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Ah, the weekend – my favorite part of the week. I got paid yesterday, so I had to go to the bank this morning. I thought about running a few errands while I was there, but I just didn’t feel like it, so it looks like those will have to wait until tomorrow when I take my grandpa to drop the car off at the shop. There’s something wrong with it – water pump, I think – and they had to order the part at the shop.

Today, I feel like I’ve been slightly more productive than usual. I worked on some of my fanlistings. I wound up closing five of them. It wasn’t because I’m not longer a fan, but I’ve had them for a few years with little growth. It seemed pointless to keep them open if no one was joining. All the while, I’ve been listening to Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer on audiobook. It’s the first time I’ve listened since right after I got the book, I think. I’ve slowly been going back through the whole series. I guess I should have stretched it out a bit more since I have to wait until November for New Moon to come out in theaters. The trailer, however, is premiering at the MTV Movie Awards tomorrow night, so that’s exciting.

I’m kind of annoyed, though. My Internet connection seems to be running a bit slow. It’s been that way off and on over the last few months. There’s been a few times where it hasn’t connected at all, and when that problem occurs, it usually originates back at the Linksys router. I’m not sure if that’s what’s causing the slow connection as well, though. I know it’s much faster when no one else in the house is on the computer, but it usually doesn’t make it as slowl as it has been the last couple of nights. Grr.

• 19:21 @jiangyin & @feelthisway Imagine trying to face 26! I’m dreading September. #

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• 19:01 Longest day of work ever. But coming home to see Rpattz’s abs made it all better. #
• 20:48 @feelthisway bit.ly/yZmqY #
• 21:22 @feelthisway No problem. ;) #
• 22:36 I should be banned from the Dollar General. I spend entirely too much every time I go in there. #
• 11:19 @becboobear LOL I wonder when that happened. I guess we didn’t get the memo. #

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I’m making brownies. I need chocolate. I also need sleep. And a vacation from everything. I’ve been in an incredibly funky mood as of late. I’m either incredibly grumpy or completely indifferent. I can’t explain it.

I also started writing. But I think it probably sucks. I can’t really tell anymore. I haven’t been writing anything regularly for ages, and so I feel completely out of practice. I could try selling bcbsnc plans and probably have more confidence in that, with no experience, than I currently do in my writing skills.

It’s frustrating. I used to love writing. I used to do it every day. Now, nothing. And what little I do write, I can’t help but second guess. When did life start to suck so much? I guess I know the answer to that – when I had to grown up and become a responsible adult. Now I understand why I always thought my parents were such killjoys. The life had been sucked out of them by adulthood.

• 16:01 On the way to get groceries for tomorrow’s cook out. #
• 11:53 Family cook out underway. Is it bad I’m counting down the minutes until they leave? #

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• 14:37 Power’s been out for about 45 minutes. Bleh. #

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• 18:12 At Tori’s preschool graduation. #
• 09:04 No work until noon. Back to bed for a couple hours or catch up on House? Choices, choices. #
• 11:11 @feelthisway I’m 4 episodes away from the finale. I just watched the episode about Kutner. :( #

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• 17:48 Out to dinner with the family. I’m starving! #
• 09:12 Was up at 8 and getting ready for work. Boss sent text at 9. Don’t have to work today after all. Seriously considering returning to bed. #
• 09:20 @lovebuckeyes I hope you feel better soon! :) #
• 09:52 @Shadonjenon Oh, I know! I can’t count how many times that happened to me in the past. It was so very annoying. #

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• 19:08 Have a horrible headache. Need a nap. #
• 20:27 Just set up an account at dreamwidth. Username is bittershade if you want to add. #
• 22:52 @becboobear You know me. Always jumping on the bandwagon. ;) #
• 01:12 I’ve remembered why I hardly ever cry: once I start, it’s next impossible for me to stop. #
• 10:58 @becboobear Well, it also can’t hurt that you need an invite code to join. ;) #

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• 12:16 I was really lazy and slept in late today. As soon as I get my ass into gear, I’m going to run a few errands since I have the day off. :) #

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• 19:26 @becboobear @lovebuckeyes @amybeth23 @feelthisway Thanks girls. He’s still not back, but I’m still praying he’ll show up safe and sound. #
• 13:59 French bread pizza is the best. Mmmm…. #

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• 22:50 Smokey’s (cat) missing. He’s been gone since Monday. I’m worried. He’s never stayed away this long. I think something happened to him. :( #

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My cat, Smokey, is missing. He’s been gone since Monday, and he’s never stayed away for this long before. I’m worried about it, but I’m trying to remain optimistic that he’s okay and he’ll come back. I’ve had him for nearly seven years, so he’s like my baby. I don’t know what I’ll do if he doesn’t come back. Well, besides cry.

I had the day off from work today. I got caught up on Lost. All I can say about the finale is oh.my.god. It’s going to kill me to wait for season 6. I can’t believe it’s the last season. What will I do once it’s over? I guess I’ll have to find something else to obsess over.

Today actually turned out to be a rather decent day. I think it got up into the high seventies before it was all over. With all of this rain lately, I’ve been feeling a little mopey and lazy. Rain just makes me want to sleep,. I never would have survived living in Forks. (Twilight reference ;)). Summer will be here before too long, though. It got me thinking about vacation. My mom and Bart have talked a little about what they’re going to do this summer, but I haven’t heard anything concrete so far. I think it would be awesome if they rented a place on the Outer Banks, so we could chill out of the beach and soak up the sun. I doubt they’d go for it, though. Our vacations usually only last a couple of days and consist of some sort of amusement park. I guess that’s better than nothing, though.

• 18:17 @becboobear Really? Wouldn’t making them bigger defeat the whole "pocket" thing? I never really played with them. I guess I was too old. lol #
• 18:20 I got to be the banner babysitter today at work. I had to watch the printer to make sure it didn’t do anything wonky again while printing. #
• 19:58 @becboobear Ah, you’re probably right. Those suckers are pretty tiny, which is probably why some parts were missing from the ones I found. #
• 00:44 why am i still awake? i am so tired. *makes self go to bed* #

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So it rained cats and dogs pretty much all day today. Tori’s preschool class was supposed to go to the zoo today, but that was canceled due to the rain. It’s weird, though, because it’s still kind of muggy out, though. But because of the rain, I can’t even open a window.

I finished reading City of Glass by Cassandra Clare over the weekend. I have to say I really enjoyed the trilogy, and I definitely think I’ll be rereading it. I like series like there where you’re sure there is some foreshadowing, but you’re not really sure what it was until the end. Usually on the second read, I can pick up on more of what I missed the first time. It’s fun.

My sister didn’t make her car payment this month, and, according to my grandma, it has put my mom on the warpath. I can’t really blame her, though, since she cosigned for it. I guess she went ahead and paid it just so it wouldn’t come back to her. I don’t know what my sister’s thinking. I make more than her and work more than her, and there’s no way I could try to make a car payment and try to keep an apartment. I have no idea how much she pays for car insurance either. Mine is really pretty cheap, so anytime I get offers for insurance quotes, I’m really not that interested. It would be pretty hard to beat twenty bucks a month.

Stupidly, I forgot that Lost came on at nine tonight, so I’ve already missed the first fifteen minutes, and it’s one of those shows that once you’ve missed the beginning, there’s really no use in trying to watch, so I’ll have to try to watch tomorrow. I hope they have it on the website by then, at least. I have tomorrow off, and I’d really love to find out what happens in the season finale.