I really do, but lately I wonder about her...then she goes and does something that proves it. She's getting very old and starting to lose it...may have lost most of it, so it's painful to hear some of the things she says...thinking that buying me lunch equates to paying for a tank of gas (I run all her errands every week, so it's not out of place to want something, gas isn't free @_@). So she called my mom to ask what I do with my money (I get about $400 a month). My mom went on to tell her exactly what I do with my money...car insurance, weight watchers, gas, a fair amount of my food, some clothes, etc. And I go by her house to pick up her latest shopping list, and she's gotten me a card. it's a peanuts card, says 'You got a card for no reason at all!' and on the inside was 'If that doesn't prove you're special, nothing does!' signed 'Love you, Grandma'. made me smile ^_^. it also contained a check for $200...which more than the money itself shows that somewhere behind the pseudo senility, some part of the grandma I grew up with is still there, and still cares.

Well, ok, not an ode. I was just thinking about mid-bosses (That's the Dark Adonis, Vy...) and what they add to a game...often they can be some of the most memorable characters...

Some of my favorites, in no particular order (I may make a poll)

Sho Minamoto (The World Ends With You)
Mid-Boss (Disgaea)
The Turks (Final Fantasy 7)
Gilgamesh (Final Fantasy 5)
Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid)

They're all cool for different reasons...be they signifigant antagonist or just plain comic relief, but even though they tend to step aside for the final battle, you'll never forget they were there.

And my butt, and shoulders, and...well, anyway.

At the start of the year, I decided 'well maybe I can lose 30 lbs this year...just a bit over 2 a month...' and my mom convinced me to sign up for Weight Watchers, she paid for my first month and sign up was free. I lost 8 lbs that month, and decided to continue.

As of today, I've lost 30.4 lbs on Weight Watchers. I hit my original YEAR goal and I wanna keep going even further. For reference, that's just over 10% of my original body weight.

I know there's a 'encil thin is the only good look' misconception around, but I have a family history of diabeties as well as having Sleep Apnea, so I need to for my health.

Anyway, I feel better than I have in ages, and I even had to buy new pants!

This film just came out today, and seems to have slipped under the radar of most people. The theater I saw it in was mostly empty. It's an adaptation of a 2002 horror/fantasy novel written by Neil Gaiman, done in the stop motion style of Nightmare Before Christmas and sharing Henry Selick as director. I'm not going to spoil the film, as it's a wonderful piece of mystery and delight, best described as a modern fairy tale.
It has a very specific atmosphere that works because of the stop motion medium...this film wouldn't exude quite the same feel in CGI or traditional animation. It's delightfully macabre at points and earns its PG rating. Parents wanting to take their children should remember PG means Parental Guidance and they should avoid taking kids who are disturbed by dolls or scared of spiders due to imagery in the film, as well as partial geriatric nudity.
This film really is an...experience, you have to see it for yourself to get it. I don't know if I can recommend it enough.

Been meaning to do this for awhile...it's a pointless ramble on other drivers' habits that annoy me.

1: Overly nice people
I understand niceness. And common courtesy. But when there's a line of cars behind you a half a mile long, DON'T let another mile and a half of cars turn in from another road to be nice...let one in and let it filter in properly, don't make everyone behind you really pissed off...

2: What lane do I want to be in?
People who seem to be in such an extreme rush, they switch between lanes every time they'll gain half a car length. What's really funny is this rarely works in the long run, and brings us to #3...

3: People who don't signal at all/as they turn
I believe you're supposed to signal some 100 yards from your turn, but many people seem to forget they even HAVE turn signals at all, and others just flip them on for a half second as they make their 45 mph turn into a road. SOMETIMES I can understand this..someone new to an area doesn't know where their turn is, etc...but they also don't tend to be going 45 mph at the same time...

4: People who get pissed at drivers who follow the rules
I can't tell you how many times I've been honked at for slowing down to 25 mph in a school zone with the lights flashing.

5: People who run blatently run red lights
These probably tick me off more than most...the light turned yellow awhile back, but they speed up...some 40 feet from the line, the light turns red, but they speed on through, making a left turn in front of traffic that just got a green...I'll admit to being halfway across when the light turns red, but I've never been so blatent as to start after the light's red...

EX: Bikers who pick and choose road rules
This is an honorable mention, to bikers who decide they get to choose which rules they want to obey, or ignore them altogether. They'll run red lights, expect to be given right of way like pedestrians, and all sorts of other madness. They seem to lack the understanding that I'd probably run them over if there weren't laws against it.

This is just what I can figure out off the top of my head...I may amend this or ramble nonsensically about something else later.