Lots of Nothingness

Needing a Kick in the Ass

2010-03-03T15:11:33Z

The Murder WeaponSo here I am, smack dab in the middle of another busy week. I should be working on a project for school at the moment, but I'm moving pretty slowly this morning. Coffee in hand, I figured I might as well have a little bitch and moan before I get to work.

The project we are currently working on in my design class is practically identical to the first project we did. And the second one. Oh, and the next one we're going to be working on too. All four projects are the same format, the same cutting and pasting, and the same gigantic headache. The only difference is which principle or element of design we're supposed to be demonstrating.

We've had two other projects that were completely different, and I enjoyed those. One was to demonstrate value, and the other was for texture. What I don't understand, though, is why four of the projects all have to be the same thing. Why can't we do different things for each? We're supposed to be building our portfolios, and these projects aren't exactly giving us an opportunity to fill our books with a diverse set of work.

Worst of all, the process for these projects is tedious and draining. I'm beginning to think the person that designed the workload for the class is secretly wishing for death by X-acto knife.

I'm still riding that wave of creativity from before, but nothing is coming to me for this, probably because I just really don't want to do it. But, it's due tomorrow morning. I gave up yesterday and decided to quit worrying about it and start fresh today, but I can already tell it's going to be a rough process. My lack of interest is creating a major road block.

Once I finally get some ideas down on paper--easier said than done right now--I am then faced with several hours of cutting and pasting black, white and grey paper. That sounds okay, but once you get started, it sucks.

There are so many other things I'd rather be doing today. One of those things is a project for my computer imagery class, a project I'm looking forward to working on. But, I can't get started on that one until tomorrow after this X-acto knife nightmare has been completed and turned in.

Unfortunately, the next project for my design class, another one of the same, is going to be assigned tomorrow and due a week later, the same day as the project for my computer imagery class is due. Also, in that same week, I have real work to do for a legitimate client.

Managing my time wisely is something I've never been very good at. I'm the queen of procrastination, but I can already tell school is going to dethrone me. I've been working hard to stay on top of things and not waste time, but it hasn't been easy. Trying to juggle all three upcoming projects is going to cause a lot of stress for me, but I know I can do it. And, after all is said and done, that sense of accomplishment will be totally worth it.

That's all starting tomorrow, though. Today, I need to figure out how I can get the gears turning and channel my creative energy into something I have no desire to do.

A big problem I have always faced in relation to my habit of procrastination is my tendency to not do things at all if I don't think I will like the finished result. Rather than doing a slack job just to get it done, I almost always choose to take a zero than be bothered. This has yet to bite me in the ass because I get A's on all the things I do turn in. A couple zeros usually only bring my final grade down to an A- or a B+, grades I am content with.

I want to put a stop to that, though, so I'm trying to convince myself to just turn in anything, even if it gets a crappy grade. Then the devil on my shoulder says, "if you don't do the project to the best of your ability, you're not going to want to include it in your portfolio, so why waste your time?" Touché, little shoulder devil. Touché.

Let the battle begin.

A New Month, A New Look

2010-02-28T22:16:54Z

Click for Past HeadersI'm actually a day early with this, but that's because starting tomorrow, I'm going to be short on the available free time again. So here it is, after more than six months, I've finally given the site a face lift. I'm desperate for Spring, so that combined with listening to High Contrast's Confidential ended up spawning what you see. I'm not too keen on the heading and link colors I've chosen, though. That was done in a hurry, so if they don't grow on me, I'll probably change them.

Anyway, these last few days have been awesome because I've been able to pretty much do as I please. It's been a while since I last had a work-free weekend, so I've definitely made the most of it. Things in my life are coming back into balance, and as much as I tend to complain about being so busy all the time, I've realized I miss having things to do all the time when there's nothing to do. Maybe that's why I've become so much more interested in all my hobbies again. Or, maybe it's just nice not having a major distraction around anymore.

Whatever the reason, the creative energy is flowing more than it has in years and I couldn't be more pleased. Going back to school was an awesome decision.

Feb'10 Favorites and Recommendations

2010-02-26T23:21:09Z

For a really, really long time now, I have been meaning to put something on my about page, but I've just been so lazy about it. Probably because I'm just not big on the idea of some sort of autobiography, so instead I decided to combine it with something else I've been meaning to do for a while now: current favorites and recommendations.

