Expensive Weekend!
Unfortunately the Mate's workload from school meant we couldn't go with sqtristan and zaphres to May Crown. That doesn't mean it wasn't a good weekend for us, albeit expensive for me!
Once we got into the groove of just relaxing, we liked staying there rather than worrying about getting a lot accomplished. We did, however, decide that it was about damn time we went one whole block across the street to the Sleep-Aire mattress store and finally get a new bed. This was prompted in large part (after three years of procrastination), by the huge "Store Closing! Complete Liquidation!" signs out front starting last week.
It's ordered and paid for, we'll pick it up on Saturday, yay! No more old futons on top of ripped up mattress and boxsprings!
Do you realize how freakin' hard it is to get a hold of a DVD of Pan's Labyrith? Insane, I tell you! When we finally did find it, I literally said "Yoink!" as I grabbed one of three remaining copies on the Lynnwood Fred Meyer shelves -- which also prompted the two people standing in front of the display to grab one, as well. Now that we finally had our cinematic masterpiece, and had dropped a chunk of change on furniture (subsidized by a generous gift from my parents), we decided we should also finally (after two years debating) throw down for a new television.
Nice flat screen (not flat panel) Philips 27", gorgeous crisp picture, fits perfectly in our entertainment center. Pan's Labyrinth was of course the first film we watched on it.
Played far too much Warcraft, but finally got myself to 58 (and now 59) so the guild will stop harassing me to get into the Outlands. I've come to a happy point in my WoW life where I don't give a crap about how fast I level, and it can sit on a shelf for all I care until I'm ready to play. I've been feeling pressure to keep up lately and it's been bothering me, especially when other things have been left undone for the sake of chasing the herd that is our guild. I do still enjoy myself, but when it becomes work, it gets set aside, and everyone can just shove it, thank you. I keep feeling like I have to be aggressive about it, or everyone continually gently nudges and pulls at me, makes it feel like a guilt trip and I'm neglecting them. Bah! Too bad. I have a life, and it isn't in pixels.
Other movies we picked up: The Bourne Identity, and The Bourne Supremacy, in preparation for when Ultimatum comes out. Damn good action flicks. Watched them back to back on Sunday and generally had a very mellow, very soggy day. BBQ pork stew with buttermilk biscuits weather!
Tomorrow, another doctor's appointment that I'm dreading... I get my diabetic report card, and I know it won't be good. Bracing for it, hoping what I hear doesn't make me resentful and rebellious (my brain is stupid like that).
Preparing for a Lucidity game on Friday, woohoo! Been making maps and NPC concept illustrations, since work has been virtually dead. No objections here. Can hardly wait!
I think that's all for now... Have a good one, everyone :)