neurological dryer lint

back from boonville, indiana. things were pretty easy out there - it's a nice little town in the middle of a state route, lots of farmland. renee's family was highly cool - very, very hospitable. you know how you picture those sitcom families getting together for the holidays, around a huge table filled with food - that was it right there. food all the time. i got to 'impress' some people with my 'amazing electronics skill' (i.e. i hooked up a PS2 and a DVD player).

i was challenged a bit in stuff i wasn't really ready for - namely, bowling (thank God i didn't fall in front of the whole family, my falling-while-bowling streak is broken); singing christmas carols (easy to fake singing when you're around 20 other people who are singing loud); and dealing with little kids - renee's two young cousins were excited to see a new face and wanted to play all the time. but in all that i feel like i handled myself well. my allergies were killer tho, and i was half comatose on actifed for the whole week.

then i got home, and the post-holiday-dang-i-spent-a-lot-on-gifts-whoa-look-at-all-the-bills blues set in. i need to go win the lottery so i can just finish up school and stop paying for it. and i need to stop being sick so i don't have stupid frickin medical bills. and i need to stop driving anywhere so i can stop paying for repair bills on my car.

*sigh* listen to me complain. i'm looking around my room at everything i have. i'm gonna shut up now. i'm ridiculously blessed.

OK no more spending money, ever. :) gonna go watch the bengals spank the browns at renee's.