Haven't taken shower yet... decided to clean out (and not actually clean, but clear out) parent's refrigerator. They are so bad at this. I find disgusting crap in there. It is always better to do this when they are out of the house too, I'll find something I think is gross and this is what happens:

Mom: Oh, that's still good. Keep it.
Me: Mom, it's green.
Mom: Still good.
Me: Mom, it expired 2 years ago...
Mom: Oh, that means nothing.
Me: Mom. No one is going to eat it.
Mom: Oh, you never know.

I draw the line at liquified cucumbers. UGH. *dry heaves*

So, without them here I threw away all the moldy cheese, gross cottage cheese, close to mush veggies and furry meat. 

On a non-gross note I have decided to take a lot of veggies home with me. They have a garden, I was forced to tend to it (was cut up and turned green in the process) so I think some cucumbers, tomatoes and green beans are in order. I am kinda pissed the green peppers are not ready yet. they are my favorite.

Am leaving soon, I think. Also know what to get Caleb every time there is an occasion for a present. Clothes. I had to pack his bag for Dane and Lisa's since my parents won't be home till thursday and he has NOTHING. Underwear, he has plenty. Socks, too much. Shorts, meh he could use the non-gym variety, but he has NO shirts. well, he had about 4, but they are too small. I feel so bad for him.

Mom just called, told her about it. She was like, he should have about 8 shirts. Hrm... what is the nice way to tell her that is not nearly enough? This is how I grew up. As a girl, it was tough.

So imagine my shock to see Vicky's vast closet with a GAZILLION shirts.

Ugh. Okay, tomatoes are put up, going to do the dishes and THEN shower. Will leave a note for Dane to take out trash, then a note for caleb to check and see if I packed everything he needs.

(Also, it's nice to find the netflix I pay for sitting in a basket underneath a bunch of papers. I pay for my dad's netflix because for some reason, he doesnt want it on his card. Hrm. *shrugs* I may just mail it for him. I dont really mind paying for it, they did pay for my tuition. I just don't like to see it go to waste.)

Alright. Animals piss me off today.

So I get to sleep last night around midnight. Am woken by my cat (Kalvin... of Kalvin and Hobbes. Yes, A. I know it is the wrong name, B. I know it's spelled wrong. But, there it is.)  at 3 AM who is meowing so freaking loud and obnoxiously that I throw a pillow at him. No luck, he continues on. So, I go downstairs to see what is the matter and his food is still on the shelf, we forgot to take it back down when Lady left(that dog will eat anything). So, I put it on the floor and stumble back to bed.

Wake up at 7 to wake brother, then go back to bed. (Have I mentioned I am SO glad we live a block away from the school? I don't have to drive him.) Then am woken by Caleb looking for money for school. Tell him where it is go back to sleep.

Damned cat comes back up meowing again, this time pillow did the trick. THEN the damned dog that lives behind us is let out to go to the bathroom and is yapping (YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP) for the next 30 minutes.

I love animals, I do, but I swear if it happens again tomorrow, I'm going to kill that damn dog. SRSLY.

Told my mom about this and she said that BOTH the neighbors behind us own dogs, who are both very annoying. They yap like that all the time. She is angry about it too. My sister just got a new dog(Lady) and I haven't heard it bark once. Why the frak do we have to live by people who like the annoying dogs?

(and seriously, I don't think the dog got a pant in, it yapped the ENTIRE 30 minutes.)

*large sigh*

Go home tomorrow. Have no idea when I am going to leave. My brother has school until 3, but I don't necessarily need to be here when he comes home. I don't know....

*large sigh*

Washer that was supposed to be fixed yesterday wasn't. He said the transmission could go at any point, and if we wanted to have him come back within 90 we wouldn't be charged for labor. Okay, sounds like a deal. What I don't expect is it to go 10 minutes as I start a load. SOB. That sucked. So, the clothes have detergent and fabric softner all over them, which stains.

So, I wait until Lisa comes so I can ask her to do it at her house. I forget. Here is the part where I decide to drag the kids to a laundromat. That's closed. So, come back home and watch a movie before we go to sleep. Today we went to church and then had laundromat success. Dryer worked at home, thank God. I don't think Gabe would have lasted another 40 minutes.

Am watching the Lost World. Every time I see Jeff Goldblum, I think 'I'm a Pepper'. He wore that shirt in Life Aquatic. hehe Funny movie.

