I think I might be going on vacation with my brother, my mother's ex, and his girlfriend tomorrow. I wasn't planning on it originally. I'd heard they were going to the mountains in NC, and while I like the mountains and haven't been there in a while, I have a feeling we're going to be thrifty and stay with family. I've never found that side of the family particularly comfortable hosts. They're a bit prudish, and strict in some things but not in others. I'm never quite sure if I'm going to do something wrong. Now that I'm an adult, it's a little less worrying, but still. My purse says "I <3 Yaoi" in huge, red letters, has a Bettie Page key chain, and a million cellphone charms with bells that bring attention to the purse and the yaoi message. I'm considering putting some more obvious buttons to display my love of m/m and f/f fiction and fan fiction. Also, I'm a lesbian. And a neo-pagan. And a witch. All this I'm bringing into the home of people who say grace at dinner and didn't allow their children to watch anything but PBS and Little Rascals videos. Never mind how frequently I've been saying "********" lately. It just rolls off the tongue so nicely. There's no good reason for people to hate it so much. It's a lovely word. Even if we don't stay with them, we'll probably be around them a lot. They're practically strangers. I don't like being social with people I don't really know for long periods of time. The ex's girlfriend makes me uncomfortable enough, as does the ex himself to a lesser extent. So, I was sort of leaning towards not going. My mother kept pushing me to go. Then, she promised me spending money. Then, she called to see if I could go, and said they're also going to Carowinds. I haven't been on a roller coaster in forever. I finally agreed. I'm kind of dreading it, though. A whole week with strangers. Now, I've got to vacuum, do the dishes, and figure out how to wash my clothes. I have a lot of shirts to wash in small batches, and last time I washed my clothes, I used too much soap or something so they came out all stiff and soapy smelling. Sigh. I suppose I'll eat dinner first. I've had Faunzy's Flute equipped since just after I bought it yesterday. I didn't want to take it off and risk resetting it, since I won and decided to try for a larger prize. When people started saying you could use yesterday's message to play the game, I didn't. I figured Gaia wouldn't do that unless the message wasn't deletable. So, I waited, and vended the triple demon horns a little. A few minutes ago, I finally got a second PM. Yesterday, I used the spinner app on my TI-83 to choose, and it said one, which means rock. Today, it said one again. I chose rock again. I won again. This time, I kept the item. I quite like the triple demon horns, and I'm not going to be here 24 hours after now anyway. I don't know how much computer access I'll have this week. I'm going back to my summer avi until I get back. I'll just have to restart then. Ooh, getting late. I'd better vacuum first.
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