batskeets | Gobble gobble?

Well, I'd have posted sooner, but my stupid computer at home has decided that it doesn't want to boot up. It shows the Windows XP logo loading screen, and then, after it fades to black, it just... stays black. -_- Gotta try booting into Safe Mode when I get home today.

Wednesday night was pretty relaxed and groovy. I wound up practicing after all, but I took it relatively easy and mostly worked on composing my form. Then... squats and calf raises and strength training ahoy. I'm not too sore from it, either, much to my surprise. I also watched a bit of TV, finished a scarf, played some WoW, and played some pool with the roommates.

I also added a bunch of pictures to my Favorites from Shoots gallery. Some are new, some date as far back as July. :) I haven't gotten CDs from last weekend yet, but hopefully I'll get them soon, so I can add some of that stuff, too.

Yesterday was good, too... I talked to Ma for a bit, started another scarf, and then I created some chaos in the kitchen, and emerged with roasted veggies, lemon dill broccoli, and mac and cheese. Alton Brown's macaroni recipe is some kind of genius, and I mixed it up a little by using cheddar *and* gouda cheese. I also kind of made it up as I went along on the broccoli, and that turned out pretty well, too. :)

Anyhoo, Ben's family was nice enough to have me over, so I hauled my foodage over there and had a relaxing afternoon/evening playing games and hanging around. Everybody made something to contribute to the dinner, and it was all very tasty. :)

I have to admit that it's still a bit odd for me to do big family Thanksgivings; we used to get together with the extended family when I was a kid, but a lot of times, it was just me and my parents having a smallish dinner, once I got older, and it was very low-key. I do like having more people around on the holidays, but I sometimes also feel like I get a little bit lost in the shuffle, even with my own family.

Anyway, here I am at The Job today. I'd planned on taking the day off, but that was before I caught the plague last week and missed two days of work. SIGH. Well, hey, at least it's Friday, right?