Ugh. Sears repairman was supposed to call yesterday to check if he could come today, but didn't. Well, actually, if you look at the caller ID, they waited until about 7:15 when we were out to dinner to call. He was supposed to then call my phone, but didn't. So last night I was a bit concerned that he wouldn't come today, that my parents would have to wait weeks until they could get it fixed. I was going to wake up and call the 800 number, but then he called at 9 saying he was 15 minutes away. Took him downstairs when he got here, noticed that the area was a pit. Thanks mom and dad for not preparing for the man. They are in the  basement, next to the wood burning stove and cobwebs. On top of the dryer is all our supplies, I had to clean that off. Poor guy. Who knows, maybe he is used to odd places.

Now he wants payment, and I have no idea what I am supposed to do. There is an EXPIRED card in the drawer.

Called them, expired credit card in drawer will apparently work anyway.

Am so behind on Caliga. I think I have 23 things to read. Maybe I will get to that this weekend, that was the plan, but who knows if I will.

I made Caleb do the dishes. *evil grin* His mess, he cleans it up.

I think I need to see a doctor about my allergies. They have been bugging me for the last couple weeks, and not in the way they used to. Usually, my eyes itch a little, then slowly progress into something (get ready for the ewww) growing in it, and only if I let it go too far, like without a pill. I've now been taking pills everyday, and they take the edge off, but not really. I have to put a cold compress on them to get it to stop. Well, thank God for insurance, right? I need mega-allergy pills.

So, I came to Davenport and sat around staring for an hour or so, then my sister came over with her kids and their new puppy. Cute dog, named Lady Bree. I thought it was Sadie, but I was wrong. I like Lady better, as in Penny Lane (to me, they don't get the reference). We went to dinner then to rent movies, then watched Untraceable (while yelling at the kids to get back downstairs to their own movie, we don't want them to have nightmares). They *just* left. No time to write the rest of the Demelza scene I thought I could finish up tonight. Will write it tomorrow. *rolls eyes*.

I am exhausted. Am really excited for parents memory foam deluxe mattress. Will probably wake up tomorrow, clean up a bit (as my 11 year old brother is a slob, he is only here in the afternoons alone until my brother picks him up, and SUCH a mess.) then I might do some scening. The plan with my brother is to stay in pajamas and watch movies all day.

Demelza scene will be in top priority. I hate to post a placeholder. :(

How weird it is to scene a semi-smut scene while you ENTIRE family is calling you? First my sister and brother, my niece and nephew and younger brother. Then, 20 minutes later, Vicky. Then a short while after that, my parents.

It's like they knowl,

 me: now my mom has called me. weird night for calls
Kate: hehe  You're just popular.
me: I NEVER get calls. Now all of a sudden everyone is calling me. during a semi smut scene my entire family is on the phone *headdesk*
Kate: They know.
me: There is no other explanation. mind readers. *glances around*
Kate: hehehe
Kate: Little Susie will come around and knock heads.  "I'm trying to get a little action over here.  Do you mind?"

*shakes head*

In other news, have decided to watch some SPN. I miss those boys.

Am leaving tomorrow after work to spend the weekend with my younger brother since my family is up in Washington DC moving my other brother into his dorm. Will be watching my nephew Sunday, and Lisa will bring the new puppy over. I swear, they get a new animal every time I see them. 3 cats and a dog.

It is freezing in here. Turned the air up(as in degrees) a little, and have the fireplace on. :D The kitty is enjoying herself immensely.

So we went to Mei-Wah and ate EVERYTHING. Or so it felt like. Got trashed on maitais (not really, otherwise I wouldn't be typing) and got a taxi home. We were so full and uncomfortable, that we couldn't walk the 6 blocks to the metro and the 5 blocks to the hotel. ::shrug:: there are other days. 

So, Internet is not free. Will only be on every once in a while, but we fly back Tuesday so ::shrug: Important to get in touch with me? Email or ping Vicky. She knows my number. 

Am taking video and pics, me and my brothers are seriously strange. We entertained ourselves with the camera at the airport. Watched Lost and Office at the Moline airport. Twas AMAZING! "Do I stutter?!" I about died when Stanley said this. And I could just hear the fangirls squeeing over Lost-- even though I watched it at 8 in the morning.

So, I have one thing to say, and I will be done- Carrie/Celeste and all others involved-- good luck in your RPG. I believe that it will be amazing, and you all will have a lot of fun. Sucks that you left ours, but you weren't happy, so I get that. Go where you will be happy. Hopefully all ends well. I truly believe that your RPG will be a great read, and if Caliga ever slows down, I might take a gander.


