good long day

woke up and took my brother to walmart (where i dropped off 7 rolls of film) so he could get an rf modulator so he and his friends can play their video games in the hotel this week. i took him to church so that he could go to a really good youth rally in birmingham. from there i headed downtown to get my oil changed, tires rotated, and i got lunch at the grill. (no trip to athens is complete without eating at the grill, peking, and locos.) when i got my car back i drove out to visit a kid who i met through camp. talked to him for a while, played his guitar, talked to his brother about him trying to go to tech next year. when i found out he's really good at math and programs computer games in his free time, i told him he'd be fine there.

after spending about 30 minutes there, i drove out to the mall to return a gift i didn't want, and used the sears gift card to buy a 3 piece pliers set. (that's right, bought craftsman tools in my cowboy boots. i might actually start believing this "manly" facade.) then i exchanged an old navy fleece for 2 polo shirts. from there i went to see tj and terrance who i also know through camp. i was pleased to regift some items my brother and i had gotten that we didn't really need, but these guys could definitely use. the 3 of us went to see dick and jane, but since it didn't start for an hour and a half, we went to target so i could use my gift cards. i bought matisyahu "live at stubbs," john mayer trio "try," jamie cullum "catching tales," and death cab for cutie "plans." i had picked up o.a.r.'s new one and office space (it was $10 and that's a classic, even if i've seen it 10 time already) until i saw the ipod accessories section where i got an fm transmitter instead of the cd and dvd.

i wasn't very impressed with dick and jane. perhaps if i had gone into it thinking "this movie is a satire about all the big companies that went bankrupt recently" i might have gotten more out of it, but i thought it was pretty horrible. tj and terrance enjoyed it, so mission accomplished.

talked to julia and lindsey from camp today. looks like i'll eat lunch with jules on friday and then hang out with lindsey some point that day as well. she invited me to spend new years with her and her family (her dad and stepmom own my camp) on the lake, which i just might do. it's not like i have any better plans

now i'll relax with a dvd or some cds. probably cds and a book. yeah, that sounds like a winner.