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Sister’s Grad Party
It was windy. It was raining (heavily). We decided not to go, opting to be bums and play Mario on the Wii and I worked on my Khajiit character that’s saved on LG’s hard drive. That character is at level 32. My Argonian is level 28 (I think) and then yesterday I was playing the character I made on Twin’s profile and its at level 77.
Getting back to the point… We just really didn’t want to be stuck inside. I have an excuse ready to tell her possibly on Wednesday because I might call her for her birthday (she’ll be 55). All that anxiety about being aroud Aries and SLeo was for nothing. My lifepath will probably tangle with theirs in the future and I will cross that bridge when it comes so-to-speak. BTW… that means I didn’t call ahead of time to say we weren’t coming, and that was pretty cowardly.
House
We are meeting with the contractor at 5:30 tomorrow to discuss some of our options. Twin and I are edging toward just doing work on the main bathroom. We realized we might need the garage to store our outdoor equipment such as a lawn mower and trimmer. We don’t have a shed to put that stuff in yet. Twin made a good point that we can’t erase the two bedrooms with the 203K loan because we would be turning it into essentially a 1 bedroom and that devalues the house.
We were at Home Depot Saturday for a bit and I checked out 2 Electric Cordless mowers they have in the store. I might end up buying online because of the selection. Its unfortunate that they don’t push more electric models because battery technology has advanced enough for the purposes of mowing a lawn. It makes no sense to get a gas mower because it still uses gas, oil, and needs tune-ups where electric doesn’t need that.
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I hope there are people reading this and just unable to relate. I know in the summer writing is much slower… but maybe these online diary sites are slowly fading away. I tried ot imagine for a bit the other day what it would be like to know some of you until I was 80 and all the different things that would be shared. That’s really hard to conceptualize because there’s no long-term history of online diaries.
I don’t blame you for not going. I would hate to be stuck inside in that situation. Exciting about the house stuff! ryn: Before I went to bed, I was upset about the whole cousin-sister hanging out thing. You may have not seen it but I wrote about it in the entry before my last one. Would that be the reason why I dreamt about that? I know nothing about dreams but am curious.
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I think summer writing slows because most people want to be outside. I also imagine that people tend to get into better moods and have little to complain about. I think they save all of it for the winter months. electric lawn mowers hadnt even thought of it… thanks for bringing it to mind..
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It was hard core raining here too on Saturday, made for a very frustrating drive to practice. Heavy rain always makes me want to nap lol. ryn: No complaceny, Gotham is just that good. They are the only team to have gotten a 500 point game and they’ve done that twice this year. Portland is ranked #2 and the bout was insane, but due to injuries and penalties we just couldn’t get ahead.
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wow your sister is 55? that’s a significant age difference. not calling probably wasn’t the best choice but i sure don’t blame you for not going, sounds like a miserable time to try and venture outdoors. on your commentary. sometimes i read and just don’t have anything to comment, although it feels rude to just leave a comment with my name like i see other people do. what are your thoughts on that? do you like knowing people are reading even if they don’t have anything to add? i’m mixed on that.
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ryn: http://www.derbynewsnetwork.com is the place to go to geek out on roller derby info. They have national rankings, videos of previous bouts, upcoming bouts, information on how to play etc.
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ryn: Ahhhhh, ok that makes much more sense. I thought I was reading it wrong about who was 55. 🙂 D is for sure someone who likes the finer things in life. Its funny too because while i like nice things i’m perfectly happy with nothing of substance. i’d eat ramen noodle everyday if someone let me. I’m trying to learn to be more aggressive and assertive so i can remind D more forcefully thatwe don’t need to “keep up with the joneses” so to speak and learn to be happy with what we have. its a hard balance since i’m someone who’s easily convinced or swayed by a good argument. D actually has tons of hobbies, wishing i had as many, but again, i move at a slower pace than him and don’t like to be stretched too thin. About my mom, ya…she is a bit selfish/self-absorbed, so i can totally see her internal struggle with not contacting him again (yes again since she is the one who apparently provoked the whole communication).
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I kind of think you need to be all or nothing with your fam. This in-between stuff doesn’t do anyone any favors and in fact seems to breed room to be inconsiderate. Ya know? No one would blame you for not wanting their problems to be your problems.
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ryn: to be honest, i would LOVE to follow your suggestion, however i’m conflicted. I truly think that if i’m brutally honest with her, that she will spiral further into depression and kill herself. I’m not sure that i could live with that, the guilt from NOT coddling her. argh, so conflicted.
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I guess things worked out in there own odd way… Good luck with the ongoing house issues. More than ever, I think I’ll just stick to renting an apartment or loft. Home ownership just seems like more hassle than it’s worth. Really…? I hadn’t noticed writing being any slower amongst my faves… Huh. Maybe that’s just the people I read. *shrugs*
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I probably wouldn’t have been going either 🙂 Not calling your sister wouldn’t be my option… if I would be in her shoes I would be so hurt that my brother couldn’t even bring himself to call me. But you know that’s me 🙂 How come your sister’s 55 and you’re 28? I love the idea that my friends on OD are still with me when I’m 80. If I make it to 80. That would be awesome.
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