Family Time.

I went to long island from Friday night until Sunday night. Friday night was spent watching Kath and Kim with my mom. That is so our show. If we were trashy Floridians, and a bit more dumb and self centered we could totally be them.

Saturday: Run of the mill, laborous activities necessary to sustain life.
Night: Game Night at Dani's (feeling really left out because I was the only one there not engaged or with husband). After, I went to Bayshore to meet up with some of my favorite bitches. For some reason I felt like all the guys in the bar were 5 ft. or shorter. I felt silly being there because not only did no one male look the slightest bit intrigueing, none of them were even at eye level with me.

One thing I really adore about Long Island, however, is that some people have no class/style. It makes me feel really good about myself. I am not saying that I am some sort of fashionista, but compared to some people; I am a fashion goddess!

My brother's birthday was/is today. Him and I went and spend a lovely day with my dad. We acted silly a whole lot. It was really nice to spend the day with them. It was also really nice to get my head out of books for a couple of days. I mean I still had to read, but it was nice to not worry about it.

My cat is a little piss machine. But she is so fucking cute. I don't know what to do with her. Thank heavens I will be sleeping in Crescencio's bed starting Jan 1st. (Hopefully!)

Dad,

To answer your question...

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Oh the wondorous lifetime lessons learned through wikipedia!