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• 13:48 The bathroom redesign is well underway. Unfortunately, that means I’ve been booted from access to my bedroom. :( #

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• 16:29 LOL I’ve never seen a kid get as excited about round crackers as my niece currently is. #
• 20:46 AI is totally made of fail so far this week. What a waste of time. Bleh. #

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I have a new TV obsession, and it’s name is Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. I just started watching the other day, and I blew right through the first season. I love it. Plus, it’s really filled the void this week since most of my shows are repeats. I really hate that. I was just glad Lost is new and won’t be doing the stupid ’show a few new show, repeat some old, and then show some more new’ jig. It’s very annoying.

On a completely different note, my sister drove her car to death. The transmissions bad, and now she needs to get a new vehicle. She’s already been out looking for something else. I have no idea how she’s going to pay for it. I have to admit, if our mom buys her a new car, I’m going to be severely upset. I get so sick of everyone just catering to her. If she didn’t feel the need to be out driving her car all the time and leaving it running when she runs inside places, she probably wouldn’t be having this problem. I just don’t feel sorry for her. I can’t find in me. Everyone else already does that plenty enough, and I’m not sure she deserves it.

We’re also going to be getting started on the bathroom remodel. The guy that’s helping install the new shower is supposed to come this week, I think to look the situation over. Unfortunately, since my room shares a wall with the bathroom, I need to move my desk away from the wall for some reason or other. I didn’t really understand the whys. I was more concerned with the how because there is not a lot of extra room in here, and I don’t know how or where I’m going to move my desk and everything in this general area so that it’s out of the way. I might be a bit withdrawn if I can’t get to my computer. It’s times like this where I wish I had my own Toshiba Satellite laptop. Then I could just snuggle up in bed and do my thing. My grandpa has his laptop, but he doesn’t seem overly keen on sharing it. I’m sure he’s got it bogged down with all of his junk. Whatever. I just hope the rearrangements in my bedroom won’t have to last too long. I have a feeling it’s not going to be very comfortable of convenient.

• 19:41 It’s impossible to watch anything with my niece in the room. She’s just like her great grandma, always asking a million questions. #

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• 15:50 @becboobear Wow! It’s about time! #
• 18:12 Browsing: The Smoking Section Presents: Tinted Windows : Rolling Stone tinyurl.com/asm9pu #
• 20:36 I <333333 Dollhouse! #
• 20:58 Time for The Closer. Yay! I’m such a TV junkie. #
• 23:57 @jiangyin It is indeed catchy! #

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• 15:50 Ew! It’s snowing again. Bleh. #
• 18:23 Finished and posted Chapter 5 of Aftertaste! aloneinthepretense.org/wp/fiction/aftertaste/ #
• 23:03 @LegacyFF Ooo great tease! I love this story. :) #
• 01:51 @amybeth23 mmm hmm that man is delicious. #
• 13:06 @jiangyin Congrats! :) #

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• 16:07 Listening to: Kelly Clarkson – Already Gone tinyurl.com/dgyywt #
• 16:10 Grr I don’t know how to finish Chapter 5 of Aftertaste. :( #
• 19:36 @jiangyin No kidding! Hanson never ceases to amaze me with their concept of the word "soon." #
• 21:25 Reading: Wide Awake, a Twilight fanfic – FanFiction.Net tinyurl.com/5au8gz #
• 21:39 @amybeth23 It’s addicting, isn’t it? Lol #
• 13:50 Yay! Finished Ch. 5 of Aftertaste and sent it off for editing! #

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I feel so relieved. I finished the fifth chapter of Aftertaste, my story for the Hanfic Genre Challenge. We have to have six chapters posted by tomorrow, and since that includes the Prologue, I managed to meet the mark. I’ve sent it off for editing, and then I’ll post either tonight or tomorrow. I just hope I can keep the chapters coming. I think I can manage a chapter a week if I really put the effort into it. I really want to do this story and finish it so I can go back to one I’ve been writing to work on since January 2007.

