Behind the driving rain...

Online activity was pretty much at a bare minimum like running a spacecraft with minimum power to operate life support and nothing more. It was a hectic few weeks since I have to monitor communications directed to my email address for my mom as well as relaying inquiries and info through Instant Messenger programs with my sis and bro. Along with that, I have to contend wit h my niece who uses the comp and I-net as her means to communicate with people on a forum boards she frequents and the usual round of netsurfing for the things that interest her, which is basically anything related to Taiwanese boyband 5566 or the premiere Ninja anime, Naruto. Whether it be in the forms of pics, mp3's or movie files, she really starts to occupy a good portion of hard drive space besides the stuff I download from my various trawling sessions when I have my privacy to do whatever I want. My online research efforts for my soon-to-be-launched RPG campaign is slowed by it.

Oh little girl
There are times when I feel
I rather not be
The one behind the wheel

---"Behind The Wheel"
      Depeche Mode

Since my mom has left for Los Angeles last Aug 2 to attend her high school reunion organized and held there, my dad decided its time to dust off those long delayed lessons in driving. So far had only one session behind wheel in the subdivision, after watching "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory" from the nearby SM theater in our area last Aug 3. Its much easier to do the footwork with an automatic transmission equipped vehicle compared to the clutch coordination needed for a manual transmission. I'm still shaky being briefly back in the driver seat and I still have to resolve my speed/turning coordination issues when it involves an intersection or corner.

Oh God it's raining
But I'm not complaining
It's filling me up with new life
The stars in the sky
Bring tears to my eyes
They're lighting my way tonight
---"But Not Tonight"
      Depeche Mode

These past few days and nights have to be doused by much rain whether it be the heavy pour or the brief or long duration. That kind of weather pretty much deep six any plans for me to go to Megamall to pick up my reserved copy of the latest NewType USA at Vinnie's shop.

With my mom out of the country and my bro following suit in the coming weeks, I still haven't drafted up yet my wishlist of books for them to buy for me, which happens to be a mix of fiction and sourcebooks (RPG and non-RPG) which I have considered since I missed some of the stuff I bought back during my stay in Seattle in 2001 to 2002. I'll get around to it after prioritizing the stuff I really want to get.

I hope the weather improves by then for me to set out for my procurement mission to Megamall and have a couple more driving sessions or two with my dad.

I have something pretty much in the works which I'll post soon here. It would be part exciting, part fascinating. ^_^