Two of the things that are going on in my family right now are that my grandmother (Mom's mother) is dying of cancer and my Mom is being horrible to my sister ( Read more... )

So I'm taking two vacation days to get three days off in a row (split days off suck) because my sister was going to come visit me. But then she couldn't get the time off so that's out. We are hoping to all be able to visit my grandma for her birthday on Sunday, so maybe we will actually be able to see each other ( Read more... )

This week I took three vacation days and spent most of them visiting my sister.

She was fun to hang out with as always. I got to hear some really hilarious stories from her past dating exploits. We went to a huge bookstore and I picked up Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon for myself and Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett and Monty Python ( Read more... )

I'm working a lot these days. I work at a call center that does opinion polls, and the political polls are in overdrive right now. This is good because it means money ( Read more... )