I figured once a month would be the best way to do it, and finally getting some content on the about page would be as easy as copying and pasting the blog entries. Yeah, I cut corners. So what? Hopefully, if I stick to it, I'll be picking a favorite album, video game, TV show, movie, book, and website each month to recommend. Just don't expect detailed reviews. Here's February's list.

ALBUM: Cozza Frenzy by Bassnectar

Not that long ago, I started listening to DnB a lot more, as I wrote about previously, and I think there may have been a little something to my theory. Recently, an old friend from back when I used to listen to DnB all the time told me about Bassnectar. I instantly fell in love, and since that night Cozza Frenzy is pretty much all I've listened to. If I do happen to listen to something else, it's usually the Bassnectar Pandora station. It's definitely got me oozing creative energy. And yes, creative energy oozes, in case you didn't know that. True story.

VIDEO GAME: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

I really didn't play much Xbox at all this last month, but almost every time I did, I was playing MW2. Even though I'm getting bored with it--Hello! Can we get a new map pack, please?!--it is still one of my favorites. If you play, go ahead and send a friend request on XBL to shescrafty. Just be sure to send me a message or leave a comment here saying who you are too because I rarely accept random requests from people I've never played with. Come to think of it, I don't accept a lot of the requests I get from people I've played with either. That's probably because they're all from fourteen year old kids who spent entire matches asking, "oh my God, are you a girl? Shescrafty, are you a girl? Hello?"

TV SHOW: Lost

Without diving into a long rambling about how much I love Lost, I have to say that I still have so much hope that everything will all tie together brilliantly. How they are going to wrap it up in under twenty episodes is beyond me, but I've been enjoying season six a lot just because it has gone back to the good old days of discussing every episode and all the theories with friends afterward. There are a few other shows I've been watching on a regular basis this last month, but really Lost is the only one I care about and the only one that I watch as soon as it airs rather than waiting to download it later.

MOVIE: Sunshine Cleaning

I don't really know what to say about this movie other than I liked it. I didn't really watch a lot of movies in February, and this is the only one worth recommending. That's not to say it's only worth recommending because I watched so few movies thus making it only good by comparison. It really is a good movie, but that's all I can think to say about it. Just watch it.

BOOK: Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach

This book was given to me by a friend of my mom's back in December. Since then, it's really all I've read. For several months now, I've had my life turned completely upside down, and I am amazed at how well I've made it through. There's still a long journey ahead of me, but because I've remained positive and kept my head up through the worst of it, facing the unknown future and moving forward isn't so scary. I'm starting a new chapter in my life, and it's going to be a good one. I'd be a liar if I tried saying this book hadn't helped my overall wellbeing, and because I've enjoyed reading it daily, I've even purchased copies for two of my best girlfriends who have been there for me every step of the way. Now if only I could get around to mailing those off.

WEBSITE: Lamebook.com

I would have to say that of all the sites I keep up with on Google Reader, this has definitely been my favorite the last few weeks. It's given me so many WTF moments, and there's even been a time or two when I was literally laughing out loud and couldn't stop. I can't believe some of the stuff people post to Facebook, and this little gem is a perfect example.

Do Not Click

2010-02-22T03:19:42Z

Yes, WTF indeed. While messing around on Digg a minute ago, I came across a site displaying the current worldwide homicide/murder rates on a map, and down on the bottom right of the page was that ad. Talk about effective. Don't tell me you wouldn't click on it to see what it was for. You know you would. How could you not? Obviously, I did.

So can you guess what the ad is for?

Cable Shmable

2010-02-19T15:01:14Z

I really don't see why anyone pays for cable television anymore. After a year without it, I've saved a lot of money; I've been able to watch all my favorite shows, and I haven't given second thought to paying for it again.

At first, the idea of having to sit at the computer to watch all my shows almost made that extra money for cable worth it. But now, there are so many options available to stream content from your computer to your TV, so I refuse to pay my cable company extra money just for content to be delivered to my house through one method, when I can get all that same content through another method I'm already paying them $75 a month for.

Plus, there are other benefits too: no commercials, the only stuff to watch is stuff you love, and access to all episodes of a show rather than only new ones.

By practically never seeing any commercials, I've found that has really made an big impact on how much I spend. It's crazy realizing how effective advertising actually was on me. Rarely ever do I want anything new anymore, and whenever I do buy sometime, it's because I need it, not because I want it. And, by not going into the store with any biases from advertising, I'm far more likely to give products and their prices an honest comparison.

