It's kinda been up-and-down today.

Woke up at 11:30, took a shower, got prettied up. Went to Dunn Bros with my FREE COFFEE DRINK coupon and got large caramel mocha latte (it had FOUR SHOTS of espresso, FTW!!). Then my mom and little sisters and I went to IHOP (first time for me, actually) and then we went to a Mall I haven't been to in a while (because...I work at another one). And then my mom started feeling sick, so we went home. Synced my iPod with Miracle, U and H.O.T!Haengbok.

Bussed to Cub Foods picked up some chocolate devil's food cake cookies (<--ME because we had no eggs). Went to Barnes & Noble and used my card to get some more Magentic Poetry stuff (I have a MP calendar) and then bussed to my mall/workplace from there. And discovered my iPod had rebelled at some point, and didn't work. -_-

I hung out with my awesome coworkers (it was a potluck/birthday/farewell party XD). There was SO MUCH food. Bought stuff (other than my cookies): fried chicken, fried rice, pizza. Home-made!Stuff: Mexican rice & white cake (manager of win~), EGG ROLLS (ILU, Maila). And we got tips from the last couple of months. I got $50. :D Called my dad. Got his voicemail. Again.

Went to Target with my stepdad, bought random stuff, (hair dye, make-up [i know, what?!], mints, a toothbrush, and a throw-away camera). I've started taking random photos of stuff including one of me so far and I've got like 24 left. Will promise to post them when I get it developed.

So, yes, you can see from that list I have not actually imbibed any alcohol. Everyone was tired and I really didn't want to go out by myself. I also haven't heard from my brother or dad. In fact, since they've been gone (a week now, Florida, [for their birthdays 16th and 17th respectively] ) I've heard nothing. I've left messages on Dad's cell. He better have taken it. So...I'm kind of frustrated. And sad and disappointed that my dad couldn't bother to call on my birthday. I assume my brother has at least thought of me.

I think that stupid hormone stuff is starting up again. Which sucks. I wasn't going to let anything bring me down today, you know? But... no call. I've had my fights with the man, but...we'd gotten to a decent level ground and now it's just getting messed up again.

As a result I'm offering up graphics skills and listening to non-sad music. Because when I'm down, I play with GIMP.

YAY. So I'm no longer an emotional basket case. Finally. And I now know what to look forward to in a month, so I should make sure I have plenty of amusing things for myself so that if I do cry, it's out of laughter. That's far more acceptable, even if I am acutely aware of things not being that funny normally.

Also, I have encouragement to buy the five-DVD set All About DBSK Season 2 from my stepdad. To be honest he said "buy the discs" after I told him how I wasn't sure if I should "buy the DVDs or the cool loft bed from IKEA". I still count it as a win, even though I really do want that bed, too.

Thirdly, my dad was talking about buying me and espresso machine for X-Mas. OMGWTF, Dad? Encouraging me to become highly caffeinated?

On my end, I'm trying to think about what to get people. Especially those whose birthdays follow New Year's (aka my dad, mom & brother in that order). Mine is actually ten days before my Dad's (11 before Mom&Bro), but I was thinking that a $50 DVD set was enough for both X-Mas and birthday? Though if you count, the 6th is technically the "Twelfth Day of Christmas". Guess it'll depend on my mood.

And I know, it's not even Thanksgiving yet but if you had to work on the biggest shopping weekend of the year, like I do (damn you, Black Friday!!), then you'd be spazzing about presents too. I mean, come on, would you really want to shop before or after an 8-hour shift? HELL, NO!

It's not that I don't like sales, I'm pretty stingy when I want to be, but all the PEOPLE. O_<;; You can't BREATHE or HEAR. And I happen to like both of those things. Far more than getting "OMG the best deal evarrrrr".

You'll prolly hear more about my plight of working death next week if I can drag myself online. There will most likely be bitching about PEOPLE nad DESERTING COWORKERS (ie the reason for my freaking long shifts that weekend). The only upside to that whole thing is that I'm gonna get PAID. That's gonna be an awesome paycheck. Assuming I don't get killed in the line of duty. XD.

So. My dad's pissed. At my brother. For his Econ Class that he started in September but stuff isn't due until July. Oh, yeah, he's not started it until like, a couple weeks ago. And he's moving. Really. Slow. Ly.

So...Dad's thinking of kicking him out and back to Mom's. Like, before he has to leave anyway because of Dad and Laurie's Random "Let's Visit John and Joanne who Live in IL!!" thing.

Ergo, due to their sudden...random vacation to see my aunt and uncle, I will be over at my mom's for ~10 days starting the 29th and ending the 9th. I think.

So. Yay. I get to say I'm going on semi-hiatus on the 12MB OOC!Comm. Joy. Rapture.

Oh, and the reason for my Subject Quote? I just think of that Classic Mylar Line whenever my dad makes Indian food. Which he is tonight, Chicken Biryani. Mmmm.