And I forgot BSG. damn maitais. fucks with my brain everytime. eh, will just have to watch greys/SPN. 

So, yeah, have not decided where to go tomorrow. I do know that I have to call in to sign up for shifts tomorrow at work. That's annoying. No idea what I want.

I told my mom the line from DLM where Mason says "I've got illegals in my bottom" and she was saying it during the ENTIRE airport ordeal. I wouldn't have been surprised if she was pulled to a back room. Hehehe

So, I think that is enough for now, pretty much just rambling. 

OH! SO glad that 

dream_mancer is okay! Saw you got in an accident. 

Also, CONGRATS to elle_blessing   on her new job!

 

Taken from dream_mancer :

You Are Punk Music

You've thought long and hard about what mainstream society has to offer... And you've pretty much decided that most normal things aren't for you. You're creative, expressive, and likely to do things yourself. You are a rebel and a fighter. You'll defend your point of view to anyone.

Ugh. Tired. Had a few more ideas for the party scene, but, meh. It can go without. BEAUTIFUL outside. ::nods:: I remembered to call my brother today for his birthday. He is 11, and I asked what cake to bring him for his birthday. Kid was like, "Erm... well, everyone likes chocolate."
Me: No. This is not about everyone else. This is about you. What do YOU like?
Caleb: Erm... How about a mixture of white and chocolate?
me: *sighs* (caleb doesn't like chocolate)

My mother then gets on the phone.
Mom: What did he decide?
me: Marble.
mom: He doesn't like chocolate.
Me: yeah...
Mom: How about Pineapple upside down cake? Caleb really likes that.
me: Erm... ok. (No idea how to make that, but it should be fun)  HEE! The Andrew icon is totally appropriate for this post!

And another car started on fire today at Ramp 2, the same ramp that had the other car fire. Coincidence? You decide.

So, I slept in 15 minutes today, drove to class and got there early enough to print off my paper for class (since my cartridge is SERIOUSLY empty). THEN, I watched a movie and it is adorable. It is called the postman (in spanish, I don't remember the spanish title) and it has this dorky postman who rides his bike to give 1 man his mail everyday. The one guy gets tons of mail because he is a famous poet, Pablo Neruda, who I have read in my OTHER class. Then I went to said other class where my teacher had bagels and we watched another movie, La lengua de los mariposas (the tongues of the butterflies). Another movie that is very adorable, but I have a feeling I am going to cry in the end. We read the short story already, so I know what happens.

So then I got gas, went to the post office and mailed the security deposit for the new apartment, came home and am watching Buffy till I go to work at 2. Pretty easy day. Tomorrow should be good too, I have basically nothing due then either.

So Sam was over the other night. Pretty much, he came to IC to do a project with a friend for some Youth Rally or something, I've no idea. Then I tried to set up the computer they brought which was my dad's, but my dad has some weird internet things, I couldn't get it. So I left them, got lunch and went to work where I had the most interesting encounter with a foriegn indian guy. He walked up to my window and was like,

guy: I used my card to get in, because I was distracted by Michael Jackson. Am I going to get in trouble?
me: Ummm.... what lot is the card for? Did you take a ticket?
guy: no I didn't, I have a permit for lot 8. It is Michael's fault. I was too busy listening to him, that I used my card instead of taking a ticket. What should I do?
me: *calls office, consults with them* Umm, drive your car around and then repark, so that we don't get confused with this later.
guy: Ok. ::does this::

later-

Guy pulls up again BLARING micheal jackson.
guy: See? He distracts me...


hehe. Reminded me of Three Kings when the guy is talking to Mark Wahlberg and he is talking of Michael Jackson.

so, then I got off work, called Sam and he was driving to the mall in Coralville to drop girl off with her dad. So, I get a ride home from Tommie(who works there as a driver) and wait and wait and wait for Sam. Around 8 he calls and says he is lost. So I give him directions and 20 minutes later, he comes. After we get foods we watched Interview with the Vampire, where I described everything that was wrong in the movie, and how it should be, how vampires were created and so on and so forth. Then we were going to play the Alias PS2 game, (hey, shut up! that's our thing, we LOVE it.) but we got tired and decided to watch the last 2 episodes of the second season instead. Then we went to bed and he ended up leaving around 8 to go to church in Dport around 9. Yikes! So he brought me tea from Starbucks since he works there. I don't really like coffee, so he is insistent that I try the tea, which I already loved. ::grins:: So I told him he should come up again in the summer, maybe bring Caleb, my youngest brother, and we can do the same/wander around. I have 2 couches, one a love seat, which is PERFECT sized for my younger brother.