When I used to pay for cable, I did most of my TV watching via the DVR. If there was nothing recorded when I felt like watching something, though, I'd just end up watching whatever was on at that time. I watched a lot of really bad TV just so I could watch something. Now, if there's nothing recorded, I go do something else. Something productive. I don't waste anymore time watching TV just to watch TV, which has made my TV viewing experience far more enjoyable. I like 100% of the TV I watch 100% of the time. Unless, of course, one of my favorite shows airs an occasional mediocre episode, but you get the point.

Ever had a friend tell you about a good show but it's already several episodes or seasons in? You usually only have two choices: start watching at the point in the storyline that's currently being aired and have your friend fill in the blanks, or wait until the show comes out on DVD. If you download all your shows, though, you can start watching right from the very first episode whenever you want. Just download all the episodes that have already aired and watch them until you're caught up. Plus, when you start watching a new show based on a recommendation from a friend rather than because you saw a preview advertisement that made it look good, you're way more likely to enjoy it.

If you don't like the idea of downloading torrents because you're uncomfortable with the idea of possibly crossing over into illegal pirating territory, fear not. There's Hulu, and plenty of networks now put their shows online soon after it airs on TV. I watched Jersey Shore in all it's mind-numbing glory right on MTV's website. Although that method has you watching on your computer, you could use something like Boxee instead, which pulls video from those sites and can stream it all to your TV from your computer. You may not get to watch all your favorite shows if you opt against downloading torrents, but that's really no different than missing out on good shows because you have cable but don't pay for premium channels like HBO and Showtime.

Some people don't want to get rid of cable because they watch a lot of sports, but there are alternatives to cable when it comes to that too. For starters, you can get an antenna for your TV to watch anything that's aired on your local stations like NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, The CW, and possibly a couple more. If you have an HDTV, you would be shocked at the quality of the HD picture broadcast over the airwaves. You'd spend $25 or so for the antenna once, and then you get those channels for free for pretty much forever. As for games on other channels like ESPN, there are options for streaming those too.

If you're not already convinced, I challenge you to try and go at least one month as if you didn't have cable. You'll quickly find it's a total waste of money.

Sometime soon I'll probably write up an explanation of how I do my setup. Which, I like to think of as a DVR without an automatic download feature.

Southern Snow

2010-02-16T22:25:41Z

SnOwMG!I've been meaning to blog about this for a few days now, but I have been super busy with school. On Friday, it snowed here in South Carolina! When I first heard the forecast, I didn't think it would actually snow. Whenever they forecast snow here in the winter, it usually doesn't. If it does, it's just a little flurry and it melts as soon as it hits the ground. If it actually sticks, it's at night and all the snow is gone when the sun comes up.

The biggest snowfall ever recorded in the Charleston area was eight inches back in 1989, and on Friday we came pretty close to breaking that record. Even today, almost four days later, there are still bits of snowman corpses in my neighbor's back yard. Whether you call it evidence for or against global warming, I do not care. All I know is that I wish we'd get snow like that around here more often!

Check out all the pictures!

Not too Much Longer

2010-02-13T04:54:45Z

Gotta make that money, honey!

A Powerful Medicine

2010-01-29T04:08:43Z

Okay, here we go. Once again I am making an attemp to just write. I don't know if this will contribute in any way to me writing more often or not, but after a comment I ended up posting on a friend's facebook status, I figured writing should probably come pretty easily to me tonight.

I tried to register, but the register link just refreshes the page. Or something. I dunno. Wait...I was probably only dedicating about 4% of my attention to what was going on b/c I was on the phone, so let me check again. Okay, yeah. Both the login and register links load the index page. And I have no idea why I just typed all of that out when I could have just double checked and then cut the comment off after the first sentence. Probably because I had already typed, "Or something. I dunno. Wait...," etc. and didn't want to backspace. Then by the time I had realized I was typing a whole bunch of ridiculous crap, I had already typed a bunch more and fallen into the mode of stream of consciousness writing. So now I'm pretty much just typing what I'm thinking, and I'm so off topic, but I'm finding it hard to stop. Stop. Okay, done. I should just delete all this crap because now all of Q's friends are going to think I am a total nutjob. Makes me think of "blowjob." Fuck it. I've somehow managed to turn a simple facebook comment into something that has morphed into a

I had to just stop mid sentence and click the comment button or else I would have gone on forever. For me to not at least attempt and transfer that stream of consciousness off into a blog entry would be foolish. So, here we go.

