Isn't that nice? I know it doesn't sound like a big deal, but this is my MOM we're talking about here. I knew she liked Forest, but this is the first time she's actually agreed with me wholeheartedly on *any* relationship. I'm thrilled to have her full support. Forest and I are spoiled, actually. His folks like me, too, and are open-minded enough that the fact I have an 8-year-old doesn't seem to bother them.
Today I have gone over to the dark side. I got marching orders to put the smack down on a whole bunch of people, so all my Sith skills are being fully utilized.
"Yes, my master."
I'm geeked, because I'm having company tonight while Forest's in Chicago! I sort of wish I had had time to really clean my house, but it's picked up, and I guess that will do. In order to keep my promises to myself, I will have to use my time between work and her arrival to run forms, Palgwe Chun Pubs, and work on flexibility. That should pretty much mean I can't do much else.
I finally got some of my photos back from the past year. I processed 10 rolls of 35mm film, and I still have about 6 rolls of Advantix waiting to be done. I think they mostly turned out very nicely. My trip to Porcupine is particularly breathtaking. Of course a couple of rolls were just before-and-after photos of my house, proving that it exists for insurance purposes, and that I made improvements to it. I don't care much for them, but I understand they were a necessary measure.
I'm really pleased with some of the other shots, though, and wish I had a scanner so I could post a few. Maybe I'll splurge and go to Kinko's with them. That would be after I get new tires for the van, insulate my mud room, wire another phone line, weather-strip a door, fix my roof, replace my front porch, resurface my driveways, and put new siding on my house. Oh, yeah, and I have a window that really needs to be replaced. As soon as all that is done, I will spend the money to have Kinko's scan in a couple of photos. We have scanners here at work, but I have to set a good example, and only use them for purposes of the company. Leading by example sucks sometimes.
I now have the Sesame Street "Aardvark" song stuck in my head. This is what I get for playing with my toys at work. On top of my monitor I have a Teeny Beanie aardvark, which my coworkers gave me for my birthday. Opposing him I have my new Darth Maul action figure, complete with his double-edged light saber staff. Darth Maul was kicking some aardvark ass until a little while ago, when the aardvark rallied. He's an aardvark, and he's tough and smart and strong and always right and that's the way he'll always be, until he meets another aardvark that's bigger than he.