Ah. I'm rambling. Also listening to Restless suite from Buffy. ::grins at dream_mancer  :: Awesome song.

NEW KITCHEN IN A WEEK!!!!!! Now I just have to bring EVERYthing in there in my room. (That's mine anyway. the rest goes in Tommie's room.)

Here we go with the procratinating again... I am posting AND watching the Buffy musical. Then I will full on get to it and then listen to the soundtrack while studying. I just can't seem to motivate myself when I know I will probably not do so well. I guess it helps that the teacher likes me. I had her before, and she knows I don't like to participate( I do when I feel able).

So now I am going to expand on the voicepost I did last week when I talked about the awards thing my brother got into. So he is one of 100 or so out of the country that got it, and he gets to go to Washington D.C. for the awards banquet/show and gets $1000. So the fam and I are all going. Anyway, there is a committee that decides who are the top 5 people. Guess who is on this committee? Richard freaking Dreyfus, You know, JAWS? Amazing.


Here is  where I get to be the proud sister: He is Valedectorian He was the creator of a group that fundraised for Habitat for Humanity, 2 years in a row, they raised A LOT of money. He is in EVERY play, works at Starbucks and Wallaces (a plant store), and is in a lot of extra curriculars.  He applied to a lot of scholarships and  colleges (including Yale. Yep, my brother applied to Yale) and it sucks cause even though all of that, he might not get a lot. St. Thomas is only going to pay for half, and even that will be more than what it takes for me to go to Iowa. He might get the Rotary, which I think is 50,000. (It really is too bad we are not 1/16 irish or anything like that. I think we are 1/32. Damnit. He/me could have gotten something off of that). Still, if he gets accepted at Yale, he will get a full ride, because our family is 'too poor'. So besides the boasting that I will do, my parents won't have to pay! Yay! (they are having a hard time because of all the medical bills).

Whenever we talk, we talk for an hour (like this Sunday). He told me that he still uses the schedule I made for him freshman year. pretty much, I made him a schedule his freshman year of what classes to take for all four years. He followed it, all except one, Honors Physics, because he wanted to take Honors Chem instead. So, I told him to acknowledge me in his book if he ever writes one. I seriously wish someone would have done that for me. It would have been great. So I was touched. That was pretty cool, he looks up to me and stuff. I mean, I always felt like a loser for going to Scott and not trying hard enough in school. My parents kinda just sat back, but with Sam they actually helped and pushed along. No idea why. Like they go to all his school functions, but they never went to mine. I know I was only a cheerleader, but still. So when I actually started trying (around junior year, when I realized that grades were important), it was too late. I mean, my older brother never went to college, he works as a manager at KFC and pretty much hates himself for not doing it, so I feel like I went farther, but I could have been better. That's a lot of the reason I want to go to grad school. Mostly because I don't want to end up as a case worker for the rest of my days, hating the world for all the horrible things I see, and a tiny part to show my parents that I CAN DO IT. They don't think I will. Which is pretty much fuel in the fire, but maybe they know that. Maybe this is all reverse psychology... arseholes. Seriously? The method you used on Sam is MUCH BETTER. I know, I have parental issues. They love my brother more, and this is total middle child crap going on. I fear they are going to do the same to Caleb, who is youngest. Hopefully not, hopefully they pull the Sam stuff on him. It would work out better.


So then I told him that he should send all the colleges that he applied to (and the scholarships) word of this latest award. I mean, it is pretty prestigious. I'm sure that will help.

Can't wait till May. MEIWEI!!!! My favorite restaurant EVER!!!!! Plus I get to use the metro and see museums and art galleries. I will totally save money and buy some cool Rodin stuff at the Rodin Museum. hehe wait... that's in Philly. hehe


Wow. This was meant to be a SAM YAY!! post. Not a wallow in self pity post. Gah. I never EVER see those coming.

And can I comment on how weird it is to say graduation? I feel like the commencement speaker is going to turn into a giant snake or something....

