September 2, 2013

I didn't have a lot going on this morning. I think I just watched YouTube videos and exercised. Around one o'clock I went over to my dad's house for lunch. Yesterday day was his birthday and my sister's husband's birthday so it was kind of a birthday lunch for them. My dad made ribs and steak which both looked really good, but I had a fake hot dog. I also had a noodle thing, steamed green beans, grilled corn that my sister had soaked in a brine, homemade coleslaw and potato salad that my sister made, homemade fruit salad that my grandma made, and homemade hummus and homemade tortilla chips, also made by my grandma. All-in-all, I ate way too much food. But it was all so good. I need to get the tortilla chip recipe from my grandma. Those would be way better for me than the chips I am eating now, and they go really well with hummus.

I left my dad's house around five o'clock and when I got home I played more Saints Row 4. I had beat all of the side missions and played all the challenges (though I need to go back and work on getting gold medals on all of them) so I decided to finish the game. It was over-the-top and ridiculous and a lot of fun. There are already a couple DLCs for the game but I think I am going to wait for a bunch to come out and then go on sale. In the meantime I want to work on the challenges and collecting the rest of the collectible things. Although having finished the game, I'm not sure what my motivation is going to be like. I have so many other games to play. I need to finish Half-Life and it has been awhile since I've driven my truck in Euro Truck Simulator 2. I also need to start getting serious about applying to graduate schools, which is something that should take precedence over video games.

I spent the rest of my night doing laundry and watching YouTube videos. Exciting stuff. The best part about a long weekend, other than the fact that it is a long weekend, is that the week following (if the long weekend was made with a Monday) is short. I like my job but I'm not going to argue with a short week.