I told Tom he could call me Pinky if I could call him Brain.
He still calls me Sara.

I am having a wonderful time with Tom, but I am really hurting for a friend right now (who I’ve strangely grown close to over these last few weeks) and it makes me sad to think of where he is right now.

Sorry if I don’t post much during Tom’s visit.
I’m spending a lot of time with him. =)

My sister turns nine tomorrow, and since she wants yet can’t have a pet bird, I put some fake ones on the edges of her presents. In the book store I struggled quite a bit over what books to get her, and had to call Kat and see if she thought they were too hard. In the end we chose the first two books of “The Sisters Grimm” series. I hope she likes them. She also has some candles decorated with pretty birds and a calligraphy set coming her way as well. Assuming the calligraphy set doesn’t cost a small fortune.

I’m not sure what I’m going to do now. Maybe I’ll watch a movie or play Silent Hill 3. Or finish up my journal. Or paint. The choices are endless.

I enjoyed Mother’s day. We permed my mom’s hair, did our nails, went out to dinner, took her shopping, and then finished the evening by watching a stellar movie. My mom single-handedly raised me and saved me from a life stuck in plastic, expensive toys, and superficial relationships. (I honestly believe that.) Thanks, Mom.

Miss Medusa!!

I think it turned out wonderfully.

This picture is blurry but I really like it.

I think Coley and I have become pretty close, especially lately. She’s been sort of keeping an eye on me in my grumpy/groggy state the last few days and I just really realize that she and I are a lot more alike than I may have previously understood. We have “responsibilites” to other people. Sometimes we just smile and nod and go about our business because it’s what we need to do. I guess I can’t really explain it. She and I are in the same boat, it feels like, on most days. We won’t talk about what’s happened to each other but we both know.
But I think I’ll save the rest of this revelation for another entry.

I can’t tell you how many pictures I have where it looks like Kat is revealing the master plan of the universe specifically to me. Usually I look completely perplexed and intrigued.
(They’re also usually my favorites.)

The man who took our picture was really tall.
(I like how Coley and I are pale. XD)

My mom’s new opal ring.
(She also has a pair of earrings to match.)

Well, today something scary happened.

My left arm went completely numb for no reason in a matter of seconds, and then my entire arm and chest was in pain. About twenty minutes later, Cole and I had arrived at the local grocer’s to get some Bayer’s aspirin, and my entire hand was purple and swollen. It was terrifying. All blood flow just stopped. Eventually the swelling went down and I feel much better now, but I have to stay awake so I can take some medicine in a little while. Poor Jei has offered to stay awake with me: I’m on the one couch with my trusty laptop and he’s on the other playing Okami but I can tell he’s falling asleep.

“I can’t sleep! I have to save this village!”
*the wolf has stopped moving*
“Jei, go to bed.”
“I’m not sleeping! I’m saving this village!”
*the wolf starts moving again only to stop a few minutes later*

I think you know the drill.
There’s someone I want with me right now, because this entire experience has terrified me more than I’d like to admit, but I don’t really feel like going into that. They can’t anyway so there’s no point in dwelling.

In other, not-so-scary news, my mother came over today and played Rock Band with us. She sang. Oh, not only did she sing, but she TOTALLY got into it. (And she was good.) She did, “Don’t Fear the Reaper”, “Highway Star”, and “Suffragette City”, to name a few.

Yeah, I know, you don’t have to tell me, I’ve known for a long time. My mom is so fucking cool.

It’s also come to my attention that I have a bit of a swearing problem.

EDIT: 1:23 a.m.
I guess this is as close as we can get. =\

So we, being my sister and my roommates, come home today from a fun day out shopping and messing about to find a package left on our doorstep by the mailman (or woman). It was wrapped in a nice plastic bag to avoid getting wet from the rain and had no return address on it. It was addressed to my sister and me. We stood there stunned for a minute, we weren’t expecting any package, especially not one as cool as this.

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