Lost was excellent!!!, so was Eli Stone, SPN(DEAN!!! You almost died like 12 times! STOP DOING THAT!!!!), and Robot Chicken.  Starbuck was in it (which was hilarious hehehhe) and so was JOSS WHEDON! Amazing.

I am 20 posts behind in Caliga. I also need to write one scene for tomorrow that I will have to put a placeholder for, or a cancellation, because I am not feeling it. After the crapdrama, I just don't feel it. Thank God we finished the interrogation scene, what? Like mere minutes before that was started? ::sigh:: After it had been pushed back week after week after week because of the other drama? Geez. I would have been extremely pissed if it happened again (not at you Liz :D) 

I have like.... 1 scene planned for each of my characters. Maybe one more plotline idea for Simone, because me and V were plotting randomly tonight. Figured S needed more to do than what she has. Jared too, but he gets pushed back for a couple days. I NEED to write for him I feel bad, but school has been stressful these past weeks. I will write a scene for him within the week. Promise.

I should have just done a voice post. It would have been easier.

I tried going to my CSI teacher's office hours today, but it was actually his wife's office, and she was out. Cunt(I know. Harsh language, but I am currently watching Deadwood. Swearengen says the most creative swears. Seriously. And then when Wu says cunt? I could die. Seriously. Hilarious. I know, I'm strange) She left a note on her door with a drawn flower saying she left early. ::scowls::

Then I emailed him, and he said the secretary of the department could sign it. WHA? How was this not made known to me? Arse. .... wait. I hope that isn't just for majors of the department, cause if it is? PISSED will I be. They charge us starting Monday to drop classes.

My apartment smells. ::looks at Tommie::

Can't wait to move.

Can't wait to be done with this semester. All this spanish reading is killing me. I never get the translation right, so the quizes in one of my classes I fail every time. ::sigh:: But she did write my name down when I participated today. So I get extra points. Yay.


In family news, my family is down in Florida where it is 80 degrees. I am jealous. except of my younger brother. He iscrazy.

 What call did I get at 1:30 in the morning? 
A call from the police:

The phone rang and I picked it up, too late, so I looked at the caller id. City of Davenport? So I called the number and sure enough, it's the police. 
"Is this the home of ... ?" So here I find that my brother, Sam, had left his car with the lights on on the corner of 53rd and Jersey Ridge road(I'm thinking, they're gonna tow it? For leaving it's lights on?). So I call Sam, yell at him, and tell him to get back to his car or it will be towed. He says that he ran out of gas and that he and a friend are going ALL over town trying to find an open gas station. 
So I say, get back to your F*ing car and stay there, I will bring the gas. ::sigh:: So I call the cops back and tell them that I  am on my way. I had to get my little brother, Caleb out of bed to bring him with me.

So I 'm driving along and Sam calls me and tells me that he's at his car and that the police have left. I say, I've got the gas (which entailed me getting my trusty container out of the trunk, going to the station to fill it up, waiting for the clerk to go to the bathroom so I could pay, and spilling gas all over the place.) where are you? WHERE IS HE? In the middle of the F*ing road. With his lights on, because he is not bright enough to know that you put the car in neutral and push it off the road. Not to mention, not bright enough to fill his car with gas when it's on empty. So, I get there, yell at him again for not calling me in the first place, and not staying with his car. He was like, "Well, I didn't know..." So I fill it up for him and we go home. I was like, "I hope you don't have any plans with your friends tomorrow, Monday, or Tuesday because you will have to cancel. This is unacceptable, me getting calls in the middle of the night from the police." 

My parents are in Baltimore for a conference, and I am in charge. Why the hell this happens tonight, of all nights, I don't know. I guess I'm going to have to have the alchohol and drugs talk with him. Even though he is almost 18. ::shakes head:: sometimes he is like this. I should state for the record that he is one of the runners for valedictiorian of his graduating class. He is incredibly smart, he is in all these organizations and will probably get loads of scholarships. But, he has no common sense. He does this crap all the time and it is frustrating. 

Ugh.

So, whatever.

My youngest brother, Caleb, forgot his school books at school, and he needed them to do his homework so, I, freelance agent Mallory, did some undercover ops at his school and got his books for him. It was easy, they were hosting some christmas bazaar thing there, and I cleverly "found" someone's keys to the classroom. My two younger brothers and I are undercover ops. agents, you could say. hehe. We use Aliasspeak and everything. And that was not a joke. That actually happened. 

Got a new character in Caliga, will post her first thing tomorrow.