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After a while of thought, i have decided to download and watch the Nick Berg beheading video. Interestingly, i have found some sites claiming that it was a hoax/set-up due to some discrepancies which i did not yet read because i would like to see the video first. While it is downloading (i have dial-up, so it takes a while), i can talk about my day.
Today i woke up…well, was awakened by my stepdad fairly early because they (my parents) needed a babysitter so taht they can go and drop off her van that is leaking water (when it rains, of course). As i was a warm body, obviously available and not needing anymore sleep, i was the prime object. Now, don't get me wrong: i don't mind doing this sort of stuff if given advanced warning, but i hate it when they pop up (and wake me up) and ask me to do something that would (1) help them out and (2) inconvenience me. Because i'm not as rude as they are, i won't say no, but i don't like this sort of stuff. i find it rude to drop in on someone and give them a “choice” with only one option. So, as i was rolling out of bed, they decided it would be better if he and i go drop off the van while she stays home to watch the kids. OK…more inconvenience (gas is getting expensive at $19/tank for me and my really tight budget). So, instead of leaving right away with the van, the stepdad hangs around waiting for me to get ready (as if we can arrive together, magically drop the car off in one minute and be on our way back home…ha!). i finally get him to leave and i scarf down some breakfast. Then, i drive over to the mechanic's (by now, stepdad's been there at least fifteen minutes) to find that the mechanic cannot understand what my stepfather is saying because my stepfather (who has a PhD!!!) can't communicate to the mechanic what the problem is (water is leaking into the passenger side door and accumulating in the undercarriage and sloshing around on turns) effectively. So, i translate for the both of them, drag stepdad back home (by now, it's almost 11 AM) and get to working in the kennel. i'll have to visit my grandparents (one of which has less than twelve months to live) some other day because my morning was spent getting a van to a mechanic for my parents.
After spending four hours in the kennel (today was a major cleaning day for me), i came inside to try to study for my new job (after all, there are tests every day while in training that require a 90% to pass and if one fails, he goes home)…only to have to babysit (again) the baby (who is screaming for some ungodly reason) for two hours while mom and the toddler take a bath. Again, i'm not going to be ruder than she and say no, thinking that a bath can't be longer than an hour…ha! Finally, at 6 PM i get to start studying…with a toddler and a baby crying, a TV blaring, and a mom trying to hold a conversation (while not getting the hints that i am trying to study).
i found relief in having to bring my ten-year-old brother to his baseball game (as stepdad got lost in Home Depot….again). Being that the skies were hurling insults (OK, bad pun, i know.)…were threatening to rain, i stayed at the park and waited for either (1) stepdad to show up or (2) the game to be cancelled because of too much rain. After a half-hour of studying (woohoo!), both occured. So, now with it raining (read: pouring), i returned home to study and eat food (for a second time today). Although the TV was still blaring, the kids were quiet. i was able to finish studying what i wanted to study (all the entrees) at 9 PM. Yay! Then i went to the computer, knocked the smaller person off the computer (violent takeover, baby!), and tried to get on. The dial-up was dead. Yay! So, i played aroud some more on my layout for this (still can't upload it) until the dial-up worked. Now here i am…and the video is downloaded. See ya in a few.