I really should be working now but...

Today is Evil's (that is, my mom's) birthday. My little brother Benjamin wanted everyone to contribute towards a spa day for her, but I didn't find that out until I'd already gotten her a present of my own, and between that, the card (which was a nice one) and shipping the whole thing, it pretty much cleaned out what I had. Oh, well.

Benjamin's Bar Mitzvah is next week. In our congregation (as in many Reconstructionist congregations), a B'nai Mitzvah has to do some sort of community service project. Benjamin, who has been involved in theater for some years now, decided to perform some songs at a local retirement home. Mom said he was much appreciated by his audience. One woman who was seriously senile began singing along with him (after a fashion), but he kept his cool and didn't let it bother him. Sometimes he surprises me.

I should be working but I've been playing this old game called Tyrian 2000 instead. It's a 2D space pilot shoot-'em-up with a sort of a storyline. I've gotten some work done today, just not as much as I should have by now, and I've set a goal for myself before I start fooling around again.