It seems it's been longer since I updated this than I thought. Well, um, hi guys! Still remember me?

I'm, um, about half an inch taller since February, bringing my height up to an imposing 5' 6", which I've been taking shameless advantage of to stare down the positively diminutive over-six-feet, holy-shit-dude-how-can-you-even-see-from-up-there men in my martial arts class. Yup, I signed up for getting my ass kicked twice a week, and much to my overall astonishment I was not left panting and sweating behind a dozen athletic skinny people reading to break me like a twig at the slightest provocation. Actually, there are about eight other people, who are all really nice, and go to great pains not to break me like a twig. ...Though when I consider some of the arm locks they've had me in, my certainty wanes a bit.
Really, though, I seem to be keeping up rather nicely, and there's a certain pleasure in realizing that your body is capable of doing what you need it to that I find rather intoxicating.

I've been trying- er, Meaning to, rather- go down to a soup kitchen in Mcminnville and volunteer to be a cook, they've said they would love to have me, but I never seen to think of it between noon and four pm, on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday. Fittingly, there are reports of two dogs attacked by a cougar on that very street. My enthusiasm for coming and going at dusk is way up there, I tell ya'.

Oooh, and I have the makings of a gigantic garden. I finally bought seeds from an actual grower, instead of hitting up the 20C. American Seed stand in Wal-mart, and germinated all 186 tomato seeds, 203 California Wonder Pepper seeds, 23 Summer Dream Melon seeds, 57 Charantais Melon seeds and 27 Aji Amarillo pepper seeds at once, expecting Maybe a tenth of them to sprout. Heh. Heh heh heh...
Actually, out of all of them, I think maybe Ten Seeds out of the whole mess failed to sprout. I'm lining up willing victims to take some of them off my hands constantly. And yet, it's oddly thrilling. I can't wait to see what I can do with a few dozen pounds of chili fixings and gormet melons

Ah, yes, for the record, this Is a ramble with a purpose. I dozed off some time in the late night / early morning, and woke up at six thirtyish, realizing that Jason was probably going to go see Star Trek today.
My brother has this... mmm, habit, of saying something vague like "Christian and I are maybe gonna see soandso this weekend..." and then calling that fair warning, but definitely not an invitation. So if, then, I happen to be, say, asleep at the time, he just leaves without me.
My guess is that it's going to be today, because Christian is, in point of fact, Christian, and probably won't want to do anything on Sunday. (Jason's co-programmer and business partner, for those who know they want to be in the know) Sooo, I am reduced to napping in the living room chair, when consciousness becomes too much. Obviously, I have no dignity.