That was always a series I was interested in but never did watch.

Speaking of which, we broke down and bought the box set of Escaflowne and haven't even touched it.

Fushigi Yuugi was really good. Granted, it's been about 10 years since I watched it, so maybe my tastes would be different now.

I've not seen Escaflowne, but I heard it was one of the good ones. Eventually Cole and I are going to get through our anime. Probably when summer starts and we both have time together in between classes. He's going to have quite a lot of work to do up until May 24th.

Me too, I guess. :XD

What's he doing right now? Is he still helping out the family business while waiting for school to start?

He's working up 'till May 24th. Right now the company is attempting to get the lobstering up and going because it looks like the quahogging will be shut down earlier this season due to Red Tide. It's a normal thing, but the algae blooms are out early this year. It may or may not shut down, but my grandfather wanted lobstering up and running for a backup so the workers don't have to go on unemployment.

Last year work got so miserable for Cole because he was pushed into doing the lobstering when he didn't want to. Now with him leaving this year, he'll essentially have to train others.

Me? Him? We're glad the chains will soon be gone. Better months are coming. I'm making him a celebratory dinner when his last day rolls around.

That's cool you guys finally got the nerve to stand up and back out of it. I know there must be a lot of pressure from the family to stick with it so it can't be easy.

We're taking the plunge and so far so good...I just hope we can ride it out long enough for me to finish school. *fingers crossed*

Hello ladies! How are things going tonight?

Yeah, the proverbial chain breaking (or maybe it's not even proverbial) was sucky, but most see that this business isn't sustainable. If they would have put up a stink, we could have pointed out all the broken promises. As it was, there was no need.

It'll just be nice to eventually make (together) around $50-60 an hour and be in fields where the medical benefits are decent. We want to build a solid future for our child. It's our goal to get them a savings for college, should they choose to go when they're old enough. If we have the power to do that, it would be a shame not to.

I figure that in the long run, sometimes taking a scary plunge is worth the potential good that could come back, right? :3

Hey Steel. What you see is what you get. :XD That about sums it up on my end! You?

Not too bad, then, eh Chi?
I'm kind of "meh" at the moment. Worried about "sofia" and my sister.

What's going on with Sofia and your sis??

Sofia...I'm not 100% certain, but I get the feeling that it has to do with the marriage arrangements her parents have been working on. Perhaps there is a boy she has to approve of? I haven't seen her in person, though, and she was hesitant to talk about it when she was online at work due to privacy concerns.

My sister and her fiancee just broke up. I'm hoping it's a temporary thing, but I don't know. She's really upset about it.

Mmm... I hope everything works out for Sofia. Maybe she can get in better touch this weekend and let you know what's going on?

What a bummer to hear about your sis. :/

Yeah, I hope me and Sofia can see each other soon. I'd really like to know what's going on.

My sister...I just...I don't know what to do. I want to talk to the boy, because I think he's being unfair, and I think he's letting the stress from his parents getting a divorce get to him. But I don't know that I could help at all. Plus, I might kick him in the shins, which I'm pretty sure won't help, heh.
I wanted them to work out, I really, really did. He made her so happy, and I thought she did the same for him. He really seemed to love her, but it's all falling apart right now.

Do you think he might have cold feet due to his parents' divorce?

Maybe it'll blow over once he has time to think, but if fear is in part of why he's broken it off, it's worrisome. :\ It sounds like the best thing you could do right now is coach your sister into trying to talk to him more and see if she can get him to open up. (Unless he's already opened up... I don't know the situation...)

I'm not sure you stepping in would help, but it also depends on the people, too. You have a better gauge of that than I do. :hug:

I think more, they've probably been fighting a lot, and his mom is laying on the guilt hardcore with him. And he's upset because my sister can be a bit mean to him (she's a very fierce girl, and very much a mom type...he's a lot like me, passive and will take a lot of shit).
I'm not sure what exactly has been going on, though. I really wish I lived closer.

I'm sorry. That sounds really hard, especially with you being so far away. I'd feel pretty helpless... :[

I do, and it sucks.
Oh god, I just had a terrible thought. They have a bunny together. What is going to happen to Cooper? My sister *loves* that bunny.

Sorry guys I'm just in a weird ass mood tonight. Weird ass mood all day. I don't know what my problem is...seriously.

I hope your sister can get the bunny. :\ How long have they been living together?

Feel better, Izumi.

*hugs* Poor Izumi. I need to go to bed anyway. Work at ridiculous o' clock tomorrow and all.

@Chi: Lord, they've been living together a couple of years now, I think. They've been engaged a year, and they were living together before that.

I'll keep them in my thoughts. I hope they smooth it out.

In the meantime, I hope YOU don't put too much of this on your own shoulders. :hug: If you're going to bed, hopefully we see each other tomorrow.

Morning guys. I'm here at work, having a bit of an off day, though not terrible. How is everyone?

I'm not doing too shabby. Cole's off to work and it's now a reasonable time of day for me to begin making interview phone calls for my project work. I'm going to try and get them all done today, but I'll be content even if just half are done.

I got semi-excited when I realized that the interviews being done means this class is almost over. Gonna try and meet up with my partner on Tuesday or Thursday so that all work for this class can be DONE and OVER WITH by next weekend.

Then I'll only have my side work to do, and studying for my final in Latin (which wouldn't be for another 3 weeks).

In other words: YAAAY!!!!

I came home and feel like someone let all of the air out of me. :(

Seems to be the norm where work is concerned.

Maybe I'll clean. A clean house is a happy house, I'm told...

I've never had a happy house. :)