Sunday with family, then friends

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Sunday: Slept in, went out to brunch at IHOP with family, replaced a battery cable on the truck (next step in improving the starting system), went with mom to Burlington Coat Factory/Baby Depot to get some stuff for Steph, listened to my new Propellerheads album, and eventually packed up all my gifts and stuff and headed for kelwyn's in Inconvenient University Park, MD, for an elfcentric gathering prior to her jaunt to India. Present with LJs of which I'm aware were morcelu, xanthamarioff, baranoouji, jduffy1535; also present were a Matt, a Richard, a Marianne, and other names I've forgotten. (I later learned, rather to my delight, that Matt = Matt, and lives with kelwyn. Fame!) I brought in my copies of the Propellerheads and Killers CDs, both of which were well-received, and Carcassonne, which was never played; when I arrived, a game of Munchkin Blender was in progress, which was rather entertaining to observe, and no other games actually got played after that one ended. More than a bit of drinking was done, eating of the Costco rugelach I brought, fudge that kelwyn made previously, and biscuits he made on the spot, and copious conversation occurred. (Much of the conversation revolved around morcelu, and featured topics such as massage, eastern medicine, physiology, neurology and development, philosophy, philology, all manner of linguistics and languages, technical geekery, and generally cemented my previously-formed opinion that Doug is one of the most intelligent, well-educated--depth and breadth--and articulate people I know, despite his lack of either diploma or degree. In his early 20s, he's been working pretty much full-time since 14, owns his own consulting business, earns a good three times what I do, and has taught 600-level college courses. Damn.)

While at the party, I got calls from my mom and Nathan asking me to pick him up some 7-Up--apparently he's unwell, and that settles his stomach; unfortunately, neither convenience store I stopped by on the way home carried it, only Sprite and Sierra Mist, so I picked up my mom's standby, ginger ale. (Going to a 24hr grocery store would've been about half an hour out of my way.) Also, my truck wouldn't start leaving the first store/gas station, until I got a jump, so I think I'll replace my battery Monday. Got home around 05--after being away from the house since about 1800 Friday--and will be asleep shortly. Yeah.