Becca Stareyes

Just spoke to two people from Cornell Housing (I think...). Apparently they were looking for a grad student who had been sleeping in the stairwell that leads to the roof, and wanted to speak to him and make sure he had somewhere to live and was generally okay. Since one of my officemates keeps weird hours (read: there was a time I had stayed around here until 2 AM playing Axis and Allies, and he was still in the office working when I left), they wanted to make sure it wasn't him.

( How was my weekend? )

Well, back to work. These papers won't read themselves.

My weekend went well, if you ignore the fact I went way over budget on groceries (I was filling out my spice rack again, and buying some food for the end-of-year barbecue) and slept a bit too much.

My surge protector also blew out -- I think. I noticed that my computer wasn't starting up on Sunday morning*, but everything else seemed to be working. I started to fiddle with the surge protector, when I noticed the power button was lit, but the switch wasn't. I pushed at it, and then the switch fell out, with a spark. Needless to say, I quickly unplugged it and high-tailed it to Best Buy and got a new one. The computer was fine, once I got it plugged in again. I also got some new dishes to replace the bowls and plates I've broken, and a slow-cooker. Yay, more culinary adventures!

* Well, for loose definitions of morning.

I've also been working on a present for my cousin Dylan's baby-to-be (so my first cousin, once removed) -- he and his fiancée are expecting this summer, and are also getting married. Well, technically they are marrying civily, but my cousin doesn't believe in marriage as a religious institution or something, so it's just a civil marriage plus a party. Or something -- he used an unfamiliar term for it. Anyway, the shower is in three weeks, and I'm hoping to have things finished by then. Which means I'm crocheting like a mad woman. I'll post pictures when I'm done.

Never realized that first cousin once removed refers to both my parents' cousins and my cousins' offspring. Probably because I'm not used to thinking of my cousins as having kids, despite the fact that this will be the fifth*.

* I have nine first cousins on that side of the family. I'm the fifth oldest of twelve kids in that generation. And that's ignoring my second cousins. We're a clan.

I just found out from my mother that my little brother tore one of the ligaments in his knee (the anterior cruciate ligament). The doctor thinks he should get surgery to repair it, since he's young enough that having a crummy knee would affect him. I'm looking at Wikipedia, and it says that surgery is painful and involves a lot of physical therapy afterward. Well, not having surgery involves lots of physical therapy as well.

My little brother already had broken his foot in gym class earlier in the year. He's not having good luck this year.

I think I'm going to draw him something. He's a big Tsubasa and Kingdom Hearts fan, so maybe some fanart will cheer him up a bit.

I can't believe I forgot to mention this, but I'm headed to Florida for Thanksgiving. Catch you all on Friday if my dad's condo doesn't have internet.*

* Knowing Dad? It just might -- the question would be if he has it activated for the week he's down there.

My father apparently just discovered the Evil Overlord List and, in an uncharacteristic display of forwarding, passed it on to me and half the family*. I wonder if I should tell him we passed that around when I was in high school (read: seven years ago), or leave it to Uncle Andy.

* Yes, at least half of the family would get a kick out of the Evil Overlord List. I come from a long line of geeks on my father's side. (Mom's side is also pretty weird, but not in a geeky way.)

So, my sister's wedidng went off without a hitch -- well, unless you count me mangling my finger three days before, three relatives that had to rush to the church due to plane delays, and a few other minor mishaps. Yay. Also, me forgetting to turn in paperwork before I left Ithaca.

Things are quiet here now. My cousin's band made it on TV -- apparently CBS's morning show was doing a Battle of the Bands, so the video they sent in made it. (You can vote for it on their website -- my cousin's band is Glint. I could probably also dig up their website, hint hint. ^_^)