I have been in a really good mood tonight. I think the fact that tonight is the first night all week I've been able to just kick back without worrying about tomorrow has something to do with it. But more importantly, I think the fact that I am listening to music has even more to do with it.

It isn't often that I listen to music anywhere other than in the car anymore. I used to have music playing at all times if I was at home and not watching TV or a movie. I don't know why that changed, but tonight I decided to put on some music while I was working on some homework for one of my classes. When I was done, I left the music on and started messing around on facebook and doing other things.

For some reason I was craving Konflict, so I started a new Pandora station. (I've included some of the tracks in the related links.) After a while of listening, I realized I was in the most awesome frame of mind. When it hit me, I wanted so bad to to be able to share it. I would infect you with my mood, if I could.

Also, this is the kind of attitude where you're bound to have a good time. It makes me want to get together with a couple of my closest girlfriends and a bottle (or few) of wine and just goof off at home. It just sucks that I don't have any close girlfriends here.

I really hate how most of the people I am closest to are actually the farthest away. I'm limited to the phone, email and facebook as my only options for getting to socialize with my favorite people, and it has been this way for over a year.

But, I refuse to let that sad fact ruin this perfect mood. I honestly just don't have a care in the world. (And cue the Bob Marley lyrics...Singing, don't worry, about a thing. Cause every little thing, gonna be alright.)

Anyway, I feel like this music is what has done the trick. It's been so long since I've listened to any drum and bass while just relaxing, so I started thinking about what was going on in my life back when I used to do it all the time. I realized I was actually kinda blogging a lot back then. Maybe it was the music. Who knows!

Do I sense an experiment? We shall see.

My First CVS Haul

2010-01-25T03:08:06Z

$83.50 OC, $49.12 OOP, 41% Saved!Recently I became determined to start putting in a little bit of extra effort to save as much money as possible. In the past, when looking at how other people managed to clip coupons and find great deals, it seemed a little complicated. And, despite there being a plethora of tutorials and FAQs online dedicated to the subject, I was never really sure where to start.

Today I decided to just dive in, and I am so glad I did! I'm sure I could have gone about this in a better way and ended up saving even more, but I know I will get better over time.

Rather than making this a how-to, I am just going to explain how I got myself started and how I managed to save the money that I did today. If you're interested in doing the same, maybe my story can help you figure out the best way for you to start. Or, if you're a coupon-clipping, deal-finding, money-saving pro, then by all means please share any tips you may have!

I started out today by getting the Sunday paper and cutting out all the coupons for anything and everything I buy on a regular basis. I wasn't picky about brands or anything like that. Then I went to Coupons.com, RedPlum.com, and SmartSource.com and started printing out all the coupons on there that I wanted. I would have printed out a lot more, but my printer ran out of ink.

Next, I started looking through the store circulars to find out what types of sales and deals they were offering. It seemed like CVS was offering the most deals that would pair up with some of the manufacturer's coupons I had already clipped, so I decided to go there. Also, their ExtraCare rewards program intrigued me the most.

Before leaving, I looked over the coupons and deals I would be using and tried to figure out the best plan of action. I will admit, it was a little intimidating at first. I wanted to make sure I didn't overlook something and miss out on the highest possible savings, so I ran through a few difference scenarios and did the math. In the end, it was actually more straight forward than I was expecting.

Manufacturer's Coupons
- $1 off any one Nature's Bounty product
- $1 off any one Eucerin product
Store Deals
- $10ECB wyb $20 of Eucerin Products
- B1G1 for any Nature's Bounty products
- $2ECB wyb Tampax Pearl tampons

In order to get the $10 in ExtraCare bucks, I wanted to make sure I didn't spend more on Eucerin products than I really needed to. I'm not really picky about my body lotions, so I compared the different ones made by Eucerin and went with the one that had the lowest cost per amount. I could have just bought two bottles of the Eucerin lotion that was $12.99/bottle to put me over the $20 requirement, but then I would have had less product for more money. Instead, I bought two bottles of the $7.99 lotion and also grabbed a small $5.49 bottle of their hand lotion that included an extra 1oz bonus bottle.

Paying attention to how much I was spending per ounce definitely paid off. Had I just grabbed the two more expensive bottles, I would have spent $0.77/oz and $6 more than necessary. Instead, I only spent $0.70/oz and $1.47 over the required amount.

