So I've been playing my Zelda game, and it's pretty good. My only real gripe with it (there's always at least *one*) is the Temple of the Ocean. You have a timer going while you're going through the thing. Not only that, but each time you go back, the whole thing resets! So you have to go through *all* the levels you went through previously to get ( Read more... )

So we buried Grandma today. She was buried with Poppy in the Arlington National Cemetery. Six sailors carried in the casket and we had a Navy chaplin for the service, since Poppy had been in the Navy. He fought in WWII. It was raining, which kinda sucked. Afterward we went to an Irish pub for the wake and had lunch, which was nice.

Today (well, technically yesterday) was my birthday and it was great! I got a lot of stuff from my parents and my grandma, which was a bit surprising. I got *four* books on beading, a bead loom, the book Reserved for the Cat by Mercedes Lackey, the CD Celtic Origins by Anúna, the Limited Edition of FFVII Advent Children DVDs and the soundtrack, and ( Read more... )

Yesterday Mom and Dad were cleaning out some stuff in the basement, which meant *I* got to go through stuff to determine what I must keep down there, and what can be thrown away (or donated). Of course, some of what I went through was my old stuffed animals. And I mean really old stuffed animals, most of them were from when I was a baby. The only ( Read more... )

Free Rice

Test your vocabulary and help to end world hunger! I'm having a hard time dragging myself away from it, but I really should go to *sleep*...

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You may or may not know that I *love* to bead, especially with seedbeads. It can be delicate work, and takes patiences and a lot of time, but it's so worth it when you finish. The only problem is... well, beads can be bloody expensive. Especially when there are so many colors to choose from! It's hard to pick which ones to buy, when frankly, I want ( Read more... )

Just when I thought I'd seen them all... I find something else. Just... well, here. This is the summary of the fic I found...

"It's Harry's fifth year, and a desperate Dumbledore hires a new DarkArts teacher who might prove to wreak more havoc than Umbridge ever could... Darth Vader."

*headdesk* Someone shoot me, please...

Well, we did the viewing today. The first part, with the open casket was family only. I sang Danny Boy. I'd sung it to Grandma before and she really liked it, so I was glad I could do it for her one last time. Of course, most everyone had broken into tears by the time I was done. *sheepish* Everyone was very impressed. Some of my cousins hadn't ( Read more... )

Grandma finally passed away tonight, surrounded by her family. We'll be finding out about the funeral arrangements soon. She'll be buried in the Arlington Cemetery next to Poppy. Mom's hanging in there. It's really sad that both her parents are gone now. I only have one grandparent left now, and I hope my last remaining Grandma will be around for a ( Read more... )