Lots of things have happened since my last post. My sister finally has a job! In fact they like her so much, they might even consider her for a supervisor position! I'm so excited for her! It seemed so unlikely too. This company has always had a sleeping HR department(I applied once but Adelphia hired me long before they responded- and I had a friend trying to push things along too). So my sister is looking at working starting in January. God helps those who help themselves, and I know he had to have a hand in it.

I visited my Dad last Friday. We tried to talk about various things, including the "Generic Christmas" I mentioned before, but we kept getting interrupted by visiting family. In any case, I don't think things will change this year but I will definitely argue against it next year. Whil I visited my Dad he cooked up some delicious Clam Chowder. Not that fake Manhattan stuff, but the authentic Clam Chowder. My Dad wants to show me how to make it someday(I arrived too late to learn this time) and also expounded on the secret ingredient. While I agree that it does add a unique flavor, I just wish he didn't have to use the imitation variety because of his dietary restrictions.

My family also settled on a Christmas party day, since most of us cannot meet up on December 24th/25th. Christmas with the immediate family will be Saturday morning, December 16th, while the Generic Christmas with the extended family will be that evening. It all works out, and it allows me to work on Christmas Day for the extra cash(which I really need).

I have given up World of Warcraft completely, although I kinda feel a pang of regret after seeing some of the cool things added. Everquest II is a lot of fun too, when I can play it. For some reason my video card lasts about 20 minutes and then it begins to crash the game for no reason. I have not been able to pinpoint the issue, trying everything including lowering the graphic quality all the way down to installing different drivers to removing my CD player to reduce power consumption. Nothing seems to work. With that in mind, I've decided to build myself a new PC. Yeah yeah I know I've stated I hated being in the "upgrade race" but right now there is a cornecopia of choices- inexpensive choices- I can now build a decent gaming machine and not hurt my wallet. It's going to be great!

I also got a Christmas tree from my other sister. This is my first tree and it's actually not bad for a hand-me-down. My sister and I decorated it, and it turned out pretty cool. I'm quite happy for it. Picture below.