I AM OTAKU!!! FEAR ME!!!

Or, perhaps more appropriately, pity me.

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Otaku is the honorific word of Taku (home).

Otaku is extremely negative in meaning as it is used to refer to someone who stays at home all the time and doesn't have a life (no social life, no love life, etc)

Usually an otaku person has nothing better to do with their life so they pass the time by watching anime, playing videogames, surfing the internet (otaku is also used to refer to a nerd/hacker/programmer).

In the Western culture, people confuse otaku to be something positive like "Guru". If you think about it, it's not really good to be called a guru if it means you are a total loser who can't socialize with other people except through the Internet.

At the Domicile of the Maternal Unit

Two hours remain until I must descend into the abyss of screeching kids and yelling, whining adults.

My sister-in-law is already pissed at me because I told her I would not be staying overnight at mom's house. And to make it extremely difficult for my mind to be changed on this decision, I did not bring a change of clothes OR my afternoon and evening (essential) meds. "You aren't going to be with your mother on Mother's Day," she gasped, aghast.

I explained that it was the end of the school year--three weeks left, a shitload of work to do, and the need to do laundry and get groceries and COOK SOMETHING so I don't live on fast food and cold cereal like I did last week. Last night I had a carton of strawberry yogurt and a bowl of Quaker All-Natural Oats, raisins, almonds, and honey cereal. It is quite yummy, but it lacks protein. To keep my blood sugar even, I HAVE to have protein daily.

Being a stay-at-home mom with a retired mother-in-law who is conveniently constantly available to take care of the two kids whenever she asks, she doesn't grasp the fact that those of us who work--especially those of us who work 10-12 hour days EVERY DAY--count on our weekends to do that stuff.

Ah, well. Her focus is very narrow.

She is a good person--don't get me wrong. She is an excellent mama to my niece and nephew--but she doesn't have a whole lot of ability to view the world from any viewpoint but her own.

DeAnn and I went to breakfast at Perkins, where I had eggs and link sausages. I love those sausages.

We discussed the summer and the things we want to work on this summer. We've decided to resume our partnership for self-improvement. We have pledged ourselves to eliminating clutter and enjoying the summer. My major goal will be clearing out crap and getting the house ready to put on the market--I want so badly to sell that house and move to Roch.

And when (and if) I move, I do not want to move ANY crap. I only want to move the stuff I want. Which means that most of my furniture will not be going anywhere. I would like to SELL it and make some money off it. The antique pieces are nice...but I am SICK of antiques. I want some furniture that has drawers that do not stick. I think I'd like to go mega simple in style--mission, probably.

I used to love the ornately scrolled and carved things...now I know all that scroll work is a collecting place for DUST.

I guess that's all I have for now.

Not very interesting, I know--just me emptying the contents of my frontal lobe onto the screen to free up brain space.

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