Okay, so firstly, a little while back, I commandeered the world's dwindling comma supply for the sole purpose of scattering them around like confetti. Secondly, I emailed High Macleod.... and he emailed me back. It was almost exciting as when Max Gimblett emailed me back. Look him up if you don't know who he is. I assure you he is FAMOUS. For some reason, spending the whole day with him wasn't anywhere near star-striking as recieving an email from him was... maybe cos there were other people there too and he was SUPPOSED to be doing that, as opposed to sending off one itsy-bitsy little email to a silly-billy girl.
Anyway, I was talking about Hugh. The good thing is that while what seems like a gazillion people know Hugh Macleod, he's still at the the stage where he reads ALL his emails and tries to reply. In fact, he encourages it. Cool huh. It's all part of his philosophy thingy.... and besides, I got all happy cos I still find the internet AMAZING. This guy from Texas was talking to me!! Who ordinarily I would never have the chance to know.... isn't technology just grand.
Tomorrow is my younger stepsister's 17th birthday. So her and the older one came for dinner tonight... mum was her usual, gushy self. It sickens me because it's all very well being friendly to your stepdaughters, but she acts like she's still trying to impress them. HELLO. Time for that= SO long gone you could lay flowers on its grave. Their father lives here. The eldest lived here for a month. STOP TREATING THEM LIKE GUESTS WHEN THEY DON'T BEHAVE LIKE THEM!! So, there was this dinner, and mum decided to make a toast (mum's never toasted ME!!) and all that rubbish. The 2 daughters act all weird and sisterly all the time, make jokes between themselves, saying silly things, and for some reason whenever I say anything lighthearted to them (heaven knows I have tried to be nice to them, I really have) they just shut up. Look at me like I have just announced it's time for the family bath. But, dinner was going really well, with no stupid moments like there usually are cos they both think they're the bee's knees, and at the toast mum said something like "and here's to another year!!" and everyone was like "yeah!!" and I said "we hope!!" and laughed. Usually when something like that is said somebody else chimes in with "yeah, if we're lucky!!" or "not if she keeps driving like that!!" etc, continuing on the joke.
But no.
Instead, there was an awkward silence where I realised my social faux pas and desperately tried to make it lighter by saying "heh, sorry, couldn't resist!!". Mum then proceeded to get embarrassed and say "she's no daughter of mine" and scold me (yes, that's right. When they got here she actually asked me if I said hello yet. I had, not that they deserve it. They pretend I'm not in the room and are made more uncomfortable when I disprove this by speaking to them) then spoke in this sickening voice to Madam the Youngest about something or rather.
It pissed me off. I DON'T understand people sometimes.
It's okay tho, because later on mum offered chocolate icecream to everyone and Madam the Eldest said "no thanks, it's dairy" (which she can't eat) and mum goes "oh that's okay, we have yoghurt too". Hahahaha!! Except... that time, everyone laughed.
It would been way better if my brother was there. I felt like the lone tomato in a green salad.
