So, yeah. Did some house cleaning - vacuumed, mopped, cleaned the kitchen, and cleaned the glass. I'm going to clean my room tonight, and mow tomorrow moning. Fun. I think Janelle and I are going to Hastings tonight in a few hours; last minute Christmas shopping and all. I still have no clue what to get Rose or Suzie. I was thinking maybe a stuffed animal for Suzie.... but it seems kind of clichèd. She doesn't like jewelry; well, only weird pieces she sees and likes (and we all know I'm no judge of "weird"...) I'll deal with that as need be. Hmm...

"wondering where we are in the relationship.. though it is my belief that something you can't see, touch or smell prolly can't move either LOL"

She's such a dork! But I asked her the same thing last night - that might even have been what made her think of it. I sure don't know... I mean, I really care for her; I'm beginning to finally accept that she really cares for me as well (damn insecurities...). I think I might love her, although my emotional compass has been a little off for the past three years or so (well, 4 1/2, I guess). But I think i'll be able to recalibrate it with her. That sounds so retartded... But yeah. I don't plan on breaking up with her any time soon, and I think she doesn't either (breaking up with me, I mean. I don't know if she's going to break up with herself anytime soon or what). It's so funny... we just talked a little bit on IM - mainly calling each other dorks, and alerting each other to various updates to our web presences, but I'm all hyper now. I'm even doing that little head bobbing thing she does when she types (well, the times I've watched her type over the webcam.) It probably doesn't help that I'm listening to some Sarina Paris - Romeo's Dead, So I Wait, and You are all way too bubble-gum/poppy/lovey-dovey. And I really like 'em. Oh well... I really like her - dare I say love her yet? I don't know... - but I do know she makes me feel warm and fuzzy when we're together, and I miss her terribly when we're apart. As far as where we are in our relationship, frankly, I don't even know what that means. We should probably talk about it the next time we're together, see if we're on the same page (another weird saying that doesn't really mean anything). But you know what I mean. Because I know who you are as you read this, and I just wanted to tell you... Love ya!

In other news:

Shared Decks suck. Still.

Crossroads of Twilight sucks. Egwene now knows how to make cuendillar, and it's given LESS attention than the climactic moment of the book, which is when Perrin BUYS SOME GRAIN. The rest of the book is talking. Just talking. Most of it takes place while Rand is cleansing saidin. Argh. New Spring better kick serious ass.

The bowling party was... okay. it was nice to hang with some of the people - Jessica, Christina, Ray, Katie, Kristen, Freddie, etc - outside of work, which I don't do all that often. I did pretty decent; got like 6 or 7 strikes, and a number of spares overall. Of the 4 or 5 games I was in, I only won one, but I was close on all of them. Took a number of pictures, and recorded a few clips. I also won best night crew costume for Halloween (as if there was any doubt).

Oh! I'm officially a bobcat now. Some choice bits from the acceptance letter:
"a name [Bobcat] I hope you will claim with pride in the near future."

"This is the first step on an exciitng, fulfilling road to a successful future."

"The next few years will be among the most exciting and memorable of your life."

But my personal favorite:

"Acceptance to Texas State is a major accomplishment..."