Obnoxiously Long Update
I went climbing the other day with Jordan and Tania. It was a pretty pathetic attempt. I'd get ten feet up in the air and then ask to be let down. This sucks, because the first time I went I actually got up a lot higher before I couldn't figure out any other way to get up. This time I let fear get the best of me. If I ever go again I'd like to try the auto-belays. And maybe I'll actually get halfway up before I freak out! Tania's already taken it up as a hobby, which is good because she's actually starting to overcome her total and complete fear of heights. She wouldn't climb the first time I went, and she cried during her first time. Then of course she went again and Jordan wouldn't let her down, so she made it all the way to the top, some 30 or 40 feet. Now every time she climbs she gets all determined and generally won't come down until she touches the roof. My little sis is braver than me...
Meanwhile, I saw Prince Caspian: The Chronicles of Narnia (or is it the other way 'round?) and loved it. Dry humor and awesome battle scenes, it definitely made my day. It was much more interesting and fun than the first one, which I don't ever want to see again. This one however, I'd actually go see it again if ticket prices weren't so fucking expensive where I live. We finally had a new theatre open up, but it looks like prices will stay the same. I reserve the right to bitch about this later. And I don't qualify for a military ID anymore, so no more military discounts. :(
(More importantly, my mom is worried that if I don't stay a full-time student I'll end up with no medical insurance. It looks like my parents are switching theirs, as the cost of the insurance she got through work went up.)
So the Presidential Award that my mom won for her hard work at Sallie Mae came with a $5,000 prize. Since my parents are pretty well off and aren't worried about bills or school payments being met, they decided to use the money in ways that'll make life a little nicer for them. My mom's creating an at-home office out of my old bedroom (I now sleep in the guest room or share a bed with Tania, which is fine since I don't really live there anymore.), so dad built some new cabinets for her books and files and stuff and they bought a new desktop to put in there. It's an amazing new toy, which is why I'm still up typing a long lj entry. The screen is the widest I've ever seen in a desktop, and they bought a webcam to see family members in Peru with, as well as a nice printer. The only thing that keeps this room from being perfect is BOOKS and a coffeemaker. Jordan set the thing up, got a wireless adapter and all that, and Tania downloaded AIM, MSN and iTunes for mom, got her a hotmail account so she can separate her work and personal email, and basically showed mom how to use these things. Papi went to watch tv and eat.
They also bought a large plasma tv, and mom's thinking of getting a new couch for the living room and getting rid of the old one. Oh, and dad's thinking of retiring by the end of the year and then working part-time. Which he's been planning for a while, and they've got other ideas in the air. It's weird to be entering the phase when your parents, or dad, retire and shoot ideas at you...
On a totally unimportant (to everyone else) note, I finished re-reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! I now totally remember the plot, and can't wait to start the seventh book tomorrow!!!
Meanwhile, I saw Prince Caspian: The Chronicles of Narnia (or is it the other way 'round?) and loved it. Dry humor and awesome battle scenes, it definitely made my day. It was much more interesting and fun than the first one, which I don't ever want to see again. This one however, I'd actually go see it again if ticket prices weren't so fucking expensive where I live. We finally had a new theatre open up, but it looks like prices will stay the same. I reserve the right to bitch about this later. And I don't qualify for a military ID anymore, so no more military discounts. :(
(More importantly, my mom is worried that if I don't stay a full-time student I'll end up with no medical insurance. It looks like my parents are switching theirs, as the cost of the insurance she got through work went up.)
So the Presidential Award that my mom won for her hard work at Sallie Mae came with a $5,000 prize. Since my parents are pretty well off and aren't worried about bills or school payments being met, they decided to use the money in ways that'll make life a little nicer for them. My mom's creating an at-home office out of my old bedroom (I now sleep in the guest room or share a bed with Tania, which is fine since I don't really live there anymore.), so dad built some new cabinets for her books and files and stuff and they bought a new desktop to put in there. It's an amazing new toy, which is why I'm still up typing a long lj entry. The screen is the widest I've ever seen in a desktop, and they bought a webcam to see family members in Peru with, as well as a nice printer. The only thing that keeps this room from being perfect is BOOKS and a coffeemaker. Jordan set the thing up, got a wireless adapter and all that, and Tania downloaded AIM, MSN and iTunes for mom, got her a hotmail account so she can separate her work and personal email, and basically showed mom how to use these things. Papi went to watch tv and eat.
They also bought a large plasma tv, and mom's thinking of getting a new couch for the living room and getting rid of the old one. Oh, and dad's thinking of retiring by the end of the year and then working part-time. Which he's been planning for a while, and they've got other ideas in the air. It's weird to be entering the phase when your parents, or dad, retire and shoot ideas at you...
On a totally unimportant (to everyone else) note, I finished re-reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! I now totally remember the plot, and can't wait to start the seventh book tomorrow!!!