Prior to Departure - The Sequel

Hey guys! Just thought I'd hit you with a couple of updates before I leave the land of my birth! I have been trying mightily to pack, and have had some success. If it wasn't for that evil monster commonly referred to as 'this is boring and I'm gonna go do something that's not', I'd have most definitely completed this task by now.

Yesterday I drove home to have a 'Going Away' barbecue with mi familia, and as usual I had a great time! My nieces and nephew, who will be referred to as 'the kids', were a joy to be around, despite the fact that they thoroughly defeated me. I've long since been hip to their plot to take over the world one adult a time, and I think the kids underestimate themselves, they can probably defeat close to a thousand at once. Three of my sisters were there, Micheale, Ariel, and Tamar, and my oldest sister Juandell put in an appearance later on that night. None of my brothers were present; my twin brother is in Hawaii (which is certainly not an excuse by any means, and I told him so!), and my oldest brother is pretty darned old, and probably forgot - I told him that puzzles will keep his mind agile, but apparently he didn't heed my wisdom. Honestly don't know why I try! My mom was there, and she laughed a ton, which is always good to hear - you'd understand if you ever heard it. Oh, her name is JoAnne by the way. We teamed up to play some cards against Ariel and Micheale, and we actually won! (they won some games too, but this is my blog, and I won't allow any stealing of my thunder! Take that Ariel!) I actually arrived at the dinner around 4ish, in time to eat and enjoy the fruits of their labor, but I wasn't in time to assist in any way. Which is most unfortunate, for nothing makes me more happy than to slave away in a kitchen or over a hellishly hot barbecue grill. I was at the dinner till about 10:45, then headed home. On the way, a friend deemed it appropriate to harrass me via cell phone text (Eric Stanko), which kept me alert for the majority of my drive. But, after that I was really tired, and had to drink an energy drink to make the rest of the drive. Which works great by the way, because after I'd gotten home I was totally wired, and ended up going to my future roommate's apartment (Ryo Namiki) and bugged him till about 1:30 A.M. I had so much energy that I swept his floor! Energy drinks at night = not sleeping.

Oh, one last update, concerning that blasted nomadic camera! It didn't allow itself to be located for a couple days, and consequently I ordered one to be delivered to my apartment tomorrow. True to its rebellious and contentious personality, yesterday it saunters into my apartment with a smug attitude and an irritating smirk on it's evil electronic face. Actually, I found it in the bottom of a closet, UNDER a bunch of shoes and a bookbag (don't know how it got there!) But it will be I who gets the last laugh, instead of returning the new camera, I'm gonna check it out and see if it's better, and if it is...Let's just say that my wayward appliance will soon find that its assigned place on my dresser has been given to another! (evil laugh here?? not sure if it's appropriate...)