Next came my vitamin D, which was buy one get one free. I normally take two of the 1,000 IU capsules each night. Well, that was $10.49 for 200 capsules. The 2,000 IU capsules, though, were $14.49 for 200. Right off the bat, I knew that the latter was the better deal.

When I went to the register, I signed up for an ExtraCare card which I was able to use for my purchase. With that card, I was able to get $0.50 off the tampons, B1G1 for the vitamins, and a total of $12 in ExtraCare bucks. Then with my two manufacturer's coupons, that was another $2 in savings. I could have used two more of the Eucerin coupons, since it's one per item, but I would have had to purchase two more Sunday papers, and the cost to do that would have been more than the savings.

Original Cost of Items: $62.46
Cost Out of Pocket: $45.47
Amount Saved: $16.99
Total Savings: 27%

Now a 27% savings is nice, but compared to other hauls I have seen, it wasn't very impressive. With my $12 in ECB printed out at the end of my receipt, I walked right back into the store to look for more good deals.

CVS puts their ExtraCare deals on little tabs of paper hanging off the price tags on each shelf, so they are easy to spot. Whenever I saw a deal on an item I use, I took a mental note of the total amount saved and the total amount spent. The goal was to spend as close to $12 as possible with as much savings as possible.

When I saw that the mascara I use was B1G1, I immediately grabbed two. That left me with $4.50 to spend. I really wanted to try and earn some more ECBs, so I went with a deal on some Dove deodorant (which smells AWESOME, by the way). Each stick was originally $4.79, but if I used my ExtraCare card, I would spend $7 for two and get $2ECB.

Original Cost of Items: $25.72
Cost Out of Pocket: $3.65
Amount Saved: $22.07
Total Savings: 86%!!!

That is what I call a friggin' deal. And to top it off, I have another $2ECB to spend the next time I go in. Now, imagine I had made that second purchase with a few manufacturer's coupons! I could have easily saved another couple dollars and practically walked out of there with four free items.

The best part about CVS's deals is that sometimes they give you as many ECBs as the item is worth. If you can pair those types of deals with manufacturer's coupons, you're basically making money. I really hope my next haul includes some of those!

Procrastination

2009-11-29T21:57:45Z

I can't ignore this blog anymore. It all started with me putting it off, mostly due to writers block and constantly feeling like I had nothing interesting to share, but then so much time passed that I just started to forget about it and quit caring. Now it has been nearly three months. I really do miss writing so much, but I guess the biggest change of all--what keeps me from writing--is how much of my life I now no longer feel comfortable sharing publicly. It's very hard going from telling anyone and everyone every detail without any care to suddenly feeling like so much has to be kept private. I don't like it. No sir, I don't like it one bit. Finding something else to write about is difficult, so I put it off. I can't do that anymore. Nope, I need to start sharing...and maybe I'll start tomorrow.

A Motivated Morning

2009-09-02T10:47:07Z

Is it really September already? I'm having a hard time believing it. I didn't bother making a new header graphic for this month, so just like I did for the July header, I changed the date. I'll definitely make one for October, though, because I am so looking forward to the Fall! I'm tired of the heat and humidity, and I can't wait for it to finally be cold enough to turn off the A/C and use the fireplace. I'm also really looking forward to hanging out in the back yard at night without bugs and getting to use the fire pit in our patio set's table for the first time. I'm ready for scarves and hoodies, and hopefully the cooler weather will get me knitting again. The changing of seasons always fills me with so much hope.

Things are still busy around here, but I'm not minding it. So far, I'm really enjoying both of my classes, and, even though I am not really a fan of getting up at five o'clock in the morning twice a week, I think it's worth it. Funny enough, I don't have classes today, but I got up around five o'clock this morning anyway. I'm still tired one cup of coffee and two hours later, but I don't intend to go back to bed. Sometimes I really enjoy being up before the sun. Most likely the day will be spent working on homework, catching up with friends and family on the phone, playing a little CoD4 on the Xbox, and doing laundry. That is exactly the kind of day I need.

Finally a Good Reason to Shop at Walmart

2009-09-01T00:15:01Z

As I've said before, I am not a fan of Walmart. Until there's more development out in this area, though, I don't have much else of a choice for grocery shopping, so every time before I go there, I actually have to mentally prepare myself. If I don't, I fear I may just flip out and cause a scene because I hate just about everyone that shops there. There's always at least one person that does something that pisses me off, and holding back the rage makes my left eye twitch. It's not pleasant. At all. Hate the Walmart.

