Welcome to Earth!

visited 31 states (61%)
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Now all I need to get to is the west coast and those center states, and I'll have gotten the continental ones done, and then get a plane to go to Alaska and Hawaii, and I'll have gotten all of 'em.

I may have limited access for the next few weeks since my computer has decided to do something that I have never experienced before. Up until last night it has been the best computer I've ever had. Then, all of a sudden the backlight has cut out. The screen itself is doing fine since if I look at it in the right light I can sorta see what's supposed to be there. And the computer is running fine too. The only thing not working is the backlight, which sucks. Hopefully it's something easy to fix, but I had pics, fics, and PROJECTS FOR CLASS on it.

I'm back up at college, and have updated my deviantart site. Will have fics hopefully soon, but some may be out of order in the timelines, just to have them down so I don't forget about them. Might do a placeholder post with lists of links and timelines if I do do the out of order thing.
Break was interesting: Mom's uncle passed away, got a double ear infection, got money and chocolate, forgot to phone people, got a college ring, paid bills... so on and so forth. Double ear infection was painful but once the pain stopped I got some of the best sleep ever... because I couldn't hear the things that would usually wake me up! :grins:

Edit: After Easter - Have gained more candy, original batch was down to small bag, now have cookies, jelly beans, easter candy corn (haven't figured that one out yet), Reeses, and more Kisses (plain this time)... Along with the leftovers of the X-mas stash. Being pseudo-Roman Catholic (as in only going to church with family after having spent years getting all the ceremonies that kids get) is totally awesome! Even if I have to fake believing certain holiday characters are real (9 year old brother is still all about Santa and the Easter Bunny... don't ask, I haven't).

So in a couple of days I'm going back home and will have limited internet connection for the next month or so. My plans of graduating and finding a job have been delayed by a semester due to one stupid class. So I'll be back for the spring with the same connection, and I'll be working on getting better grades in various classes. Joy.
The reason for the limited connection over the winter is because, while the family has RoadRunner and decent speed and cheap internet service... One of my brothers is nearly constantly on playing WoW. And there is no way to have two or more on at once. Then there are days when dad works at home and takes over the connection for however long he's working. So comments and updates are going to be limited after 12/14ish until 01/21ish.
I'll be walking this Saturday, and have the option of being part of the ceremony in the spring too, if I really want to. I might attend that one to go with a couple of friends who are graduating then, but the family is coming up for this one. Then I'll work on finding a job and studying over winter and into spring...
You know, I feel sorry for those from the southern hemisphere that come up here to take classes. They get TWO winters, one up here and one down home when they go home for our summer break.