Man, I haven't been around for a while.
Don't worry about it, Bobbias. I was just playing with you.
I'm originally from Brainerd, which is sort of the north middle part of Minnesota. It's also in a valley (sort of) so it gets much more snow accumulation that you'd think. Down here in the Twin Cities area it's crazy to get something like 7 inches of snow but Brainerd usually gets snowfall of around 20 inches in one day at least a few times per year. My family was also extremely poor when we lived there and we went an entire year without any actual heat so yeah, I know cold pretty well.
Also, I am definitely having surgery to have my gallbladder removed now. It's next Friday, which is crazy fast to me, but is apparently normal. I'm still not looking forward to it. BUT, they've already told me that, after looking at my ultrasound and my overall symptoms (re: only gallstones and none of the other stuff like constant vomiting, nausea, fever, or more attacks), I'll be in for surgery in the morning and able to go home by midday. So that sounds good. Really sad part is that I can't lift over 10 pounds for a week after the surgery...and my cat weighs 22 pounds. Yeah he's a big fatty and the cutest thing ever. And then two weeks after surgery I should be able to go back to eating my normal diet, which can include hamburger and pizza again, though in much better moderation. So hooray for that I guess. Drinking only water and eating chicken/fish with rice is getting really boring. I've lost like 10 pounds though!
Also, Microsoft can suck a dick. Seriously, it takes them four days to ship me a shipping label so I can send in my broken 360. Then it takes another four days for it to reach them so it won't get there until Monday. Then it'll be another 2-3 WEEKS from then before my 360 gets shipped back. Then it'll be another four days for shipping it back to me. If I'm lucky it'll get back by November 13th, which means I'll have purchased Magnacarta 2 AND Modern Warfare 2 before I even have my system back. UGH. I hate having two brand-new games to play and having to pick between them.
Long post.