Don't drink that poison! It costs four dollars a quart!

I get a kick out of older movies, and watching Turner Classic Movies today really improved my mood. Earlier in the day they aired Casablanca, a definite classic even if I know those who dislike it. Having seen the film only a couple times in its entirety before, I took the viewing today to concentrate on the background characters. They were all very entertaining and well acted, at least to their small roles in the film.

Post-Midnight, TCM aired a second movie I had to stay up to catch some of - A Day at the Races. It's a Marx Brother's film from the 30s, and the source of the quote above. The funny thing about the films (Not the ha-ha funny parts) was the musical numbers. The Marx Brother's films tend to have large musical numbers placed into the film at two or three points. They are all well done, and one can assume that in earlier films this was common practice. I guess that it was just something films needed - even Casablanca has a few moments where they stop to sing a tune or two.

We had some family friends over, and I sat with my parents and the guests and chatted with them for about 6 hours, which included time I spent working on a Sudoku High Five and a full dinner with dessert. I've always enjoyed talking with guests. It isn't rare of them to find my degree of speech fairly well developed. My little brother stayed quiet during the time he was at the table, looking around the room and peeling the logo from his beer, while I talked and listened with my parents and guests. Of course, I don't think I'm on equal grounds with the adults. They have far more life experience than I ever will. I mean, I can't really match them when they start talking about things that happened in the 60s...

Anyway, I have things to do tomorrow, so I'm heading to bed. Overall today hasn't been half bad, but I'm certainly tired.

Father's Day Weekend

Wow, I don't know what I've been doing for the past couple of days, but it obviously wasn't all important enough to post here.

Yesterday went fantastically, by the way. I got outside, had a fun time, I was relaxed and very little bad happened. POTC3 was good, by the way. Constant and fun.

It's Father's Day today, and since my older brother is celebrating his first real Father's Day, it's fairly important. We're only doing the usual stuff though, having a family dinner, we had brunch earlier, and we've got some small gifts and cards for my Dad.

It's interesting that people complain about Father's Day. They say that compared to Mother's Day, there's a lot less going on. I was chatting with my Dad about that, and he mentioned a possible joke that Father's Day has the most long distance calls with the charges reversed. Even if it's not true, I can still believe it. I know that around my house my Dad doesn't get the same degree of respect my Mother does, so I can't expect that every household celebrates an equal Father's Day as they do Mother's Day.

Anyway, I'm still really drained from yesterday and just trying to get through the day. I can promise a good update this week - my family is visiting relatives for a dinner and I'm going to be seeing two cousins I rarely do, yet share hobbies and interests with.

I'm going to sit back and relax today - at least when I'm not helping my father with something. I hope everyone has a good Father's Day.

Magical Chores

My mother is back again, which is nice, but at the same time the general carelessness of the rest of my family is kind of annoying. I don't expect a party or medal every time I do the dishes, but does that mean that not doing them shouldn't bother anyone? Or perhaps that saying 'Thanks' or something is too much?

Around my home, things aren't done - they happen. It's not "I cleaned out the dishwasher and scrubbed the pans" it's "The dishwasher is empty and the pans are clean." It isn't helped by the fact that things aren't generally done - when you see something, that doesn't mean you do it. You leave it for someone else to do it, since you're so busy.

That is pretty much what I've been trying to escape. I want to make my father aware that I know when a task must be done before it becomes a hassle to do it. I want my brother to know that he should be doing this stuff as well. When I finish dinner, I bring my plates up and put them in the dishwasher. If the dishwasher is full, I'll empty it. Then I'll tell my Dad and brother that it's cleaned - or that I cleaned it - so they know it's safe to bring their plates up without having to do the dirty task of letting them sit in the sink.

So far it just means that I clean up around the house more, nothing more. My little brother is too spoiled to think of doing any on his own, and my father doesn't really thank me for anything anymore. I guess the only upside is that without things needing to be done around the house, I get to communicate with my family as rarely as possible. Plus the independence makes me feel good for about 30 second, until I remember that the rest of my family is content to sit back and let someone else do work for them.

Anyway, I've been spending less and less time at the computer, and Disgaea is a good way to waste all of my spare time. I'm about 6 chapters in, my highest level character is 36 - she gained about 20 by accident when she got the killing blow on a high-level opponent. I love naming all of my characters, and I finally have the options to make catgirls - though I still need to reduce the cost to make them.

Well, that's all for now. Who knows, something interesting might happen tomorrow.