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Finally joined the Blu-Ray bandwagon. Yes I know. Got myself a player yesterday.

Now all I need is a television -_-


When I saw that a full half of Best Buy was Blu-Ray and the other half was DVD...and furthermore the DVD section is less and less stocked with only huge hits and the latest films (couldn't find Pirates 1 2 or 3 on DVD) I knew I could hold out no longer.

Continuing a tradition I started when dvd's came out I bought my first blu-ray movies before I even had a blu-ray player. Back in 2000 I bought the Matrix on DVD...it wasn't until 7 months later I could actually watch it.

This all started due to my Cruise. On some of the channels in my stateroom Stranger Tides was playing. I had already seen all the Pirates movies but it was interesting actually watching it when I was in the Caribbean. Unfortunately it was in French/Spanish/German/somethingelse (German was best). I caught Pirate fever and decided I'd watch them all upon my return. Well suffice to say I couldn't find the damn movies on DVD and I hadn't yet rewarded myself for being upgraded to full time....yeah.

Going on a ten day cruise to the Caribbean in a couple days. Gonna hit up Haiti, St. Thomas, St. Martin, and .....I can't remember the fourth location. Never been on a cruise before so I'm excited....well as excited as I get which is a slight smile once a day.

Jake is snoring. This amuses me.



See my current userpic for the answer of "Who is Jake?"

Merry Christmas. This Christmas was good and bad.

I got to visit NYC a few weeks ago and see the tree, along with a Broadway show and get dragged around with my family shopping on 5th. It was fun...but it so happened that while we were gone, unbeknownst to any of us my grandmother suffered a bad stroke Friday night. When we got back Sunday and I dropped by to put her xmas lights up I found her in her bed half paralyzed and barely able to stay conscious. Fast forward a few weeks to now...she's apparently not got much time left. She's staying with us now as there is nothing more modern medicine can do for her. It's rather difficult because in some ways I'm closer to her than I am to my own parents. I've basically been feeling very 'numb' over the last few weeks.

On the other hand time has been flying because I've been working so much. This actually worked to my advantage this year. I've identified myself as agnostic for several years now however I am still forced....well guilt tripped into attending church on Christmas by my mother. Though I am agnostic I still celebrate Christmas (more of an xmas) as quite frankly even when I was a Catholic I viewed its meaning as one of love for your family and showing that love through thoughtful gift giving and warm memories at Christmas dinner. The fact that Roman pagans gave gifts and had festivals on the 25th of December hundreds of years before Jesus' birth doesn't hurt either. ;)

But anyway, I had to work pretty much all Christmas eve and all Christmas morning. Got out at 2300 had to show up again at 0700. So 'unfortunately' I was not able to make any of the times for mass. Once I can find a job in School Counseling I'll have my own house and will finally live my life by my own rules.

It is difficult for my grandmother to eat (everything is puree like baby food) but the chocolates I bought her in NYC before we knew anything about this (but unfortunately after it had happened) could be fed to her so long as they were warmed up a bit so they are soft. She loves them. Also her Jesus statue I bought her. (She is very Catholic.)

This may and probably will be my last Christmas with her and I just wish there was more I could do for her.

Once I did get out of work I was assaulted by my family with demands I open my gifts. I didn't get an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action 200 Shot Range Model Air Rifle but here is what I did get:

Razor 'Carcharias' Headset
Books (Leather-bound copies of Jurrasic Park, The Illiad|The Odyssey, and the Complete Works of William Shakespeare.)
Movies (Red, the Expendables, Book of Eli, Iron Man 2)
Carry-on sized suitcase (to match the full suitcase I got for my birthday this year)
Some pants
Really good vodka (which if you've read this post you'll know I'm going to need over the next few months...)
Display case for my MS in School Counseling
Scratch-offs which netted me a total of $2.
Norwegian Chocolate
Assorted gift cards (Best Buy, Barnes and Noble)
Assorted money.
Laryngitis which I still have today.

I also hung out with Matt and went to Denny's...which I understand Elana was unable to do. I wonder if she still peeks at LJ these days.

So anyway, things are mixed here right now. But I've always been an optimist so perhaps all will be well.

I hope the lot of you had a wonderful Christmas and for those of you who do not celebrate it there's no reason not to enjoy yourself in this last week of 2011.

God damn it Vanyel....


And Yfandes....

I'm going to be depressed all night.

Call me a late bloomer but I picked up FFVI for the first time. Not 20 minutes into the game at Figaro I'm already in love with Kefka (platonically). Everything I've heard about him over the years has been true.

Tomorrow night I'll be going out for drinks with a woman I met through an online service. Can't say I've used that medium before however I figured I've already gone the "from school, worked with, through a friend, through a game *cringe*, and via being friends" routes...might as well give the online service a try.

Oh! Also to the women out there...Lindsay, Melissa, Carly.....what exactly is expected in a "going out for drinks" night? It's been a few years.

LONG LIVE STARSCREAM

No matter how many times I yelled it in my head it didn't work. :(

In a few days I finally go back home. I miss the family and my friends of course...but most of all I miss the cat. He's overdue for a good brushing session.

Fallout: New Vegas is very fun. And very addicting.