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My brother's friend is in town with his wife and kids, and it's a big social gathering because Mike and Sue brought Samantha and Jonathan over. Jakin is on our watch too, probably because his sick brother is at home and presumably contagious, so that's...seven kids in the house today. I know that sounds bad, but five months in this joint have turned me into a pro at neglecting the kids in my life.

...This is especially true since the lock on my bedroom door got fixed. So I started the day locked in my room, beating off and watching King of the Hill on DVD. ...Not at the same time. I like King of the Hill, but not THAT much.

Eventually I had to emerge from hiding to get food and an Xbox fix, so I waited 'til everyone was out to lunch. They got back and about five minutes later, when the kids and forced social interaction had become more than I cared to deal with. I offered to take Jakin to the movies, which was awesome because Jakin requires the least maintenance of any of the kids. These guys thought I was doing them a favor, but really I was just trying to get out of the house with as little work and responsibility as possible. They're so naive. Joe even gave me $40 to pay for the tickets and concessions. Of course, I made no mention of the fact that I was taking Jakin to the dollar theater.

That took us to about 7:30... Dinner time. Jakin bailed me out again though. He said he wanted to go home, so I drove him there. On the way back, figured that as long as I was out, I'd stop by Micro Center to do a little eye shopping. ...and Toys R Us. ...oh, and Circuit City, Bed Bath and Beyond, CVS, Target. It was also important to swing by US Bank and check the branch hours, because I don't have an account there, nor do I plan on opening one, but it's nice just to know for future reference. You never know when that type of information will come in handy.

I got home, scraped up some of the leftovers for dinner and then quickly proceeded back to my room, where I locked myself up again. That brings us to the present. They're still up and about, but I absolutely HAD to get back here so that I could blog about how I managed to avoid the kids all day.