Aww, ES pup.

Shit, it's self-eval time. I wonder if this year will be easier because of my blowout couple months? My manager has instructed me to brag, my boss seems to have noticed me working harder. I dunno.

My head hurts like...anyway. I need to get my hair cut. I like it so much better when it's just stubble, but, damn, I don't want to leave the house... Oh, well. It's not like I have to look at me.

Did I mention one of my cousins is engaged? She's engaged. I've never met her fiancée, because I've only seen her once since 1993 because I'm avoiding the East Coast and her aunt like a plague, but I will certainly be there for her wedding with bells on. I'm so psyched.

Also, we need good news more in the family.

So far today we've taken down the Christmas tree, the cat tried to eat one of the little broken branches, and Stephen stepped on my hand.

I want to go back to bed.

Have not sent the book to msbelle yet. I am going to the post office today for other reasons. I will need her mailing address - if you already have it then you should do it.

OK, I will! Am excited to get books out of my house.

We're getting her a library card tomorrow!

I need to do that as well!

I kind of want one of these in Raphael.

I'm mostly clearing out the TiVo, swearing to watch all the Netflix, and then go back to bed. Maybe not in that order, or quantity.

Though breakfast would be nice.

My stupid kitchen is still infested by moths. Who apparently can get into unopened plastic bags, so I've thrown out even more stuff recently. And bought heavier duty plastic containers for *everything* I'm going to replace on that side of the kitchen.

Anyone know if House of Lies is supposed to be good? Cheadle...

Crystal Lite says you should diet in case you are in a plane crash with hot guys and don't want, you know, to not be skinny.

My brother has apparently told my mother that he plans to be engaged (um, to his actual girlfriend, not just theoretically) this year, and she should expect more grandchildren within 5 years. I find it hilarious that he is apparently engaged to be engaged. (I mean, the man is 33, not in, like, high school.)

Planning to be engaged makes me crazy. My coworker has been with her boyfriend for 10 years, plans to be with him forever, but he has some hangup about the ring and not having money. She saw some cheap but meaningful rings but decided against getting them. I'm like, DUDE. Just get the rings and be together! Don't spend money you don't have on a ring you don't care about.

But I understand that other people get to make their own life choices.

I suspect some of it is his girlfriend is from Texas, and her father is career military, and she's the oldest child in her family, and she's pretty young (24 I think), and they're moving in together this month, so perhaps a) they have to be engaged to be engaged to move in together and b) actually getting engaged needs to be A Big Deal with A Proposal. (I have not actually met his girlfriend.)

and then go have drinks with a friend to de-stress from dealing with my mother.

That's some good planning.

I emailed my resume to a Business Analyst colleague of Bob's to see if he can help me make it less super-specific to my industry. Not that I'm looking for a job or unhappy at my company, I just want to be ready Just In Case.