4 days, 14 hrs of sleep

So I had a 4 day weekend. Well, actually it was that work had me scheduled to have Thurs off, work Fri, and weekend off. Which is bullshit, so I put one of my vacation days on the Friday. And on Monday, I left 3 hrs early, called in sick on Tuesday, so I really only worked 2 1/2 days this week. Sweet. I hate that fucking workplace. Job: it's the same bitching and complaining so my skin's kinda think enough to take it, although my dentist doesn't think so. But office politics suck.

Anyways, enough of that shit. So on Friday, I was supposed to see "The Exorcism of Emily Rose." But I knew that my DVD player was set to come, b/c I was tracking it on the website. So I ended up going to sleep at about 4 am on Friday morning, thinking that my dad was going to be home to get the door when the delivery guy comes. Nope, he actually goes out that day. So I was awake from 9-2 until my dad came back. Waiting. Breakfast. Waiting. Playing Star Ocean. Waiting. Lunch. Waiting. Dad comes home, I pass out until 3. Come out of my room, and it turns out the stupid mailperson didn't even bother to try the door, they just dropped the delivery card in our mailbox b/c they only have 3 min window to deliver packages. Or at least that's what TT says b/c he knows a few people that work for Canadapost. Gawd, was I pissed!! Then I had to get ready to go out to the movie, and I'd made reservations for dinner beforehand. And then my dad tells me that he and my middle brother is going out to dinner w/ my older brother and his kids in a couple hours. Well, thanks a frigging lot! I'd already made plans w/ my friends a week ago, and there's no way I can cancel them. So I look like a jerk, and my dad gets to say that he asked me, and my dad tells me to quit my "hee hee haw haw". So I go to dinner and get there at 5:30 sharp, sit for 15 min waiting for people to show, called TT and he said that A was just coming to pick him up. And then Lee says that he came in at 5:15 but I wasn't there, and I'm like, I made reservations for 5:30, why would I come earlier when Robert and Jamie don't get off until 5:30? So anyways, people were late, we had to constantly flag the waitress down, food took forever to come, and we ended up missing the movie. And I think I got sick from the food too, b/c my stomach felt like crap. The first time I ate at L'azia's, they had ginger in the pineapple sauce w/ my burger, and I hate ginger! So I don't think I'm going to eat there again. But speaking of better service, went to Eastbound for the 1/2 price sushi. The waiter was cute, and apologized profusely for only having 1 menu, and then forgetting some of our order. So since I usually decided tip when I go out w/ J, I said we should give him extra tip b/c he was nice, but it was actually b/c he was cute. Tee hee!

But at least after missing the movie, we went to EBgames, and I found used Growlanser Generations for $49.99 - 10% b/c TT had a membership. It's a tatical RPG but it's much faster pace than FF Tactics, and they have very beautifully drawn bishounen. Yes, I was making very many innuendoes thru the game. Although there is no Japanese track on it,(I am a mite obsessed about that too) I think they got a lot of VAs that do animation work b/c some of them sound familiar. So I'll probably end up spending about 200 hrs play time btwn the 2 of them b/c it's supposed to be about 80 hrs playtime. I already have over a 100 hrs on Star Ocean, and I'm probably only about halfway thru. Arc the Lad almost has 100 hrs, and I'm kinda close to the end.

After my brother and dad get home from their dinner, my brother tells me that the twins are coming over the next day, but not when or why. So whatever, it's not like we see them that often (maybe every other month even though they literally live 2 streets over). Well I was in the middle of cleaning my bathroom when my brother and one of the twins show up. The other twin was taken by their mom, to who knows where. But it was like we'll just make the best of it, so we played Pokemon Sorry for while until pizza came. And then my brother's says we'll have cake afterwards. And I still hadn't clued in that Sabby wasn't over just for fun. (having only 5 hrs of sleep does that) Well, it's a b-day party for my dad and the twins. The twins' b-day is end of the month, and I didn't have any presents wrapped. I had presents b/c I like to stock up when I see something good, but still. I guess I'll finally get to see their house when I drop off their presents when it's closer to their b-day. But anyways, that was yesterday.

This morning, I went to bed at about 6 am b/c I'd fallen asleep in front of my TV after I finished cleaning my bathroom at 1 am. Then my brother starts vacuuming at 10:30 am, and our house has 0 sound proofing. And I'm a light sleeper, so I figure, I'll play a bit of Growlanser 2 until he finishes and go back to bed. And he'll vacuum for like 1/2 hr, stop for 1/2 hr, and start again. So I never went back to sleep. And J and I went shopping for reading material at our usual haunt, picked up my DVD player from the post office, I bought some 2000 flushes packs and sponges. Finally replaced my bathtub cleaning sponge, which was starting to wear thru the scouring side. Literally. Cellulose sponges are much better than those other artificial sponges. Had sushi as previously mentioned. And picked up a betta fish from Wal-mart. I hate Wal-mart but I don't feel like spending $6 for a fish that may not last a week. B/c I've never taken care of fish before. Except when I fish-sat my friend's. But it's got red fins and blue scales. So I paid $3 for the fish, got food, water conditioner, and a jar from IKEA for $4. I was thinking of a vase, but none of them were quite the right size or shape for it. So far I haven't named it. If it makes it thru the week, I'll probably give it something. Probably something Japanese. Course my friends know it takes me forever to think of names b/c I think about what they mean and if it sounds good, etc. For our RPG campaigns, I usually end up changing names, although my quick picks for our Catholic church campaign, I think I'll keep. My char has a dog and a bird, which I take to the different orphanages to entertain and teach the kids. And they're called...Genghis and Saladin. Bwahahahaha! Thank you Terry Jones' The Crusades!