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Dec. 18th, 2009 @ 11:58 am
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Unfortunately, there's really no good way to ask your mom about her experiences with cocaine withdrawal. |
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Dec. 14th, 2009 @ 02:08 am
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( 2009 in Review )Current Mood:  calm Current Music: the dulcet tones of Penguin |
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George Thorogood, ACDC, Steven Tyler...They're all so old now! It's really weird for me to realize that the rock icons whose voices beguiled my childhood are mere mortals like everyone else, subject to the same ravages of time, life, and cocaine that eventually cause the downfall of the common man. I'm so used to these guys just "being there" (in terms of always being played on the radio and on my mom's record player) that now, with all the rumors about Aerosmith breaking up and Steven Tyler leaving the band, it's really weird for me to think that there might suddenly be no more Aerosmith, no more ACDC, mo more Crue, no more Boston, no more Styx. (I realize that those last might not be great examples.) It's like some fundamental portion of my formative years--along with a chunk of my musical identity--might simply cease to exist.
I guess this is what it felt like for my mom when Michael Jackson died?Current Mood:  contemplative |
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Dec. 9th, 2009 @ 11:04 pm
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Christmas shopping for Mom is all but completed! I just ordered the last of her gifts online. (I might get her one more item, but it really depends on how much money I have after I buy for Grandma and the stepdad.) I still need to get a couple of small things (candy, etc) to contribute to the stockings we put up every year, but other than that, she's taken care of.
Yay!Current Mood:  accomplished |
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Dec. 7th, 2009 @ 10:36 pm
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Finally getting into the Christmas spirit a little bit--it certainly took me long enough to get excited about it, I've been so tired this semester.
Spent about forty minutes making ringtones on Myxer. (Only half of them actually worked.) Now, when my phone rings, it plays a clip from "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" (the Burl Ives version), unless my mom calls, in which case, it's "Go Tell It On The Mountain" because that's her favorite Christmas carol.
I still need to do quite a bit of Christmas shopping, though. I want to get something extra nice for Penguin, to cheer her up, and I still need to buy for my mom, dad, Ed, and grandma. In fact, the only person whose gifts I've actually got taken care of is Jon! I did buy one thing for my mom already, but it was an impulse buy and I'm not sure how much she'll like it, so I need to get a few others off of my list. She's going to help me find stuff for the stepdad and Grandma, so that's at least one less thing to worry about.
I'll also have to remember to check up on textbook buyback, because I need all the extra money I can get--I'm not flat broke, but nearing that stage. I had to practically empty my savings to pay the last few bills I got (because of the work I missed over Thanksgiving break) and my mom made me buy a new coat and throw my old one out, so all my Christmas-gift money is gone. And I still need boots, because, of course, it started snowing on Saturday and hasn't stopped yet.
Still, the semester is almost over, for which I am deeply grateful. I'm really worried about my grades, which is frustrating, because I actually worked hard this semester and was hoping to do well. If I wind up having a bunch of Cs and Ds again, I'm going to be really, really upset.
But anyway. I'm just glad it's almost over. I haven't had a chance to get to Van Houten yet, but I'm hoping to maybe get over there either tomorrow or Thursday. I do have the number, but I'd rather speak to someone in person, so that I can have my schedule with me, and just get it all over with at once.
I also need to remember to write a check to the office for next semester's rent. I don't have the money, obviously, but if I give them a check to hold, they'll get off my case until financial aid comes in. (And yes, I know that's illegal, but I like having a place to live, so...*shrug*)
In any case. I should probably be preparing for my Spanish oral exam or something (it's on Friday) but it's so late now...I think I'll just get a shower and head to bed early.Current Mood:  listless Current Music: Silent Night - Josh Groban |
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