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LJ is back :DDD The frequency that I use Twitter/Facebook is increased exponentially when LJ is down, I find. Tools of procrastination > actual stuff to do, obviously, but WoW was (is still) down too, and I feel justified because my goal for today is accomplished already. yes! *fistpump*

Me and my brother are in a weird United Against Parental Authority mode right now, except it's our uncle, and we've never really been on a anti-parental thing before because it was just our dad when we were growing up, so we were all more like best buds than family, but whoa, that's another story for another time.

So my uncle seems to be oblivious that the same qualities that he finds annoying in his mother are his; namely, asking inane, obvious questions and hovering and making people nervous and uncomfortable. I do make an effort to have things not be so awkward, but there's only so much one can do when his very presence makes me edgy and embarrassed in a way. It only happens at home cuz I don't have occasions to go out somewhere with him, but I know I make faces like why are you still talking? Please find someone else to bother and I feel terrible about it -__- John's worse at hiding his awkwardness than I am, and Uncle still doesn't pick up on it (or doesn't want to). I'm not describing exactly what it is that bothers us so much very well :| God, I'm terrible at actually confronting people with stuff that bothers me.

Planning on spending the weekend with The Beatles Anthology and finishing my research paper and working on my Xmas things, move on, move on.

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LJ was down? Glad I missed it, I always feel so... empty when that happens. :(

Beatles Anthology = ♥

Yeah, just for, like, half an hour or so. It did give me time to finish some stuff, but I was wanting to satisfy my obsessive need to refresh pages XD

So my uncle seems to be oblivious that the same qualities that he finds annoying in his mother are his; namely, asking inane, obvious questions and hovering and making people nervous and uncomfortable.
I find that's often the case with people. Interesting form of self-loathing, especially because consciously we/they are unable to see it.

Having realized that a long time ago, I started examining myself for signs of that and trying to curb those things- -whatever it is that I hate in other people, I certainly don't want to display myself.

In any case, regardless of the reason, sometimes having the united common ground with your brother is a nice way of bonding, in a roundabout way.

MTE, thank you :) I do the same thing; of course, there are days I can't be bothered to, but at least then I'd know I'm being annoying, lol.

haha, between this and Beatles Rock Band, our relationship has improved pretty dramatically, actually!

I must have been in the library when lj went down. It always freaks me out because I actually really love my journal.

My mother hates the way her mother acts and yet she continually displays the same traits, it is unfuriating so I completely understand.

It's funny cuz my grandma and uncle kind of hate each other and complain to me ABOUT each other for the same reasons, loool. Two of the same person can't live in one place, I HAVE PROOF!