RANT: I don't understand the point of mind games in regards to a casual hookup. I don't understand them period, but for a mutually beneficial activity? RAVE? I should just take this opportunity to buy a new vibrator.
Rant? Rave? I don't know. But my sister is bringing her boyfriend home to meet my parents on Saturday. My mom and I learned today that he has an ex wife and two kids, one of whom is older than my sister. And he has a neck tattoo. The fireworks that will result will be amazing. My mom has already disassembled and hidden the assault rifle from my dad, and we're going to make popcorn. I feel a morbid sense of excitement over this whole debacle. I only wish I had bet money on him having kids before we found out.
Rave: Absolutely KILLED my psychological assessments class. 603.5 out of a possible 610 points with a perfect 200/200 on my project and a 98 on the final exam. I'm going to celebrate by sleeping in tomorrow. Til 6:30 am. Rave: American Express Membership Rewards. My wife is to handbags what Imelda Marcos was to shoes and I was able to procure a Michael Kors bag that retails for $300 for nada. Given that price point, she's going to find an iPad inside when she opens it. Rave: turducken for Christmas dinner! Cornbread and jalapeño stuffing, dirty rice, and homemade cranberry sauce.
Rant The hernia in my groin, lower abdomen area has been bothering the hell out of me for the last three days. Sharp pains that come and go and make it almost unbearable to walk. Looks like I'll be getting surgery this new year...I feel like a decrpit old man. Rave Going to take the tour of the "A Christmas Story" house here on Saturday.
Rant: Christopher Hitchens died. Rave: Cyanide & Happiness made one of their best comic strips about it Rave: I am making my girlfriend a gingerbread house for christmas. A large one. A 2 square meter fucking gingerbread house with all the trimmings. This should be fun.
Mixes of Rants and Raves: As of this morning my sister got officially diagnosed with Cat Scratch Fever. They waited until now to put her on antibiotics. They don't know if she will ever be able to see out of her eye again, because it is completely unresponsive. However, statistic show 90% get their vision back. I'm glad it is not MS or a tumor. It could always be worse. Her doctor said it could take up a year to recover. I'm glad they know what it is. Rave: I shot a boar hog this morning. He was about 100 yards away, and on the other side of two hog wire fences. He decided to root in the wrong yard.
RANT: Missed the first leg of my flight out this morning. Because I hit a deer. 4:30am, pissing down rain, and it just appeared in front if me. RAVE: On the next flight out. Some weirdness in the flight bookings actually saves me $70 as a result. They didn't charge me a change fee because they all felt sorry for me. And the deer. Which lived. And there's no apparent damage to my jeep.
Rant:I have to schedule an ovary removal for January. My left one seems pretty cool, just the right one won't play nice and stop growing weird shit on it. If issues persist after this surgery, I'm going to get a hysterectomy and get it over with. Rave: Work is going awesome, apparently I can charm all kinds of folks. The store I transferred will be officially all mine January 2012. I have a good staff, after purging the crazies my first week there. It's funny how things finally start falling into place when you get away from toxic people.
Rave: The last 24 hours has been amazing. I finished my last final exam, went out for sushi with friends, and then we went back to school to sit through 4 hours of presentations. (OK, that part kinda sucked and gave everyone a headache, but it's over). By the time presentations were finished, grades were posted. I got 5 A's and a B, so I was super stoked. Then, the cool kids went to the closest bar where we proceeded to drink our faces off/laugh for 4+ hours. (There's a girl in our class who doesn't drink because "alcohol turns girls into skanks". Um, maybe I LIKE being a skank. She was not invited). Then, I came home and crashed. And, tomorrow I'm going to see my best friend for the first time in a few years. Thursday-Friday rocks!
RAVE: Another harvest drying and curing. RAVE: The state of NC is going to be paying my mortgage for the next 2 years because I was laid off through no fault of my own and we qualify. The lady said it was the fastest approval she has ever seen. I also get to keep my unemployment for that time frame as well. This will allow me to concentrate on going to school for the Bachelor's degree of my choice. Decisions, decisions. Any ideas on what the best new career would be?
RAVE: Company dinner for year end complete. By dinner I mean lunch but its still good. Bonuses handed out, ego massaging complete, and everyone is happy. RANT: Food coma in 3..2.............
RAVE: Met the girl over lunch. RAVE: She looks so cute and innocent when she wears her glasses. RAVE: She wasn't very innocent over lunch, opposite actually. RANt: Had to go back to work after.
Rant: Holiday shopping. I am fucking terrible at picking out gifts. I cannot wait to get old and just hand out cash/checks for all gift-giving occasions.
Rant: I hate when people don't talk to you for months, and then message you and say, "Hey stranger" as if YOU were the one completely responsible for maintaining communication. Fuck off.
RAVE: Working as the official military consultant on a movie, and they are actually listening to what I have to say. And the movie has the chance to be awesome. If it takes in more than Max's movie (which it will), I'll consider it a success.
RAVE: 20 hour day at work today. RANT: Christmas shopping tomorrow. Not looking foward to this at all. Worst part about it would be the crowds, I'm just hoping I don't loose my shit and bang somebody out. RANT: Still don't know what to get mom. Dad's taken care of, my brother and his girlfriend as well as my grand mother too. Should only have to stop at 3 stores, the worst will be Bass Pro Shop because it's connected to the shitty Vaughn mall. I don't like going there especially around Christmas because that place is so full of minorities you can't shop because they are rubbernecking every last thing in the place because they are city folk and don't know fuck all. RAVE: Spending another night at the Ranch tonight.