Today being Wednesday morning, technically... I'll start there.

Today: Go to work, then come back home for a brief respite, then head to school for the final Graphic Arts class and final. After which, I head back home.

Thursday: more of the same from Wednesday, only instead of tests, it's just Volleyball.

Friday: Work. Then, I may or may not be staying at home with a visit from a friend. If not, I'm probably heading down to Fresno with a bunch of folks I met last Saturday for a girl's b-day party. Maybe. That could be Saturday.

Saturday: I don't know, but either way, there's something going on. Party, hanging out with aforementioned friend, another party, or shopping. Hopefully the last one.

Sunday: Hanging out with another friend; better chance of shopping on Sunday than any other day.

Monday: Work. Then probably hanging out with Myles and Matt, watching Kevin Smith movies.

Tuesday: Work. Then off to hang out with Ben and return his DVDs.

Wednesday: Work, then getting off early for a train to Sacramento.

Thursday-Saturday: visitation in Sacramento (Galt, to be precise, but whatever). Saturday evening, dinner with Ann (maybe?).

Sunday: Visitation of the family friends, receiving of the gifts.

Monday (28th of December): Work, then freedom after 5PM.

Tuesday: Work, then out to hang with Ben. Possibly return more DVDs that were lent the previous week.

Wednesday: essentially the same as Monday.

Thursday: pretty much more of the same, unless I have the entire day off. I'll know for sure and edit this tomorrow. Also, please note that I have no current "New Years" party plans; feel free to invite me if you so choose.

Friday-Monday: OFF. There is tentative plans to go see Sherlock Holmes in theaters in San Francisco with a friend sometime on either the 1st or 2nd of January; other than that, I ain't doin' shit.

Thank you for reading. Cross-posted to FB.

-M

It started to rain, much later in the day... but I am ok with that, because at least I didn't have to walk through it.

Anyway. Vastly different from yesterday... I had Lucky Charms for breakfast, did some work, had some milk and cookies (Oreo), and the program that wasn't working yesterday worked today, and I did some saving and reinstalling and it looks like I'll have my work computer back and running in no time. Also, I found a couple heads-up pennies; that's supposed to be good luck.

I was complimented on my shoes and "jacket" (the trenchcoat I always wear) and I had a couple more people believe I was British.... I had a few VERY good volleyball games; lost the first one, but won the next three (I got the winning serve on two of 'em) but about maybe 2/7ths of the way through I got a stomachache; which coincidentally almost always happens whenever I drink from the fountains at school. Coincidence? I think not. Aaaaanyway.

I have a mini-conversation with a couple people at the bus stop about war atrocities and Lincoln's dismissal of "habeas corpus" (which I had only learned about earlier that day). It was pretty good. One of the guys was a Vietnam war vet, and the other guy was the same guy from the train station yesterday; his name is Pat. Or Patrick, I believe his full name is, but he goes by Pat and that's what I call him. For all I know his name might be Patricia because his parents hated him, I dunno. Either way, cool conversation with a coupla neat strangers.

I reflect on how shitty the previous day was, compared to the betterness of today... and remarking at how today kinda resembles my "normal" day. Sometimes I think I forget just how lucky I am to have a day that I can regard as "normal"... as opposed to "shitty".

So, yeah. I aim to be Christmas shopping tomorrow... I don't expect to get much done, and I certainly expect to be alone when I'm shopping (one person bailed, another was busy, and yet another almost has their shopping set and done for). I figure I should either be shopping alone or not shopping at all--but since I've already said I'm going shopping, and because I have nothing else to do on a Friday night (because everyone else already has plans and never thinks to include me in them--regardless of whether I call them ahead of time or not) I've decided that I'm going shopping alone.

I hate shopping alone, because a guy like me who shops alone is always regarded as sketch, strange, creepy, and/or any mix of the three.

Oh, hey! Opinion time!

Situation One: Person Aye and Person Bee are friends... but Person Bee doesn't regularly keep in contact with Person Aye, even though they essentially have the same schedule. Let's say that Person Bee is busier--but that Person Aye knows someone who is even busier than Person Bee, yet still maintains regular and steady contact with Person Aye. Person Aye eventually finds out that Person Bee is making time for someone else in their life of whom they are getting physical with--to the extent that Person Bee occasionally forgets Person Aye even exists.

Question: does Person Aye have a right to be angry?

Situation Two: Person Aah and Person Bon are an amiable couple. They don't hang out too often (perhaps once or twice a month), so Person Aah is unable to quite trust Person Bon solely for that fact alone. Perhaps Person Bon is seeing a bunch of Persons behind Person Aah's back? They don't know. Then! Person Aah spies a comment from Person Bon on a very good-looking picture of someone Person Bon has "Friended".

Question: does Person Aah have a right to be angry?

I already have my opinions about each situation. Please ask questions if you need clarification before you answer; I am willing to answer. Also: please note that each situation has been resolved, and if you'd like to know, please ask me privately. Thank you!

-M