The other day I was walking out to lunch, eating some popcorn, when this guy behind me says something along the lines of “did you know they say popcorn is healthy?” But I wasn’t 100% sure he had said “healthy” or “unhealthy” so I just replied with a “I just know it tastes good, hahaha”. He went on about how I was smart, blah blah, and they should put me on Wisdom magazine (obviously a made-up mag, but I thought of Nynaeve just the same), and I just wanted the convo to end, so I said “Have a nice day! ” His response was “You too, baby girl” and I was like “wtf?” I ran into him again on the way to my car, and I’m just like jeez….

My WOT reread is finally moving along. And *gasp* I am enjoying myself! I am finding myself getting all caught up in the action and drama and whatnot. It’s just such a fun series-for now-it won’t be too much fun once I get past book five. I’m just sad because there is no one reading along with me so I can’t be all “let us discuss chapter two, now”. But guess what, bitches? That is going to change in the next books, so get your asses in gear! Yeah, I’m looking at you, Red. And I might even force Nik to listen along if he gets me a crappy Xmas gift, because than I’ll feel evil. Unless my gift to him sucks, then I’ll make him listen along just out of spite.

Also, I am now using a key chain that says “Niklas”.

And now of course the serious stuff. Yes, my grandmother passed away on Sunday. She was not ill or sick, which is why my uncle and mother now want to see a lawyer. It was not a stroke. I was the last family member to see her alive. I was really upset at the time, but now I think I’m just in shock. I’m numb to the point where I have to remind myself she is in fact dead.

I did think of calling a few of you that day, or night rather. After we called 911 I thought of calling Kate for some reason I can’t recall. Then after being told she passed I thought of updating Niklas since I had told him she was being taken to the hospital. By the time I thought of calling Laura I was not in the right state of mind. It’s a good thing I didn’t call anyone, however, since I couldn’t talk and I hate people hearing me cry. Crying is such an awkward thing.

I was going to try and explain what happened that night, but I guess I’m not as ready as I thought.

I’ve been feeling almost productive the last couple of days. Well, the feeling has gone down a bit, but for awhile it was damn good. There’s something to be said about getting things done. Like..packing! I should probably do that within the next couple of hours. My father is picking me up to go home for Thanksgiving. Oh…the yams! The wonderful, wonderful, yams. Not to mention family. I’ll be with my mom for Thanksgiving dinner, but hopefully I’ll get a chance to see some of my dad’s relatives too.

Bobbing for cherries! *shakes head* That comment still has me in shock.

I ordered my kitty hat and I should have it in time for Christmas. I will of course take a picture or two.

Well, birdies, I’m off to bathe, clean, and pack. To my fellow American, Red, have a happy Turkey Day! To all you others out there…uh…I’ll eat apple pie with ice cream in your honor.

Kaitlin: Aww, it’s Kitty Kat Kate! Or Red. Or KitKat. Or Evil Left Hander From Over Yonder Who Says Water Funny. She has a lot of nicknames. I was going to say something about her but…oh yes! You see, back in the year some call duex mille quatre I had assumed Kaitlin was a tall Nordic blonde woman from the Netherlands. I would read her posts and think “Gee, she sure speaks good English!”. I was taken aback to find out she was a fellow American. Every now and again I still shake my head at the whole thing. Kaitlin is such a sweetheart, and I still think that even though she calls me duckie. Only she could get away with that. Well maybe Niklas too. She made me a little…um…those bird things that almost sucked Momo’s soul. Only it’s a girl version. And I was not expecting that! I’m rambling, aren’t I? OK! Back on topic, what makes Kaitlin sweet to me? Hm, well she’s a good listen who tries not to judge, and seems to genuinely care. She is also short, so I don’t have my usual height complex.

Desiree: SHE DREW MOIRAINE FOR ME!!! That alone puts her in the favorites list. I actually really admire not only her artistic talent with the pencil and paper (and all that jazz) but also her webdesign skills. Seriously, every Des design has me in awe and envy. Add her smart brain too and it’s so totally unfair! She’s a cool kid, and you all have my permission to agree with me.

Nancy: Ah yes…icewinnowill. Icey Ham. Banana Lover. What would MW be without her? Warm, probably. I’m going a bit far with the cold thing, aren’t I? She is another one of those freaks who have talent in the drawing arena. I feel blessed to be allowed to talk to The Nancy; she’s like one of those cats who only lets special people pet her. Having said that, she was also my first sex slave.

Janny Pooh Bear: I am not happy with Jan! Thanks to her, I just had to get Sims 2 and am now addicted. Curse you, Pooh Bear! If Kaitlin and Nancy mated *shivers* it would be Jan. She’s like, Kaitlin’s sugery sweetness covered by Nancy’s Aes Sedai coolness. Which leads one to wonder if she’s sane. But then, you could say that about all of my internet buddies, and indeed…myself. *coughs* She is also a talented writer and has very nice handwriting. Too nice.

Vertex: Oh, Vertex boy. How I remember all your drunk voicemails and emails…all signs that you do indeed love Marie! Marie loves you too! Which is why she (why am I speaking in 3rd person?) is mentioning you a second time.

Cheyenne: I’ve known this woman since 1996 and she’s been my best friend all these years. She’s closer to me than blood, and I love her dearly. When she decides to finally get her kids babtized, I will be their godmother. I am so proud of her! She’s got her GED and is a breath away from becoming a RN. I know I can always count on her for when I’m down; she has my back and I have hers.

