DDR and afn!

How do you keep an anti-sport, lazy, video game addict from having to spend money on bigger clothes every year? Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2 people. That is the answer! I am officially obsessed. Two weeks ago, the most strenuous activity I participated in was walking from the cafeteria to my desk; even then I would be out of breath. I have been playing this game for an average of 2 hours a day since it arrived (2 weeks ago) and every muscle in my body aches! It’s wonderful! Finally, an exercise program for nerdy gamers! I am excited. My roommate, on the other hand, just shakes her head at me. Yet another reminder of how so very different we are :)

My mother is supposedly coming down this weekend. I am trying not to get excited. My mother taught me many great things in life: love the earth, love thy neighbor, stand up for what is right. Unfortunately, she also taught me to be at least 15 minutes late for everything, speak before you think, and rarely follow through on your word. She means well, she truly does. The last time we made plans, we started out with “I’m coming to spend the weekend with you.” That slowly progressed to (or regressed to, rather) “Ok, I’m going to stay at your place on Saturday.” This eventually became, “I’m stopping by sometime on Saturday.” The whole visit lasted about 15 minutes. Or less. This is not unusual. Despite my intense determination not to inherit this habit, my grandmother has so eloquently pointed out the opposite. I am my mother’s daughter. I am trying to correct the situation. Now, I just refuse to commit to anything until the last minute. I’m not so sure that is a better attitude (in fact, I’m sure it’s not!), but I am hoping it will help. If I can discipline myself to stick to last minute decisions, with a bit of luck, that will build my stamina when it comes to the long term commitments. Then, maybe, just maybe, I can teach my mother something for a change. That sounded very ungrateful. I’ll have to post my English paper and that will help explain things!

Ok Miss Lori, I have posted! I need to study the central nervous system now, so ttfn. Actually, I think I prefer afn. Adieu for now!