Well, it seems the shit-storm has passed, so I'm going to *try* posting publicly again, since my two favorite readers have no reason outside of self-loathing to continue nagging me.

Going to get Melissa tomorrow. It feels like it's been forever since I hugged her, and I cannot wait to drown her in big, wet kisses. Good news is this may be the last time I have to drive (or get someone else to drive me, since I'm not really driving) to Devil's Lake to get her or go see her! She should be moving in with her friend Jon who is a much more manageable 5-10 minutes away from here.

That'll be a whole new thing for me; having a girlfriend who lives a reasonable distance away. It means we can see each other on a casual basis, and not have to plan weeks in advance! For all intents and purposes she lives right down the street. It means I can go hang out with her as much as she comes to see me! Which will be a HUGE relief since my mother is being her usual nosey opinionated self.

I'm kind of glad Eric is helping me go get Lissa tomorrow. If I had to tolerate an hour car ride with mom, I'm sure I would have snapped at her. I probably still will. She has taxed me in a way she's never taxed me before. With Jen, everything she said stung, but it stung because part of me knew she was right. Part of me wanted to agree with her. I think she's a little too comfortable with her opinion mattering because of that, and maybe it's my fault for tolerating it so much up until now. Now though- it infuriates me. Not because she's right, not because she cares, but because it's NONE OF HER FUCKING BUSINESS. And I've more than half a mind to say that in the near future, it's overdue.

What else? Oh, right. L-chan's party is this weekend. Which, surprisingly, I am being allowed to go do, even though I told mom I wasn't expecting us to be back till 3am. I assume her tone will change post-party, but I'll enjoy it while it lasts. We're going to be in Ann Arbor most of Saturday evening and into Sunday morning. We're eating at one of my favorite places, BD's Mongolian Barbecue. If you haven't been, look it up, see if there's one in your area, and go. Delicious food, and the all-you-can-eat plate is like $15. Cheap + Delicious = Win. The downside to Japanese food is that it's usually on the pricey side, and I'm running low on the funds. I've scraped together $160 for this weekend, and I want to spend as little of that as possible (and since we *may* be hitting a bookstore while we wait for our dinner reservation...) because $50 is an advance on my next paycheck.

Also relevant: I'm getting a DS! Dave is selling me his old DS Lite for the not-too-shabby pricey of $65. Of course, I'm probably going to end up writing him a post-dated check for next Friday (unless I manage to have enough left over to pay him cash at the end of the day), but a DS is a DS. No idea what I'm going to do about games though. If I can pick up Meteos used thats an obvious win, but I'd prefer a long-lasting RPG, while avoiding pokemon if i can. I had a few good rpg's for my now-bricked PSP that i only just got into, which bites. Ah well, heres hoping they release some good ones for DS in the future. But since I', broke and supposed to be saving, I guess it's of no consequence.

Anyway, off to sleep-land. I get to see my Kitten again tomorrow, the sooner I sleep the sooner she's here!