CC: CC is my favorite cousin on my father’s side. She seems to be always smiling, and it’s obvious she loves her family very much, both immediate and extended. It’s also obvious everyone in the family loves her! Of course, I might be biased.

Leslie: My favorite aunt! I can tell Leslie anything without fear of being judged. I wish everyone could have an aunt like her. I’m not sure I can put into words what she means to me.

Vertex: What to say about my favorite Swede? If I tell him I’m upset, he tries to cheer me up. When I think of Nik, I think of happiness and the color yellow. Yes. Yellow. He’s such a sweet, smart Swedish boy. Bah on Seren for ever hurting him!

Laura: Laura is one of my best lil buddies. Even when she writes stories with incest, I admire her writing talent. She’s a pretty lil thing with a beautiful soul, and I just know when she manages to leave Lurgan she’ll go very far.

Ok, that’s all for today.

There’s something wrong with my main layout. It looks fine on the school computers, Niklas’ computer, I’m assuming Jan’s since she didn’t say it didn’t, but on my laptop it looks horrid! This has made me semi-very upset.

The thing that is really pissing me off (outside of being considered fluffy!) is my missing microphone. I looked in both boxes, luggage, desk, thingie thing, and no mic. I’m hoping it’s at my father’s and not in the dump.

OK. That was a rant I made like, a week ago. I still agree with it, mind you, but I don’t care as much anymore. More important things like, food. I need to do my dishes so I can have some apple jacks. I hate dorm life! I like having a house with a kitchen right there when you need it. I have stolen plastic bowls from my roomie when I was too lazy to get dressed. *not ashamed*

This past weekend I went to my aunt’s wedding reception. Not much to say about that really. Jennifer got drunk and danced the night away; I was stressed out about work; dad didn’t understand why Mom didn’t want to come. Normal family affair. I think it’s safe to say CC is my fave cousin on my dad’s side. You just have to meet her to understand. Of course, she’s also my dad’s favorite, so it’s possible he just passed it down to me.

I walked seven miles to Target on Thrusday to get Knife of Dreams. It was worth it! So, I guess I’ll share my thoughts:

Siuan: I don’t really like her anymore, and haven’t for some time. She’s acting childish, which is something I dislike.

Thom: Well…I like Thom now. Just a little.

Aes Sedai in general: Acting like fools, and I can see why some fans dislike them as much as they do. The pillow friendship was a bit overkill, RJ.

Tarna: Likes boys?!

That’s about all I feel like writing. Other than I hope Min DIES.

Oh, and I bought Nightlife. Let the Sims drama begin!

Oh wow. When did I start this entry? I don’t know because WP edited the timestamp. Anyway, it’s 3 AM and I figured, why not update?

Actually, that pretty much is the update. I find it hard to type and think at the same time. Hm…well I guess I can mention my freak out with a moth. Nah, no need to remind everyone I have bug issues.

I just realized I’m in my dead zone; 3 AM is always the hardest hour for me to be awake at. I can stay up until then, wake up after, but it’s the during that always does me in. I’m conflicted about going to bed or not. I’d rather not sleep at all, but I know that’s not possible. It’s just I have so much to do this weekend, that sleep seems less important.

I am mad at Des and Kate! Not that either of you will read this, although that gives me that much more freedom to claim to be mad. I mean, someone needs to entertain me at odd hours of the night. You would think all my int’l buddies would do so, or at least Kate who I used to think was int’l and tends to come on at 4 AM in the morning. You are both bad Galad fans!

Look at that, yelling at people I just said don’t read this.

I downloaded fireFTP and HATED it. I like the interface, but the transfer speed was just far too slow. Why do I need this program you ask? Well because I don’t have any FTP programs installed on my new laptop, and I needed to update WordPress to 1.5.2. Ah yes, my new laptop. It’s a Toshiba Satellite and I loves it. It’s taken awhile to get used to the different keyboard layout (there’s only one Ctrl key, and the Windows key is in the top right instead of the bottom left).

Dropping that tangent, I spent a good part of yesterday working on MW new guestbook for the new layout that is not done yet so don’t ask! I finally got the guestbook working, although not quite how I originally wanted. It looks best on 1028+, but ok on 800. If anyone uses a smaller resolution, they’ll just have to deal. So, basically the only thing left is to make the banners for the site, forum, guestbook. As soon as I get ahold of the art I’ll get on that ASAP.

Finally, there was a minor scare over Niklas’ site. We wanted posts to appear in word bubbles and quickly realized neither of us knew how to do that. For now the posts will appear in bubbles sans the little pointy part that points to the user’s avatar.

In more random news, I’ve finally began season two of camwalt. The first episode is going to take awhile because of timeline issues. I’ve noticed the series is getting a tad more serious, and I’m nost sure I like that. For some reason whenever I think of camwalt I think of Kate who is IGNORING me, but I’m not mad. It might have to do with me still having to make her a CD. I’m almost done with it, Kate, really I am.

I had a blast with ice cream last Wednesday night. Bunch of people (mostly girls) and I went to Penguins. Tonight I’m going to see Mr. & Mrs. Smith again. I don’t know what time I’m going just yet. I’m hoping for the 7 o’clock show to avoid the date crowd. I’ll have to see when Ngoc Bich wants to go. *rambles*

For the most part things are going rather well, and Marie Girlie is rather pleased.