So, two things I've discovered this week that made me feel, at the very least, slow and quite possibly stupid.

1.  I have this uber awesome vid software that makes capping super easy.  I've had it for over a year.  Why am I just now realizing that I can actually use it to cap things?  Well, at least I have new avs for my trouble...

2.  The 360 can play avi files.  All those episodes of anime that we've been lugging chairs in front of one of our desks to watch...Well, it's all updated and playing them as of last night and, can I say, they look oh so pretty.


Also, this weekend my parents are coming up on Saturday and we're doing dinner.  Then Sunday, Al and I (because she is awesome and got amazing tickets) are going to see our new and improved US Women's National Team take on Australia in Cary.  Please please please Pia, for the love of everything holy, start my girls.  Please?

Now, the cause of my complete spazziness today:  Al's ring is getting here tomorrow!  It was very sudden.  Like, nothing for weeks and then an email saying it'd be here by 10:30 tommorrow morning.  Mine's been here for like a week so I was very anxious for hers to arrive. 

Oh, we're also learning Japanese.  Anime is a serious hobby for us so it seemed worth it to learn the language, both spoken and written.  So far I know a few words and phrases.  We haven't even started learning the Kana yet and certainly not the Kanji.  We're starting that this coming week...along with getting more materials.

Finally, I'm on a new project at work which SUCKS.  Why is not really important.  All that matters is that it SUCKS.  Training was Monday and we've been working late this week so we can leave at 8 tomorrow morning (which is now doubly good as I have to be there to sign for Al's ring.)

Wait, one more thing.  So my resolution this year is to actually write one full length story, start to finish.  Surprisingly, I have a lot of ideas to fill out the basic plot line I already had.  But I've distracted myself and writing on Spencer and Ashley is quite hard when my focus is elsewhere.  I honestly don't know what to do about it.  South isn't coming back until September and I really need to get into it before then.  Still, we all know how well forcing myself to work goes.  I completely block myself out.  I think, perhaps, I need to go back to my drabbles, remember why I love these girls so much.  Maybe even watch some Season 1.  I don't know when honestly as we're watching Mai-Otome now.  But I have to keep prodding myself about it.  I drabble in the universe every week.  I pose questions to myself about the girls in the story.  I don't know.  There's just so much else in my brain right now...