Ugh! Suspensions.... I see why everyone hates them now. As you can plainly tell, I got suspended. And for a week! I only just got my account back today. Y'know, I had never been suspended prior to this point, so when I got the notice I was mortified. Slowly, however, that initial shock turned into gradual insanity until I was counting down the minutes until my account returned. Not fun.... -_-
In other news, it is my unfortunate duty to say that the Sexay Clan has fallen. Gone, nonexistent, wiped off the face of the planet. It disappeared around the same time I got the suspension notice, so the mods must've come down pretty hard on that place. Man, talk about upsetting. If you thought I rarely came on when the Orange Box was occupying my time, just imagine what it's gonna be like now that my favorite union is no longer here.
Anyway, back to reality, I've been sick all week. First it started as congestion, then I had a sore throat, then I had these splitting sinus headaches, and now I'm coughing my lungs out. I think I'm getting over it, seeing as I don't feel nearly as bad now as how I felt earlier in the week. I just need to get over the coughing and I think I'll be fine. But the worst thing about being sick for me is that, when I get sick, it spreads to the rest of my family. The other night my sister looked absolutely horrible. She was complaining about sinus problems and a sore throat. This made me feel real bad because I knew that she was succumbing to the very thing I have. She feels a lot better today, thankfully, so it must not be affecting her as bad as it is me. Y'know, I'm thinking that I'm gonna have to get a flu shot, seeing as I'm now working in an environment where I'm constantly exposed to people and whatever illnesses they might be carrying and now that winter is around the corner. And if it means that I won't get sick as much, I'm willing to get over my fear of needles and get that shot. (Y'know, I haven't exactly had the greatest week ever, have I? 
*cough cough* 
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Other news, I'm addicted to two new games now. Team Fortress 2 and Peggle. For those of you who don't know, Peggle is a cute little game from the folks over at PopCap. It's sort of a cross between pinball and pachinko, and it is highlyaddictive! There's a little 10-level demo that's included in the Orange Box, and when I played that, I knew I had to buy the full thing. So last weekend I got on Steam and bought the full game for $10. (Which was a great deal, seeing as the retail price in the stores is $20.) Now, everyone in my family has started a game in that! It's the first game I've ever bought on the PC that had the entire family falling over themselves to play it! It's hilarious! 
As for TF2... yeah, I got sucked into that. I love the art style of the game. (It reminds me a lot of the Pixar movie, The Incredibles.) I'm still not very good at it, but in the last game I played I got 5 kills in a row as a sniper. So, I guess I'm making some progress. 
And now, the last bit of news I want to share with you before I have to start schoolwork, I finally uploaded pics of my Halloween costume! (Yeah, I know it's almost a month late. Sue me. >_>) I decided to go as Shaun from Shaun of the Dead. I think the costume turned out quite well, myself! 
Damn, I wish we had time to go out and buy a cricket bat before Halloween! Unfortunately, our little local sports store didn't have one, and we didn't have enough time to drive out to the city to the bigger one, so we just had to make do with an old Louisville Slugger we found. (I guess I'm Shaun's American cousin. ) I'll still probably go out and buy a cricket bat, even though Halloween is over and done with. It won't have any real purpose, but I'll buy it just to say I have one!
Here's a closer look. You can sorta see the ink spot on the pocket in this shot, but 60% of it is covered up by the tie. ("You've got red on you.") I actually stuck a red felt-tip pen in that pocket and let it bleed through. It's my second favorite part of that costume, next to the nametag.
Well, I guess that's about all there's left to say. Now I just need to find something to fill in that big Sexay hole in my heart.
Later, ya'll!