in which I try to lighten the mood, but can't really keep that up

So, I have finally gotten my act together and downloaded a good browser (Opera). Bye bye, Internet Explorer.;P I can now view high-resolution images and videos without getting the message that the browser has "stopped working", or that "a problem with the webpage" has caused it to "close and reopen the tab". Somehow, webpages no longer have problems.:D I even figured out how to import my IE bookmarks into Opera - so, yay me. *snort* And I like the cool little slidebar in the corner that allows me to adjust the font/image size of any website I'm viewing. Perfect for short-sighted people.:D Also, automatic spellcheck. I will now likely discover the sad truth about my allegedly amazing proofreading skills... LOL.

In other news, there is no official Easter break in the US, but I decided I needed one, so I took both tomorrow and Monday off. The thing is, usually I just visit my parents on Easter Sunday, but this time I am going on Saturday, because that's when my sister & brother-in-law will be there (they have other plans for Sunday) - and I haven't seen them since Christmas. And, of course, unlike them, I have no excuse to leave on Saturday night - so I will most likely stay till Sunday. Which will make my mother happy, but leave hardly any time for me to do the regular weekend stuff (grocery shopping, cooking etc.; let alone the fact that my place really needs cleaning - not because it's Easter, but because I haven't cleaned it in about a month... LOL). So I need to give myself those extra two days. They will not feel adequate, I'm sure - but I don't want to use too many vacation days so early in the year, so I have to stick to the necessary minimum.:/

( The rest of this post gets a little gloomy and unsettling, so feel free to skip if you're in a happy mindspace and don't wish to be thrown out of it. )