Saturday got confusing.

My parents wanted to invite Mike and Anita and the kids (i.e. the family Liz lives with) over for dinner to get to know them. We finally came up with a date and invited them. My mother asked me what they'd like and ended up cooking all of it instead of one or two items. (Her food is amazing... it's why I hate going to ( Read more... )

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I didn't think it could be ( Read more... )

Liz's mother got me a turntable. (SWEET)
I need to get a belt for it.
I need to find my spare stereo amp. (It's around the house somewhere.)

Then I will be able to play MY VINYL COPY OF PANOPTICON BY ISIS WHICH JUST SHIPPED. FUCK YEAH!!!!!!

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It's frustrating to think that I am of an age that the relatives I grew up with are dying ( Read more... )

My grandmother died last year, and this year we had to perform a related ceremony. I don't get filled in on all the details, but I think this one was to honour her memory and think of all the joy experienced with her more than it was to mourn ( Read more... )

Karate makes my body hurt, but is still awesome.
Getting into a fighting game was a good idea. DOA4 rocks.
I got my first QOTSA album: Era Vulgaris has some tasty tracks.
Masking tape is not holding my pictures to my cube wall. Bah.
Work is not hectic right now.
I have so much cleaning to do at home before relatives invade the house on Friday.

Friday:

My mother woke me up, asked me if I wanted to go to Michigan with the family, since my grandfather was there. I hadn't been to my aunt and uncle in Michigan's place, and I rarely am free when my family does go, so I thought "sure, why not?"

I bought Elite Beat Agents for DS on the way to have something to play in the car. That game is ( Read more... )