Wackiness Ensues

After 13 yrs my favorite fictional character has been given a last name. Apparently important one? And brothers? And an arranged marriage?! Fangirl freakout ensues.

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Message me or comment here if you want to exchange holiday cards this year!

I was going to talk about how kinda stressed and depressed I've felt lately and then I see around this time 2 years ago I have pretty much exactally what I want to say. Copy/paste.

Maybe late sept/oct is a time of doubt for me? Something to track in the future.

In any case...I shall try to update this again. It really does feel like Livejournal is the ony place I feel I can post and not feel judged.

So my dad has finally come around the idea to buy a house and I could pay a lower morgage than I am rent while building equity and earning him tax credits up the wazoo.

Upside-

Place to live! A house to one day inherit (with actual floors and stuff)! A place to organize and settle for the long haul. To truely customize. A pooooooooool!

Downside-

Having this generosity over my head whenever dad does a shitty thing like humiliate me because of my fat or forget my birthday. Dad having this helping me as an excuse to bad mouth my mom (and me to a lessor extent) money handling skills. A variety of up front costs and shitty paperwork dad won't do (like home owners ins). Paying utilities may require a roommate.

My financial situation may end up around the same or better? Depending on the need for roommate to cover utilities scenario but there is an even more significant feeling of security....like if I am short Dad isn't going to kick me out and has enough to cover it.

I feel really lucky and privileged to have this as an option and worry that people will say I'm spoiled when really the only luxury I indulge in is internet and comic books. No tv or cable for a year now...and doing most of my eating at the free work cafeteria.

Right now is weeks 1-3 pay go to rent and the last pay check goes to car insurance,cell phone, and internet and like $40 left over for food/gas/fun.

Anyway....this place has a converted garage to poolhouse that would be perfect for my massage biz so I'm going to get that going again and really get my life together with this new house.

*fist pump*

Wish me luck! Closing should be end of June.

I typically send holiday cards to my IRL friends on here (that includes you Dixxy if you see this) and Mithen & DevlinRinko but if anyone else would like one let me know. OR if I used to send you one but lost your address (Moey, Dandy, Syb, Gecko, ect) let me know hense forth!

mine:

Summer Bradshaw
196 Main st
Westerly, Ri 02891
                               USA

My holidays went fairly well.

My dad had heart surgery and stayed with me a little less than a week. Mom came by a lot to cook and keep an eye on him for me so it was both less awkward and yet odd to see. Since they got divorced when I was way younger I hadn't seen a scene like mom serving dad breakfast since the early 80s when I was less than five. So it had odd Parent Trap almost vibes. Dad went home but I think our relationship has gotten better/closer due to his need to relay on me for the help. He's going to retire soon and with this heart thing I think he realizes that he has fewer years left than he thought. He's a little more free with money now, giving me gas money more often and happy to hang out more (as opposed to being side lined by house projects that never get done anyway). It's been nice this change. Last night we saw Django and ate at 99 and he was well behaved (no talking during the movie except for 2 small comments and no accidental racist remarks, thank god)!  It's also a little sad too because as I spend more time with him, I too can see the aging. He can't hear very well and there is something going on mentally where he'll get confused or connect the dots wrong. (He thought the civil war was during the 1920s for a few minutes there...) and that is most worrisome as Alzheimers runs in the family.

My diet went off the rails and I've probably gained back about 20 lbs this winter but I'm starting a new tomorrow (since thats when the new Weight Watchers incentive at foxwoods restarts).

I must admit I've been a little lonely this season with my friends living almost an hour away and seeing at least 5 friends on facebook either get engaged, get pregnant, or have a baby in the last few months. I can only promise myself to try REALLY hard to lose that weight and go into spring swinging, looking for a romantic partner. Feeling like I will be pissy jealous around Valentines day regardless.

My house is a mess and I need to tidy it up but I've felt very sluggish and put it off. 

I got lots of awesome gifts for Christmas. 

Currently super pleased that it appears I have enough money to pay my bills.

