gangstaswan

Talk about a busy weekend.

Family is always stressful, add to it getting up really early and waiting around for hours and you'll definitely get a cranky GangstaRuddyDuck.

Friday I had my cousin's graduation from Marine boot camp. I drove us down to the depot in San Diego and dealt with my mother's inability to relax.

Here are some pictures:

They eventually got closer:



It's pretty scary to have almost 500 Marines yell "oorah" at the same time.

The band, seen in the background, was really, really good.



We sat in the front so we were able to see my cousin right away.

I really love this picture. I'm going to print it and frame it. Grandpa (right) and cousin:





Cousin and grandma:



Cousin and my mom:



Cousin and his girlfriend:



Cousin and his best friend who inspired him to join:



Cousin and his mom:



Cousin, uncle, brother's girlfriend, idiot brother:



Cousin and uncle:



Cousin (6'4) and brother (6'8):



All the boys:



Cousin and his gf:



Candid:



Saturday I took my sister to CSULB for her ACTs, went to SGOC's brunch, did some shopping and oh yeah, bought this:



Her name is Gertie. I'm really in love with her.

Work continues to suck, I'm curious to see the outcome. Will we all just quit and leave the industry? Find another paper to slave for? Rally together and walk out? I don't really know.

Kitty pictures:

Business lunch:



Cat loaf break:



Brother's girlfriend's cat, Gracie:



Brother's cat, Paul Rodriguez!, who of course nestled into my cleavage when I met him Tuesday. And yes, his name does have an exclamation point on the end. The rest of the family doesn't know about Paul, and while I should be mad my brother got a cat when he can't even take care of himself, Paul is just too fucking adorable.