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bunchofgrapesI survived the trip to Oklahoma with little to no mom incidents.
It seems strange to say I had a good time, considering I was there for a funeral, but I had a good time. Actually, I had a great trip! I stayed at my aunt and uncle's new house along with my cousin from Portland and her brother, who I haven't seen in 13 years and that was so much fun. When we were kids I spent a lot of time at their house so we all get along like brothers and sisters. We spent a lot of time reminiscing about my grandmother and just stuff in general. It really was a great time. Plus, the breakfasts my uncle fixed were awesome. My mother and stepfather smoke plus they have two big, untrained dogs so I don't ever stay with them. However, even if they didn't have the dogs or smoke, I still wouldn't stay there. My mom and I only get along from a distance.
My great uncle was on the same flight as me from Dallas to Tulsa. The only thing was, I hadn't seen him in 40 years so I wasn't sure what he looked like. Waiting to board the plane, I caught sight of a man I thought was him. He is my grandpa's youngest brother and when I saw the back of his head, I knew without a doubt it was him. Unfortunately, we were boarding and he sat somewhere in the back of the plane so I didn't see him again until we reached Tulsa. It's funny how you can not really know someone and yet, love them instantly. That was how it was with my uncle. He's the nicest man and when I got a little teary-eyed during the funeral, he leaned over and asked if I was okay. That alone could have made me cry. Before he left we traded phone numbers and addresses and on Friday he texted me to ask if I got home okay. Queue the tears again.
Also at the funeral was my grandmother's first cousin. Juwan is the same age as my grandmother and in a wheelchair but she's the kind of person who always has a smile on her face. She is the epitome of everything good in this world and of course, we all love her to bits. I really hadn't felt sad about my grandmother's passing but when I saw Juwan at the funeral home the day of the funeral, I cried. That was probably the last time I'll get to see her and it makes me very sad.
Tucker is doing really well. I came back Thursday night and he was chasing Harry around the house. He hasn't done that in months. Harry on the other hand has become the obsessive lap cat. Seriously, I can't sit in the computer chair without him sneaking his way onto my lap.
Firefox was being a major PITA so I switched to Google Chrome and I'm loving it. It's a little different than both IE and Firefox but I like the differences. And it loads a whole lot faster than Firefox was so that's another bonus.
I'm a sucker for a medical drama so I think I'll be checking out Miami Medical. Still loving Parenthood. I'll be very surprised if PG signs on for another year of CSI. Once he's gone, I'm done with the show (will still write fic though). Nice bit of casting news however. Michael K. Williams is going to be on an upcoming episode. He played Ronnie in "Hollywood Brass" and Omar in "The Wire". I love this guy!
Went to the Caps game today but before I left, I put some seasoned boneless pork ribs into the crock pot. When I got home, they were falling apart tender. Dumped in some Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce, let them cook for another half hour and then had some ridiculously good pork BBQ and sweet potato fries.
Caps lost to the Flames but they still clinched the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time in franchise history. Oh, and Jimmy Howard, the goalie for the Red Wings, punched Sindey Crosby in the face after their game with the Penguins last week. Go Jimmy!
I wish I could plug a USB port to my head so I could download ideas directly to Word. I have a good chunk of this Brass/Annie fic laid out in my head but I can't seem to get it written. I did do a little writing over the weekend but I just can't seem to get rolling. At least the thoughts are there again.
Donna Murphy was on Wednesday's episode of Ugly Betty! Donna Murphy = Annie Kramer. I love her! And she looked gorgeous!
And finally, so not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow. I wish the circumstances could have been different but I loved having the whole week off.
It seems strange to say I had a good time, considering I was there for a funeral, but I had a good time. Actually, I had a great trip! I stayed at my aunt and uncle's new house along with my cousin from Portland and her brother, who I haven't seen in 13 years and that was so much fun. When we were kids I spent a lot of time at their house so we all get along like brothers and sisters. We spent a lot of time reminiscing about my grandmother and just stuff in general. It really was a great time. Plus, the breakfasts my uncle fixed were awesome. My mother and stepfather smoke plus they have two big, untrained dogs so I don't ever stay with them. However, even if they didn't have the dogs or smoke, I still wouldn't stay there. My mom and I only get along from a distance.
My great uncle was on the same flight as me from Dallas to Tulsa. The only thing was, I hadn't seen him in 40 years so I wasn't sure what he looked like. Waiting to board the plane, I caught sight of a man I thought was him. He is my grandpa's youngest brother and when I saw the back of his head, I knew without a doubt it was him. Unfortunately, we were boarding and he sat somewhere in the back of the plane so I didn't see him again until we reached Tulsa. It's funny how you can not really know someone and yet, love them instantly. That was how it was with my uncle. He's the nicest man and when I got a little teary-eyed during the funeral, he leaned over and asked if I was okay. That alone could have made me cry. Before he left we traded phone numbers and addresses and on Friday he texted me to ask if I got home okay. Queue the tears again.
Also at the funeral was my grandmother's first cousin. Juwan is the same age as my grandmother and in a wheelchair but she's the kind of person who always has a smile on her face. She is the epitome of everything good in this world and of course, we all love her to bits. I really hadn't felt sad about my grandmother's passing but when I saw Juwan at the funeral home the day of the funeral, I cried. That was probably the last time I'll get to see her and it makes me very sad.
Tucker is doing really well. I came back Thursday night and he was chasing Harry around the house. He hasn't done that in months. Harry on the other hand has become the obsessive lap cat. Seriously, I can't sit in the computer chair without him sneaking his way onto my lap.
Firefox was being a major PITA so I switched to Google Chrome and I'm loving it. It's a little different than both IE and Firefox but I like the differences. And it loads a whole lot faster than Firefox was so that's another bonus.
I'm a sucker for a medical drama so I think I'll be checking out Miami Medical. Still loving Parenthood. I'll be very surprised if PG signs on for another year of CSI. Once he's gone, I'm done with the show (will still write fic though). Nice bit of casting news however. Michael K. Williams is going to be on an upcoming episode. He played Ronnie in "Hollywood Brass" and Omar in "The Wire". I love this guy!
Went to the Caps game today but before I left, I put some seasoned boneless pork ribs into the crock pot. When I got home, they were falling apart tender. Dumped in some Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce, let them cook for another half hour and then had some ridiculously good pork BBQ and sweet potato fries.
Caps lost to the Flames but they still clinched the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time in franchise history. Oh, and Jimmy Howard, the goalie for the Red Wings, punched Sindey Crosby in the face after their game with the Penguins last week. Go Jimmy!
I wish I could plug a USB port to my head so I could download ideas directly to Word. I have a good chunk of this Brass/Annie fic laid out in my head but I can't seem to get it written. I did do a little writing over the weekend but I just can't seem to get rolling. At least the thoughts are there again.
Donna Murphy was on Wednesday's episode of Ugly Betty! Donna Murphy = Annie Kramer. I love her! And she looked gorgeous!
And finally, so not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow. I wish the circumstances could have been different but I loved having the whole week off.
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Date: 2010-03-30 04:32 am (UTC)N.
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Date: 2010-04-05 05:18 am (UTC)As for Miami Medical - I will be watching for Louise's guest stint.
And writing...oh writing. Sofia/Brass forever RAWR
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Date: 2010-04-06 12:10 am (UTC)I forgot about that! I knew there was another reason why I wanted to watch this. Too bad she won't be a regular. Then again, I haven't really made up my mind if I liked this or not. It was definitely CSI does medical. And since it's set in Miami, it's just a matter of time before they crossover with the CSI I hate the most.