However, a couple days ago I was shown a very clever site that has given me a reason to actually want to go to. Instead of trying to distract myself from my surroundings while shopping in order to avoid noticing anything with potential to piss me off, I will actually be keeping an eye out so I can take a photo and submit it to People of Walmart. I won't just be grocery shopping, I'll be white-trash hunting too! Oh, the fun to be had.

Since first seeing the website, I've left it open in a tab to remind myself to blog about it. And, of course, I've been refreshing it every now and then to check for new updates. Tonight, however, the site is actually forwarding to an article on Time.com. Apparently they received so much traffic over the last few days that their site crashed, so I hope they are doing something to fix that soon. I actually have a trip to Walmart scheduled for tomorrow after class and will hopefully be returning home with at least one photo worthy of submission.

August Comes Early to LofN

2009-07-29T21:37:56Z

It dawned on me today that I only had a couple days left to make a new header grahic for August. I definitely didn't want to put one up late--or not at all, like for July--so I started working on one while taking breaks from everything I was doing around the house. I decided to put it up early when I finished, though, because with as much as I have to in the next few days, I didn't want to take time away from more important things to work on the site design. So, here it is. It came about while listening to lots of Imogen Heap, Frou Frou, Dido, and Jem.

And, here's the June/July header for those who are new.

Time Flies

2009-07-28T22:21:27Z

Holy crap, it's been two weeks?! I wish I could explain away all that time, but I can't. I'm not really sure what I have been doing. I have a lot to do over the next week, but of course, I will always make time for XBL. I just hope the crazies stay away for a while because after this weekend, I don't think I can handle much more crazy.

So what happened? Let's just say that some weirdo started treating me like his online girlfriend after we played CoD4 for several hours straight one day. He then completely wigged out on me two days later for ignoring him and playing with someone else. He removed me as a friend, and then twenty-four hours later, he sent me a long apology and a friend request. DENIED. The long version is far more interesting, but I really don't feel like typing it all out right now.

Oh, and if you're a guy and I play online with you, apparently you're one of my "boy toys" now. Congratulations, or something.

Another One of Those Days

2009-07-15T00:26:30Z

Again, here I am writing about boring crap just to write. Just like yesterday, today sucked. I feel like crap both mentally and physically. I slept in until about 1:30pm, about six hours later than usual, and ever since I have been sitting around waiting for the day to pass. Finally the sun is setting, so hopefully in a few hours I will be ready for bed. If my sleep schedule gets screwed up, I'm going to be pissed.

Despite my mood, I still managed to get a couple things done today, but mostly I sat around playing CoD4 and watching a few TV episodes. (The new series Drop Dead Diva on Lifetime is really cute, by the way.) Unfortunately though, I had to do so on our old tiny TV because yesterday our 50" HDTV decided it wanted to be a brat and turn itself off over and over again, and the only suggested fix I could find online didn't work for me, even though it seemed to do the trick for everyone else. It looks like I am going to have to call Samsung, which I would have done today, but I didn't feel like bothering.

Hopefully whatever the issue is won't be expensive to fix. I don't know how much longer I can go straining my eyes to try and see if that's an enemy I'm shooting at or a palm tree. You have no idea how much ammunition I have wasted on inanimate objects since moving the Xbox upstairs to the loft. I can only hope playing under such circumstances will improve my skills. I won't get my hopes up, though.

Worst of all, some little kid on Xbox Live won't stop sending me game and party invites and messages telling me to invite him to my game or to join his party or game. Sometimes he doesn't even let more than a minute pass between invites, and when I ignore him for too long, he always ends up joining whatever match I'm playing if there are available spots. Now, I have absolutely no problem with friends joining me like that. However, I prefer to play with people who are either really good at the game, conversation, or both. That kid is neither, and he is on all the time. Plus, he's fourteen. Enough said. I'd remove him from my friends list, but there are other people I actually enjoy playing with that he plays with too. Since he's pretty much unavoidable at this point, I don't want to end up having to tell him that I find him incredibly annoying when he'll inevitably ask why I removed him as a friend.

I have a feeling my mood won't be any better tomorrow, and going to the DMV definitely won't help that. However, I will be hanging out with my mom too, so getting out of the house and getting some decent human interaction should help.