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[tsukinofaerii]

I haven't been very good about updating lately. I wonder why? ._. Anyways! Topping the news in personal life...

• Mary's back from visiting Emma. *sigh* It was hit and miss on her return date for various reasons, but she finally got in yesterday. Her first act was to completely destroy my wonderfully clean kitchen. Damnit. It took me an extra half-hour to clean up the mess when she was done "cleaning out the refrigerator and putting things into smaller containers". That time doesn't include washing dishes. We didn't need the space, the ick splashed on the counters, the truckload of dishes...
  
  I really just give up. Next time, I'm just washing the dishes and leaving the rest for the weekend, and if it's more than a quick mop-and-wipe job I'll leave it. If she can't even keep from leaving her shoes on the kitchen counter, much less wipe up spills, I don't see why I should bother cleaning up after her. /bitter
  
  
• I'm 50 hours into FFXII and just finished with the Garif Elder lol. I think I'll spend the next ten hours wandering around killing things to level up and maybe do some hunts when they don't kill me horribly. :D Yay for Larsa and his magical potion supply.
  
  I find it amazingly amusing that Larsa, at his current level, could probably take out the Imperials on the Leviathan all by himself. No wonder he manages to get out on his lonesome so often. He beats up his guards up and runs off!
  
  
• I... am going to be an Aunt. Probably. Oh gods. D: My brother's girlfriend/fiancée is probably pregnant. Unverified by doctor, but verified by two take-homes and a missed period.
  
  I know Steven will be a good father. He's great with kids. And they were already planning to get married; he just hadn't proposed yet. It was pretty well understood that theirs is not an economically viable time to get married. He really seems to love her, which floors me because he's always been a playboy. All of his previous girlfriends that I met were told up-front that he wasn't interested in commitment, and he wouldn't date a girl who couldn't handle that. Now he's in love and wanted to marry her even though she has a kid and... I'm still coming to grips with "my big brother is growing up, wtf world?!" over here. Which makes no sense because he'll be thirty soon for gods' sakes.
  
  But at the same time she already has a kid from a previous marriage, which complicates things a lot. She's worried that her parents will kick her out (I hope they don't, but I've never met the people), and while my folks will happily take her in they don't really have the room for it. Neither one has a "good" job (who does, these days?). But... you know, their decision, and I'm proud of him for standing by her. (Reportedly, when he found out the first thing he asked was, "When are we going to the doctor?")
  
  I just can't help but worry. *sigh*
  
  Also. Me? An aunt? THE FUCK is with that?

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[blinddeciever.livejournal.com]

Love, I'm a few years younger than you and have been an aunt for several months. You'll get used to it. ^^;

Wow, what a cliche story... XD

Maaan, I'd not allow them to do that. I'd tell them upfront that they had to follow my rules or they WOULD be kicked out. And they would. because IRL, I am quite intimidating (or so I've been told... repeatedly).

GUESS WHAT?! With the exception of 2 classes, I have straight A's and B's!!! And on my midterms, I got 1 C, 1 B, and 5 A's! *Cheers* Man, I've worked soooo hard to bring up my grades and gpa.

[tsukinofaerii.livejournal.com]

lol It's not really the age so much as me. I don't picture myself as an aunt. And while my brother may be near 30, I've never thought of him as an adult. So this is... weird. Very very weird.

That's the thing. Not only am I a total sap who can't put her foot down for anything, this is also my Grandpa's house. Not mine. So no power there. *sigh* We had an Epic Battle. I'm not really sure who won. except that she was more careful about dumping her crap everywhere today. So yay?

\o/ WOOHOO! Congrats!

[blinddeciever.livejournal.com]

I don't picture myself as an aunt either. :/ I have issues with my brothers, separate but a bit similar in some aspects, and I have really big issues with relaxing around either of them, particularly my older, married one, who is the father of my nephew. But I also don't relax with kids unless there are no adults or people my age around. But once it's just me and them, I'm fantastic with kids.

However, because I can't really relax, I don't enjoy holding Ezra, playing with him, or anything like that. There's ALWAYS someone else around, naturally.
But I learned last night that that inability has caused Kyle and robyn (bro and sis-in-law) to think I hate Ezra. Which is ironic, since I spent hours doing a last-minute gift as perfect as I could get it before finally acknowledging I was too exhausted to even tell which paint color was which, and the gift turned out to be extremely professional quality. e_e Yes, I hate my nephew; therefore, I put all my talent towards making him a fantastic gift. I see the logic.

Hmph. Neither of my brothers think of me as an adult, which is frustrating, since on more than a few occasions I've proven them wrong. But, eh. They wanted a little sister, and got me instead. *Shrugs*

Ah, but even if it is your grandma's house, YOU are the one who has put the effort into cleaning it. You take care of it -- therefore, you have power.

Hey, take every little victory. They add up. ^^

[tsukinofaerii.livejournal.com]

You should beg to baby sit. Tell them to get out of the house and enjoy a movie or something. That way they get their Time Together, and you get to cuddle the baby without other people around. Parents are usually very pleased to have someone willing to take over for a few hours.

Adulthood is more than age. Sadly, I know few "adults" who will admit this. *sigh*

I actually ended up issuing a "let me do it my way or I won't do it at all" ultimatum. :x We'll see how that turns out. (I need a feather duster icon. IDK why. Maybe I should make one.)

[blinddeciever.livejournal.com]

Ha, that's one thing these new parents DON'T need. Unlike many other parents, these two have my other brother, my dad, my mom, AND my grandma, all very willing to jump in and babysit at any notice. I generally get dragged along, but as I hate it (I have absolutely NOTHING to do there...) I beg off using schoolwork as an excuse. :/

True, true. Personally, I think you can't claim adulthood with age, but you can claim it AT any age. I've known I've been an adult for many years now. *Shrugs* Sometimes being an adult simply means you face the complete truth and aren't afraid to own up to issues or anything.

GOOD. About time.

[caer-swan.livejournal.com]

I want to be an aunt, but my brother won't make with the baby-making yet. Argh! As far as Aunt-hood goes, I think it would be a wonderful thing... though I do have plans of ruining my siblings' children before giving them back... :)

HI. I'm not back on the internet yet, but I still liiive.

[tsukinofaerii.livejournal.com]

I always knew I'd sort of have to be an aunt one day, because my parents want grandbabies, and they're not coming out of this child. But weird as it is, I've always thought of myself as sort of the "older" sibling, because I'm more mature than he is in a lot of ways. Never mind him being older by five years, I've been doing the Responsible Adult thing a lot longer than he has. lol I keep thinking "but he's only a kid! D:" and then I kind of have to kick myself.

You live, you liiiiiive!

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