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Trip to the library, Easter candy

I got most of my bad feelings out last night after writing the entry, and by the time I had watched Six Feet Under an hour later (which was actually a good episode, for once; shame that 1/2 the season was spent with all the characters sleeping) I was actually feeling happy again. Was even smiling. Matt also helped a great deal in getting me over those awful feelings, promising me he'd do his best to give me the family I always wanted... and I believe he will, too.

I had gone to the library today, to return my two books + the axolotl book I waited quite some time for (I never actually read it, but I studied the pictures quite a bit I think I may just end up buying a copy, just so I'll always have one here at home) and checked out quite a few more books. Six, in total, which will be hard for me to pound out in a month, considering how slow I read. Most of them are Stephen King books - I had made a list yesterday of all the books I had not yet read by him, and just plucked those that I remembered with the titles that seemed interesting off the shelves. I also went around and picked up two more Star Wars books, because I did enjoy reading Shadows of the Empire. There I also found one of The New Jedi order which I had kept reading people referring to, and decided I might as well try it and see what all the fuss is about.

While checking out my books, I had a slight conversation with the librarian (who checked out my books last time I was there, I think... an older woman with glasses and short white hair... but that's basically the description of every old woman, isn't it) and she seemed to try to get me interested in checking out some of those "audio books" (not sure if there's a proper name... just books spoken out on tape). She actually went over to pull a couple off of the shelves, but only because I told her I thought that Stephen King read his own, rather than having a group of actors with him. It turned out I was right (which, was sort of cheating, because I had basically read it the day before while I was looking up book titles). If it had been a department store, I would have thought she was trying to sink some commission off getting me to try something new. But she was just being nice and informative, which was sweet of her.

But I hate small talk and hurried myself out of there as soon as possible.

I started reading "It", which will be the biggest book I have ever read if I can get through it. The pages in it are thin, almost in the way a large dictionary would have, but not quite. The writing is also somewhat small, but the book itself still spans 1130 some pages. I did not read the little summary on the flap, but already knew the story was centered around some clown... I think I had once seen it at the movie rentals when I was younger. I think. I'm too lazy to look up whether it was an actual movie or not, but I remember the cover it sitting on the shelf... took 2 VHS's, too. So far it had alot of different stories building to the same climax... or, I hope so. I didn't really want to read another book like Hearts in Atlantis.

My mother also bought some Easter candy today... I had asked her to pick up some Snicker eggs (since I can't remember whether or not they go on sale all year, though I thought they may have...) but it turns out they didn't have any in Giant. Instead, she bought tons of Cadbury eggs, which would have been fine if she had gotten the "traditional" ones, but instead, she got the caramel ones... the ones she likes, and I don't... and got tons of them at that. She laid them on my desk, and I just smiled and accepted them. I'll probably end up keeping them until Matt gets there. The only thing she did get that I liked, was a pack of the Ferrero Rocher things, which I've already eaten about 75% of. So much for wanting to lose alot of weight before Matt gets here :ehh:

Today, my mother actually came to my door and told me dinner was ready. Opened it and everything (after knocking) and told me. I was not hungry at the time, but decided to eat anyway... it was sweet of her (especially after my bitchfest yesterday... which I still think I had the right to have, but it just must have sucked to be at her end of it) and I didn't want to discourage her of doing it again. I don't mind cooking meals for myself (usually have to anyway) but when she makes something I can't or don't know how to make, I like to know about it...

Another thing that is different and better from yesterday: the SWG servers were actually up. I tried playing some, and even creating a new class... though, unfortunately, the server is nothing bit a lag fest. Lots of people are signed on, and although they are supposed to be "tweaking" the server to test how it will hold this many people per server (because they'd like 1000+, possibly 2000 or 3000+ on each server... you'd need it at least for the Star Wars feel, and with the playing area so big) but they must have just been collecting data on us all, because it was a pain to do simple things like moving or, well, anything at all. There was a rumor going on of the server's code being messed up, but I'm not too sure... seems more likely to me they're not running anything harder than they need to over at SWG headquarters, because harder = more money. But it was fun to play, nonetheless I suppose. Certainly better than not being able to.

Anywho... it was a far better day than yesterday.