I wonder if whoever put that comment on that circuit found it as funny as I do. I doubt it, considering he very clearly meant "Do not disconnect". But still. Gotta find the humor in my exceedingly boring job, right?

Right.

Anyway, just a little update here on my break. Everything is going okay. Our plans are changing day to day to day, but I still feel like we have time to plan. Anyone who has talked to me lately knows that I spend most of my free time online these days obsessively surfing the internet in preparation for the wedding. I'm actually going to make a conscious effort to cut that out, because it's making me grouchy and, I suspect, physically ill. Yesterday I was so sick to my stomach that I actually went home half a day early. I would have gone home sooner, but a certain manager was taking a personal phone call for half of the morning.

I really shouldn't complain about Jana. All things considered, she rocks. She's giving me a day off in August that I really shouldn't get so that I can go on a cruise. Awesomesauce. I probably could have just left without telling her yesterday and just called to explain myself later. But I'm still fresh fish here. Can't take any chances.

In other news, Thanksgiving and all that went okay. I managed to avoid the vast majority of Aaron's family that I had not already met. They left about 15 minutes before we arrived. Still, I'm glad I decided to hold off on dying my hair until after the holiday. I only dyed the front bright red, but still. Normal is better, I suppose.

Anyway, we tried our hardest not to go shopping on Black Friday, but ended up at GameStop nonetheless, due to their buy two get one free sale. I got Kingdom Hearts II and the Sonic Mega Collection Plus, and Aaron got Red Faction II. I don't know why I like Kingdom Hearts and Sonic so much. Brings me back to my youth, I guess.

Ahaha, listen to me. I sound like a 45 year old woman. goodness.

Anyway, I'm hoping that this weekend I'll stop acting like such a slug and get going on some stuff around the house. We have a fiber optic Christmas tree, and we nicked some ornaments from Aaron's parents, so I want to get that set up. Last weekend I started to (finally) hang up my clothes, and I really ought to finish that. However, more importantly, I need to see Beowulf this weekend. I got two $25 gift certificates for the movies from work, and I intend to spend them. Beowulf in 3D seems like a fantastic excuse to spend one of those.

My break was over 2 minutes ago. I'd better get back to it. Presurveys, ahoy.

You know, you should all be thankful for people like me. If it wasn't for me, your phone probably wouldn't work, because no one would be able to find you a cable pair to work on.

Take care, guys.

I need one. I do, really.

Nah, things around here are getting back to normal, for the most part. Along with the excitement of my last journal came a flurry of, "OMG, Lisa, are you pregnant!?"-s, but even those have now subsided. Where "I'm getting married," turned into "I'm having a baby," I still don't know, but whatever. It doesn't matter, I suppose.

So, basically, things are going okay. So far there's just a lot of vague planning. Work is still going okay, but I swear, it sucks the energy out of me. Or at least something is sapping my energy. Every day is a struggle to keep my eyes open. I half hoping that I'm just getting sick. Aaron's been pretty sick lately, and as much as I don't want to have what he has, I'd rather it be some bug that goes away than have it be a serious problem, you know? I think part of the problem, though, is that my eyesight is getting really bad, probably from working at the computer all day long. I'm pretty sure the optometrist is going to be my first stop when I get medical coverage next month.

Other than that, just business as usual. Last night =akumaneko and Co. came for a visit on their way home. There was much rejoicing. I am now, however, a very tired panda from being up waaay past my bedtime. I'm such an old woman sometimes. Ahaha.

In other other news, CivCity:Rome is a sweet, sweet game. City building games are my calling, and this one beats the pants off of Zeus:Master of Olympus.

Sorry, Zeus ~MasterOfOlympus.

Well, I best be off. Hope everyone is doing well.

<sub>Hah. Alright. I was waiting for a certain *n1nj4-Katak-chan to do the dirty work for me but apparently he's going to SLACK OFF and NOT write a jounal.

Slacker.

Also: Du Hast</sub>


Anyway, this has to be short, because I have to work in 9 minutes, and you all know how long-winded I can be. And how I can dance around the subject. Like I'm doing right now.

So, basically... I'm getting married, gaiz! Aaron finally got around to asking (after I had beaten it out of him weeks ago that he was going to). Of course, I said yes. Duh.

What a greedy boy. First he stole my heart, and now he wants my hand... and then I'm sure he'll take the rest of me!

Yesterday we told his parents, and they're stoked. I haven't told my dad yet, and my mom is... well, less stoked. But that's no surprise. I'm sure she'll warm up to it. She likes these kinds of big fancy events. And who cares I'm more than stoked enough for everyone else combined.

I think I'm done now. So, in conclusion.


I love you, Aaron.

"I'm so disappointed in your crew! Not a single one of you dressed up for Halloween. Not one! You!" *points at me* "You could have put your hair in braids or pigtails or something and been a Teenager for Halloween! Easy!"

"I am a teenager."


"Oh..."


Hah. Happy Halloween, guys.

Also, this just in: Cancelling Halloween... FOREVER!*



_{*Stolen from *n1nj4-Katak-chan iluvuhunny. :3}