My brother is getting married next month....which is CRAZY considering he JUST got divorced to his long time wife and he swears he just got re-acquainted with this new fiance/high school sweetheart again. I am going over to my moms on new years to talk a bit with new woman and also later meet my nieces girlfriend! (She just came out to her family! So very excited and proud of her!)

In other news I plan to try and do something creative in the new year. Not just podfic, but maybe do a comic review thing on Youtube or a poetry a day thing somewhere. I also have been popping up on the online things I've been involved with. I was in the AnimeCons podcast in Nov ith a phone in con report and on Unboxing Wed I won their contest again about 3 weeks ago with advice on first date advice.

Comics have been crazy lately with Spiderman 700, death of the family, and throne of atlantis stuff right?

Anyway....Need to do my Superbat WFGE entry. Want to post it on New Years. Want to get back into fic a lot. Seem to have a problem jump starting my brain. Then I say I don't have enough time but I know it's my own failing.

Hope everyone had a great holiday season and will have a super happy new year! Let's talk more in the new year, yes?

1. Waiting for a dude to show up for a massage. I tried to call and confirm many times but no avail. I kinda hope he doesn't show now...but if he does...money.

2. Watched Wreck it Ralph last night. REALLY GOOD! And the short before it, Paperman, was incredible in it's own right.

3, Mom is stressed because the man she sits with as an extra job went into hospice and looks like he might not make it.

4. Niece nicole's b'day so I bought her some comics and we're gonna go to Chilis with Sheila tonight.

5. Need to write.

Well Hurricane Sandy hit. Where I am (Stonington,Ct more or less) it was mostly high winds and very little rain although the beach areas were all flooded and pretty much wiped out. Wind I would normally find no big deal but a LOT of trees came down and took down power lines with it. I haven't had power since Mon around lunch time...and I've had all this time off. No fun at all sitting in the dark and living off peanut butter, wheat Bread, summer sausage,apples,and oranges since. Going to the car to charge my phone twice a day, kinda lonely and junk.

Halloween sucked as it was legit postponed/canceled by the towns around and Nicole opted not to hang out with me after all.

To think only two days before all this storm even started i got a last minute Six Flags Halloween trip in (literally tossed together a day before hand by the 1st three friends I could get who weren't working in order to help me procure a deal on a season pass for next summer(free parking! Getting my other friends in for free! Nicole,Tom,Kate, maybe even Dixxy!). Fun was had but I did not AGAIN conquer Bizzaro!

Let me back up. I wanted to go to Six Flags for 2 reasons. The 1st reason was I had hit the 75 lbs lost mark in Weight Watchers since Jan and was at 250lbs! Last time I went to six flags it rained and they closed Bizzaro and I have considered that a challenge to fit in the seats and ride again. I tried the sample seat outside the ride and fit so I thought I could celebrate this time by actually riding the damn thing. The 2nd reason was the season pass thing and the fact I've never done a fall event. 

Wellllll first ride. Waited 75 mins in line and the seatbelt still didn't fit me. *sob* ejected! I could only vow with tears in my eyes that this summer I'd conquer it for sure. I then tried to have enough fun to make up for it to moderate success.

Overall my Oct was expensive and eventful with super high highs(cons, seeing friends) and low lows (disappointments, hurricane-like how I am cold and with out power and might have a crazy cell bill due to going over my text/data limit enough to send me an alert, expensiveness).

Gonna visit Sheila later and try to shower,hot meal, and Internet before my weekend is over. I kept hoping the power would turn on but estimates are looking like not till mon or tues. 

Pity party...sorry.

Right now it is about to be hurricane Sandy. I have no work till Saturday pretty much because of it, hopefully I don't lose power and can enjoy this time off doing writing and internet things.

Yesterday I had a cool dream where I was being chased (not cool) but had these super awesome Borne Identity type skills of fighting and badass parkour. WOOT!

Alright. Need to get dressed and go check on my dad up the street before the hurricane really starts. Then dishes. Then shower. Then I can bunker down. Maybe go to moms and watch tv....