And I am home.

My mother's sleeping in my bed, the cats have made nice with the dog... sort of, the boxes of food have been hidden away, and things are never normal but they're close enough for now.

I never want to take a car trip again. I can't sleep in them any more.

Kristin's mom cleaned the hell out of the house. God knows I appreciate the gesture, but... you know when you have a mess the way you like it, when you can find everything you need, and then someone cleans and you don't know where your stuff went? Like that. I had to redo the spice cabinet before I could leave that side of the kitchen. >.<

So, yes. I will not bitch about anything because it's late and my back hurts and I'm grumpy, and things will seem better in the morning.

And on the plus side, a bunch of people liked my Yuletide story. People like big robots, I guess.

Okay, good night.

Oh my GOD it is BALLS COLD in this house.

I tried to sleep on the couch and it was too cold to do so. Then my mom got up so I could reclaim my bed. Mom and Julia just left, so I'm going back to sleep, but first I turned up the heat because HELLO, FREEZING HERE.

Buh-rrrrr.

Barenaked Ladies - The Other Day I Met A Bear

Yes, it's a kids' song. But it's BARENAKED LADIES doing a KIDS' SONG, which means this is INCREDIBLE FUN.

I think I have been relegated to a secondary role in life: tech support. Ouch.

Two things I forgot: to finish Julia's vampire hat before she left, and to get my army coat from my mom's van. OOPS. I like that coat, it had enough pockets that I didn't need to carry a purse. I may never see it again... or at least, I won't while it's still cold out. :/

December is almost over. Is 2008 a leap year? I think it is. Hopefully, I will fuck up less next year than I did this year.

It is too early for this introspective crap. I need a shower first, at least.