I can't even think about it in an organized fashion.

Highlights: That Woman sharing her wine cooler with her 20-month old daughter (Cousin Krystal)

Grandma and Great-Grandma having verbal bitching at each other (no hitting anymore, Great-Grandma's too old for that)

four and five year olds screaming and not sharing

Cousin Jade curled up in my lap reading with me

Cousin Jewel and Nephew playing on Grandma's computer

Cousin Krystal wandering around smiling and being cute

Nephew getting cranky and being put down for a nap; Grandma yelling at Sis to stop her kid from yowling.

Sneaking out to watch the sunset and hit the pocket flask of peppermint schnapps with Votania

Crocheting in the corner of the couch and smiling sweetly

Votania telling me afterwards that I got to see the family on their best behavior, since I shamed them into being nice by being so nice and sweet myself. They couldn't let a stranger outshine them in terms of politeness, you see, and I was being exquisite. They failed.

(no subject)

http://www.dumbwarnings.com/picturedocs/toys_goku.htm

How did I know it?

You are probably a...


Malkavian 55 %
Your strange taste and bizarre excesses mark you out as a Malkavian. This clan is united by one simple fact, they are all stark raving mad. Behind their insanity however can often lie remarkable insight.

http://www.space.net.au/~dpwyrm/junk/java/camarilla/camarilla.html

Salvation Army, anyone?

http://uspolitics.about.com/library/weekly/aa071001a.htm

Well, since it is a conservative Christian organization... yeeks.

Siubhan provided these links...
http://www.pflag.org/advocacy/action.html
http://www.pflag.org/advocacy/salvationarmy.PDF

My Schedule

5 Wednesday. Off work.
6
7 Friday. Off work.
8
9 Sunday. Off work
10 C++ test
11
12 Wednesday. Off work.
13
14 Friday. Off work.
15
16 Sunday. Off work.
17
18
19 Wednesday. Off work. LotR.
20
21 Friday. Off work. Solstice. Last day of school before break.
22 Hopefully off work. Continuing Solstice celebrations.
23 Sunday. Off work.
24 Christmas Eve. Off work.
25 Christmas Day. Off work. Votania's family celebration.
26 Hopefully working in exchange for the 22nd.
27 No school.
28 Friday. Off work.
29
30 Sunday. Off work.
31 New Year's Eve. Off work.
January
1 New Year's Day. Off work.
2 Wednesday. Off work.
3 Thursday. My hangover had damn better be gone. Working.
4 Friday. Off work.
5
6 Sunday. Off work.
7 No school!
8 School starts up again.

Heh.

Adam came over yesterday. A good time was had by both. Votania came home in the middle of it, and called out inquiring whether or not I was at home.

I then got chewed out, minorly, for talking with my mouth full.

My new signature quote in Keenspace (and what it means)

afuredasu omoi wo suhada de sotto tsutaeru
yasashiku nareru tsuyosa wo dakishimeru mitai ni...

I want to softly communicate to your bare skin
the feelings that are spilling over
As if hugging close the strength to become gentle

Meetings:

Darkside met Alan this morning fairly early. The world did not explode; there were no visible fireworks.

Both of them were very quiet: Alan because it was morning, Darkside because he is not talkative around strangers.