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The dust has finally settled
May. 1st, 2010 08:41 amSo my birthday is over. Technically it was over yesterday, but I hadn't celebrated with my family yet.
My birthday-birthday was pleasant enough. My mother and I went out to lunch that afternoon because otherwise she wasn't going to see me at all on my actual birthday. I also had several friends wish me well on Facebook.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
teamspyder called me and sang to me while genetic_drift sent me a lovely V-gift. bandnerd88 wished me well in an entry. My dad did actually remember to call me, apparently there's a story there.
He had an alarm to remind him set on his cell phone, except the alarm went off at 8 am EST. That's 5 am PST. He thought about calling me then, and then realized that I would be mad panda if he did that. So he decided that he would wait a few hours. Except he kept putting it off all day (remembering when he couldn't actually call me) until he nearly forgot. Just before he climbed into bed he called, claiming that he didn't really forget, he had been busy and hadn't found a spare moment to call me.
The phone call lasted all of five minutes. I find it hard to believe that he couldn't find five spare minutes to call me. (And in true Dad fashion, the content of the call revolved around him. Didn't really care what I had to say.) He apparently has been so busy he didn't even have time to get me a card. Or a gift.
And speaking of gifts, I have an idea of what I want from him. One of the scent lockets from BPAL. And maybe a bottle of perfume, too. My husband got the me Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! shirt from ThinkGeek and Tales of the Symphonia: Dawn of the New World. I'm currently replaying the first ToS game, and when I'm done I'll load the save data into DotNW. Though I've heard it really doesn't help much. ^^;;
My in-laws got me an hour long massage at one of the local day spas, so I'll make an appointment here before too long and go and spend an hour relaxing and hopefully all of this tension in my back will go bye-bye for a while.
sideshow_ericka bought me car air fresheners in lilac and vanilla lime, as well as a hook that you put on the table to hang your purse on at restaurants to it never touches the dirty floor again! Practical AND awesome!!
My younger siblings (Jack and Jake) bought me Animal Crossing: Wild World so I can play AC on the go (which will be good for road trips and whatnot). Also, so I can move out their game, where I started many moons ago but then rarely played because I didn't have a DS of my own at that point.
My mom bought me a $100 JoAnn's gift card, which I'll probably put towards a dress form. I figure it's a good investment, especially with as much costuming that I do. She also bought me good exercise clothes, because we had been talking about getting active and working out. Since my apartment does have the nifty little exercise room and I'm unemployed (again) I'm looking to start working out more.
My step-dad got me the first season of Merlin. I've seen it advertised and I've always thought that it looked interesting, but I never got around to watching it. I'm looking forward to sitting down and watching it, though. I enjoy Authruian legends and mythology, so this is something right up my alley. He also got me a lovely pair of earrings, which I hope I can wear because sadly, my ears are very sensitive.
All in all, things were good for my birthday. :3
My birthday-birthday was pleasant enough. My mother and I went out to lunch that afternoon because otherwise she wasn't going to see me at all on my actual birthday. I also had several friends wish me well on Facebook.
teamspyder called me and sang to me while genetic_drift sent me a lovely V-gift. bandnerd88 wished me well in an entry. My dad did actually remember to call me, apparently there's a story there.He had an alarm to remind him set on his cell phone, except the alarm went off at 8 am EST. That's 5 am PST. He thought about calling me then, and then realized that I would be mad panda if he did that. So he decided that he would wait a few hours. Except he kept putting it off all day (remembering when he couldn't actually call me) until he nearly forgot. Just before he climbed into bed he called, claiming that he didn't really forget, he had been busy and hadn't found a spare moment to call me.
The phone call lasted all of five minutes. I find it hard to believe that he couldn't find five spare minutes to call me. (And in true Dad fashion, the content of the call revolved around him. Didn't really care what I had to say.) He apparently has been so busy he didn't even have time to get me a card. Or a gift.
And speaking of gifts, I have an idea of what I want from him. One of the scent lockets from BPAL. And maybe a bottle of perfume, too. My husband got the me Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! shirt from ThinkGeek and Tales of the Symphonia: Dawn of the New World. I'm currently replaying the first ToS game, and when I'm done I'll load the save data into DotNW. Though I've heard it really doesn't help much. ^^;;
My in-laws got me an hour long massage at one of the local day spas, so I'll make an appointment here before too long and go and spend an hour relaxing and hopefully all of this tension in my back will go bye-bye for a while.
sideshow_ericka bought me car air fresheners in lilac and vanilla lime, as well as a hook that you put on the table to hang your purse on at restaurants to it never touches the dirty floor again! Practical AND awesome!!My younger siblings (Jack and Jake) bought me Animal Crossing: Wild World so I can play AC on the go (which will be good for road trips and whatnot). Also, so I can move out their game, where I started many moons ago but then rarely played because I didn't have a DS of my own at that point.
My mom bought me a $100 JoAnn's gift card, which I'll probably put towards a dress form. I figure it's a good investment, especially with as much costuming that I do. She also bought me good exercise clothes, because we had been talking about getting active and working out. Since my apartment does have the nifty little exercise room and I'm unemployed (again) I'm looking to start working out more.
My step-dad got me the first season of Merlin. I've seen it advertised and I've always thought that it looked interesting, but I never got around to watching it. I'm looking forward to sitting down and watching it, though. I enjoy Authruian legends and mythology, so this is something right up my alley. He also got me a lovely pair of earrings, which I hope I can wear because sadly, my ears are very sensitive.
All in all, things were good for my birthday. :3
