Ugh.  My parents came down and visited for a couple days, which, except for the time we spent with my grandparents was nice, but I'm just exhausted.  We went for a walk yesterday when it was pretty cold and windy and I think that the cold combined with my allergies has just knocked me out today.  Or I'm coming down with something again ( Read more... )

My parents are coming down this weekend and, because my dad absolute has to include his parents in every one of his visits, even though his mother is the best case for justified homicide due to obnoxiousness, he's been trying to reach them.  And failing.  This is out of character for them.  They go out to go to church and to eat lunch a few times a ( Read more... )

Sometimes, I just need to vent.

( Cut for family nuttiness. )

...she asks me if I have a gun.

No, seriously, I'm at lunch with my grandparents and she asks me if I have a gun.

Me: No. O_o
Her: Then what is your weapon?
Me: Weapon!? O_O  *Thinks: What the fuck are you talking about!?!*
Her: Do you carry mace or what?  You know, when you're out after dark?  You work late and you have to park behind your apartment ( Read more... )

My parents made it down and back, despite the less than optimal weather, though it took them nearly twice as long as normal to drive back, thanks to the snow on Sunday.  I wish they lived closer so I could spend time with them more often.  We had good food and hung out and talked, since it was too cold to really do much out of doors.  (Or we're ( Read more... )

The last time my parents visited, we got together with some in-town relatives to play cards. Improbably, our Rook game ended in an exact tie - both teams got exactly the score required to win. This resulted in the following:

Me: Wow, how often does that happen. Everybody won. ^_^

My grandfather: *starts dealing another hand*

Other in-town relatives ( Read more... )

My in-town relatives are going to drive me insane.  I don't need people driving through my apartment parking lot to see if my car is there (which doesn't, by the way, mean I'm there), I don't need people calling me repeatedly to "make sure I'm okay," and I don't need people contemplating getting the apartment manager to open my door if I don't ( Read more... )

My parents have been trying to visit for over a month now, only to be thwarted every time.  Work issues, snow, inconvenient illnesses, and now their Jeep's radiator blew up.  -_-  Damn it.  I look forward to seeing them all week only to have Friday bring some disaster that prevents them from visiting.  And, of course, because I think I have plans ( Read more... )

First off, being sick is no fun, and I really should know better than to visit sick friends given that I take immunosupressent medication.  But, no, apparently I wanted to share in the fun.  *sigh*  I can be dim, sometimes.  So I lost a few days to shivering under blankets and eating soup...and watching television, mostly Air Emergency and Seconds ( Read more... )

The crash of two news helicopters in Phoenix and the recent death of my great aunt (or rather my search for a sympathy card to send my great uncle) got me to thinking about the way we (Americans) deal with death.  Not the religious aspect, which I as a atheist/agnostic am not at all qualified to talk about, not the personal private aspect, but the ( Read more... )