the family business

today, my dad needed my help with some manual labor at one of his rental properties. i wasnt thrilled with this. but it wasnt all bad. one of the things i did was rip out old flooring in the bedroom closets and damaged areas on the floor, and lay down new flooring. what we put in was a peel + stick vinyl that looked like wood. kinda cheep-o, but i thought it looked really pretty, as long as you be careful to not destroy it. that part of the day almost felt like crafting. imagine big woodgrain stickers that fit like a puzzle. sorta fun, except the house was kinda filthy. needs cleaning and painting. ill let mom do that part..

oh, and tearing out the old flooring, we found 47 cents! :) along with two mismatched earrings, a jelly bean, popcorn, and a melted grape now & later.

father's day 2010

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so today was father's day. my good friend, amber, had invited me to a buddhist temple to visit today, but i declined. i wanted to me with my dad on father's day.

i got him an 8GB flash drive, with a little case to store it in so it doesnt get lost.

 and i made him this little card.

haning out with my family waaas.. um.. ok ill just say it- TERRIBLE. as much as i love my dad, and want to respect him on his special day, i really wished i would have said, "sorry dad, im going to the temple. bye!"

anyway, they're not all bad. my niece is pretty adorable.

 

she has the biggest collection of silly bands id ever seen. 

which my aunt criticized, and then made racist comments about chinese people. someday, someday, ill move far away from my family. maybe ill take my niece with me.