read the third book in a series of unfortunate events today. those books are really great. *smiles* i picked up the remainder of the series yesterday, while milling though b&n with jenn after breakfast. i had a fantastic time hanging out with jenn yesterday. the bookstore was a lot of fun; i got her to buy the first book in the harry potter series (which i know she'll love), and i found a new graeme base book that is now on my `books to buy` list. there were a lot of laughs during our conversations, and she asked if i'd be interested in going to new zealand with her to live for a year. she's been considering going some place to live for some time, and now that she's single with practically no debt she wants to act on it. tempting as it may be, i've got too much happening in my life to just leave like that. sure, it sounds fun. but i've got a boyfriend and five dogs. not to mention school, a few bills, and other commitments. so i told her i might be down for a summer expedition type thing, but nothing as long-term as a year. it was really neat talking about all that fun stuff tho. *more smiles*

yesterday i also did some shopping with mom and got a new fan that is absolutely super duper powerful, not to mention severely needed, considering the horrible heat wave we're having. i also got a snow cone maker with yummy flavors to try. oh, and a new spongebob shirt. actually, it's patrick starfish. but anyway.

i can't say that today has been as fun. i did enjoy reading my book. and rob and i had quite an adventure in finding a new baseball card shop. those things were good. but the rest of the day was somewhat frustrating. you see, the gimp* did a series of things today that made me scream. i honestly felt like i was losing my mind. this is why i don't have kids yet. at this point in my life i am not prepared to deal with a five year old. wait. actually, kids aren't all that bad because i look at them and see a kid, so what i expect from them is based on what/who they are. when i am forced to deal with an adult who looks like an adult but who acts like a five year old, that's when i lose my cool. so yeah.

my day wasn't as cheery as it could have been, due to stressful situations brought about by the gimp. however, i've had a while to cool down now. and i have the miserable mill waiting for me on the bookshelf. the miserable mill will cheer me up, as ironic as that may sound. *g* also, i'm going to do some mindless net surfing, which is very therapeutic. oh, and rob is going to make me a snow cone (yay!), since at nearly ten pm the heat has yet to subside. ... things are looking up. yup yup. *smiles*

*e-mail me if you can't figure out who the gimp is and are really dying to know. i'd be more than happy to tell you.

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