Slighted? Nah.

I am slightly sad that I don't get a real vacation this summer. I miss traveling a lot, and it seems like all I've been able to do for the past couple years is travel back and forth to MHC. :\
Ah well. At least Laura wants to have another short visit up here, so that should be fun. We have plans to see Harry and the Potters & Draco and the Malfoys, because they're touring. This is quite important to me, as I wasn't able to go any of the times Harry and the Potters played for Halloween at MHC. Other plans include finally going to the eclectic Peruvian lounge for some food (and possibly a little alcohol)..and maybe wandering around Mt. Falcon park. Picnicking sounds good to me. I just need to stop being a lazybutt and sell back my evil chemistry books before she gets here so I'll have a little extra cash. That'd be nice. I just need to find somewhere other than the Auraria Campus bookstore to sell them, because the guy was so amazingly rude when I tried to sell my lab book back.
Him: "...yeah?"
Me: "Um, I want to sell this back?" *holds up lab textbook*
Him: "You're trying to sell that back? Let's see if you're successful."
Him: "...Nope. You fail."
Me: (Is this some kind of joke?) *stares blankly for a minute, with the book*
Him, rudely: "I SAID there was no way we're buying that. Why are you still here?"
Me, taken aback: "Okay, I didn't know if you were joking or what was going on. Why won't you buy it?"
Him: *sigh* "For one thing, there are newer editions out. Okay!?"
Me: (It's not worth it.) *walks off*

AHHH! I PAID $149 FOR THAT SUCKER. WHY!? :(
The worst part, though, is I thought of about a million retorts on my way from the campus center to the car. My favorite was definitely the following:

Him: "I'm not buying that back."
Me: "Oh, great! That leaves me able to use it to beat some manners into you."

Otherwise, I'm just getting things organized for the trip back to MHC in a few weeks. I had the first of two required annual doctors appointments today (I'm healthy, yay!), and I've just been drawing and reading otherwise. Though...I did have a telling conversation with my mother. It explains so much about my relationship with her, it's scary. My recent frustration...just, everything. She misunderstood that my lab had been reduced from 13-9 students, instead of 9 students quitting...which is understandable. But then, she said something that really hit me. She said "It's okay. I don't really care. I'm just trying to make conversation." That's the exact problem. I'm really worried about my mom, because she's had no focus when talking to me or anyone else recently. To the point where she does not initially grasp twists in the conversation. I'm so worried, and I have no idea what to do other than just being really patient and trying to talk to her a lot. I love her to death, and really truly appreciate everything she's done for me...but I wish she wouldn't place so much importance on me sometimes.

I would also like to comment that the names in Harry Potter never cease to amuse me. Hey flist, do you think Dolores Umbridge's name implies more that she inflicts pain as a reaction to her easily being offended, or that she is just a painful person to be around (or sadist) and uses her stuffiness as a front? I always thought the phrase "taking umbrage" implied a level of...acting offended when you're really not. I dunno. :P
Also <3 Xenophilius Lovegood.