Yesterday, I slept until one in the afternoon. I felt like complete and utter crap when I woke up and realized what time it was. I have no idea why I was so tired. I didn’t even stay up extremely late the night before or anything. I haven’t really been feeling like I’ve been getting a restful sleep most nights, though. I tend to toss and turn, and it’s usually after I’ve finally found a comfortable way to sleep that someone wakes me up. Go figure. I’ve always been curious about a sleep number bed. I think maybe if my mattress was a little softer, I might be able to sleep better. Of course, it could just be wishful thinking, vying for things I don’t have in hopes that it will change things for the better. That’s pretty much the story of my life – wanting things I can’t have, I mean.

• 00:42 Eclipse: June 30th, 2010! Woohoo! *flails and fangirls* #

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• 17:32 Dear stomach, stop growling. I will feed you soon. #
• 19:57 Just about time for Bones! YAY! #
• 13:26 Gah! I have so much cleaning to do before my cousin’s birthday party tonight! #
• 15:14 Turns out Tori likes "Shake It" by Metro Station. #

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• 16:52 Me wants the Tinted Windows album pronto. #
• 13:43 Woohoo! My 3 faves made it into the Top 12 on American Idol. &lt;3 #

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I am pretty darn excited right now. I think it’s a pretty well known fact that Hanson has been my favorite band for a really long time. I’ve been in a bit of a funk with my love affair for the band, so yesterday when I heard that Taylor Hanson was doing a side project called Tinted Windows alongside guitarist James Iha (The Smashing Pumpkins), Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne and Ivy bassist), and Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick drummer), I was uber excited. I have no idea what they may sound like, but I think it’s going to be pretty cool just see these people from such different musical backgrounds come together for one album.

I’ve been trying to do some writing today, but I’m feeling a little restless, I guess. I think I might just try skipping around and writing out the pieces I have in my head. Putting it all together and making it transition always seems to be the tough part anyway. I need to get two more chapters finished by the end of the week, and I think maybe the pressure is what’s making things so hard right now.

We’re also getting ready to start work on the bathroom redesign. I’m going to have to move some stuff around in my room since I share a wall with the bathroom, and I’m not particularly looking forward to that. We considered painting my room while we were at it, but I’m not sure if I feel up to the task. I’d have to move everything out, which is a job in and of itself. I’d have to take down all of the stuff on the walls and then put it back up. I think if it came to that, I’d just invest in a digital frame for pictures so I wouldn’t have to actually screw with rehanging everything. I’m incredibly lazy sometime. I think the time to paint my room has already passed. I should have just done it when I got my computer and have to reshuffle everything around in my room. Just remembering the chore of moving everything has me convinced that I can deal with the wallpaper.

• 17:00 What does it say about you when you’re listening to the score for a movie and you know what scene it’s in right away? #
• 22:03 AI was so weird. Where are people finding these horrid songs to sing? #
• 14:13 Hmm … I’m thinking it’s about time for a new hair cut. #

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• 17:29 My cat is snoring. Very loudly. It’s very distracting. *glares* #
• 15:23 Why do I have no self-discipline? I need someone make me write! #

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I think I may have the beginnings of a cold. I suppose I should consider myself lucky that I’ve gotten by so far this winter without getting sick, but I’ve developed a nasty cough over the last couple of days and I’ve been sneezing quite a bit. Lovely, right?

My grandma has been extremely aggravated the last few days. Her aunt, who she sort of takes care and oversees her finances and takes to doctors appointments and such, has decided that she wants to go into a nursing home. We’re not entirely sure where this idea came from, but she’s really sold on it, but she seemed to be under the impression she could just pack up and go. My grandma is trying to convince her to stay her in home through the summer, so they can get her affairs and all of that in order. Who knows if she’ll actually listen. She’s rather thickheaded. I’d blame it on age, but from what I’ve been told she’s never been the sharpest tool in the shed.

I feel frustrated for my grandma, though. It’s a lot of responsibility to look out for someone else, and she never actually had to do any of this with her own parents. I don’t look forward to what may happen when my grandparents or parents get older for that matter. The idea of making plans for when they can’t take care of themselves anymore scares me. Furthermore, I dread the day when I have my own family and I find myself trying to see quotes online for term life insurance in preparation of my death. It’s just morbid. I know it’s stuff you have to prepare for, but even so, it just feels so strange. It’s times like these when I really hate being a grown up and makes me want to go back to being a kid, where everything was just easier.