inked it, but I think it looks perfect so I replied saying so.
Last night when he sent me a message saying he should have the drawings done in a couple of days and possibly mailed in a week or so, I thought that was incredibly optimistic. Now I'm just amazed. I can hardly wait to see the finished Batgirl and see what he comes up with for Red Sonja.
I'm going to wait until I get scans of the finished/inked drawings before I post them.
► College Humor Video Originals: Sh*tflix - What the-? Cronos is listed as a "Terrible First Film"? Screw you, College Humor! Cronos is brilliant!
► DC, General Mills team to bring Justice League to cereal boxes - They're going to make Justice League comic books as giveaways in cereal boxes. How surprising that it's the classic versions of the characters and not the new reboot versions. For right or wrong, the new Superman costume will never be as marketable as the classic look. It's just the way things are.
► Kevin Bacon's photo "OK gotta say pretty funny. Ju..." on WhoSay - We can not afford to lose Kevin Bacon.
Garfield Minus Garfield
Quote of the Moment
[discussing why Deiter wants the Cronos]
Jesus Gris: He thinks it will help him live longer.
Angel de la Guardia: [laughs] That fucker does nothing but shit and piss all day, and he wants do live longer?
- Cronos (1993)
Drinking: Canada Dry Ginger Ale
Last Watched: Night of the Living Dead (1968; w/ Mike Nelson commentary)
Things got to a head shortly after that when Dad suddenly showed up to talk to her. He's understandably frustrated at all of this, and also dealing with other stresses of his own (namely a condo currently being built that has missed yet another finish date, that he and Claire put a down payment on). I had stepped out of the room, feeling it wasn't my place to sit and watch. Apparently Dad pointed out that we're in danger of losing the apartment and that I can't afford to keep it gong myself since my pension isn't very much, and that he now thinks he never should have sold the family house to my brother just so we'd all have a definite place to live. Dad left shortly after, and of course Dean was upset and all she got out of the conversation was that Dad's being mean and he's angry with her.
She hasn't worked in over 2 months, it has got to stop. I really feel like I'm trapped in a lifeboat in the middle of the ocean with a woman who keeps insisting on slamming the boat from side to side. In the analogy, as in life, I can not tread water or swim. I'm terrified she's going to drown me...
Edit: Dean's back after going out for a bit. Seems she went to see Dad and they talked things out and both are better and calmer now. She's in a much better mood and headspace right now. Thank goodness.
Me, my nerves are still jangled, which is making going out tomorrow feel incredibly daunting.
► Wow! Since I spent the better part of the day asleep, I didn't get online until around 5:00pm. When I checked my email I was surprised to find a message from Michael Powell, the artist I commissioned yesterday, with a scan of the pencils for my Batgirl commission. Now that's fast! He asked me if I wanted any changes done to the drawing before he inked it, but I think it looks perfect so I replied saying so.
Last night when he sent me a message saying he should have the drawings done in a couple of days and possibly mailed in a week or so, I thought that was incredibly optimistic. Now I'm just amazed. I can hardly wait to see the finished Batgirl and see what he comes up with for Red Sonja.
I'm going to wait until I get scans of the finished/inked drawings before I post them.
► College Humor Video Originals: Sh*tflix - What the-? Cronos is listed as a "Terrible First Film"? Screw you, College Humor! Cronos is brilliant!
► DC, General Mills team to bring Justice League to cereal boxes - They're going to make Justice League comic books as giveaways in cereal boxes. How surprising that it's the classic versions of the characters and not the new reboot versions. For right or wrong, the new Superman costume will never be as marketable as the classic look. It's just the way things are.
► Kevin Bacon's photo "OK gotta say pretty funny. Ju..." on WhoSay - We can not afford to lose Kevin Bacon.
Garfield Minus Garfield
Quote of the Moment
[discussing why Deiter wants the Cronos]
Jesus Gris: He thinks it will help him live longer.
Angel de la Guardia: [laughs] That fucker does nothing but shit and piss all day, and he wants do live longer?
- Cronos (1993)
Drinking: Canada Dry Ginger Ale
Last Watched: Night of the Living Dead (1968; w/ Mike Nelson commentary)