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This weekend has been full of get-together, errands and actually more relaxation than I had anticipated.
Last night after Kathy's birthday party, I was dropped off at home, and had the evening to myself.
When I came home both of the little Furies were fluttering about, wide awake and looking a little restless. I could tell that htey'd had an afternoon nap and were full of energy, so I played hide and seek with them for about an hour. But even though I had explained the rules, Id kept leaping out at me when he was suppose to be hiding, and somersaulting away through the air, giggling fiendishly. He's got a great sense of humour, that's for certain.
Ego is quiet and well-behaved, but not shy, so far as I can tell. It isn't that he holds back, he just has a mature, quiet, deliberate manner in the way he does things. He takes everythig very seriously. He watches everything with those big eyes of his. It's a wonder I can get him to sleep at night for his curiosity.
He had a good evening. We plyed, we read a little more, and we watched Mary Poppins together, although Id fell asleep during the "Feed the Birds" song.
Today, we all slept in, and we had a bit of a stuffed-animal fight, tossing the plushies at each other. But that only lasted a few minutes before Id had tired himself out and Ego had gone to sulk in the corner for being soundly hit on the bean with a stuffed rabbit.
So far this morning has been quiet.
Ego has been working on his puzzle and Id has been dozing on the windowsill in the sun.

Today we had a relaxing day. It was lvely weather outside, so I brought both of the boys into the living room and let them bask in the sunlight.
Today was really the first day they talked with me. Ego had never spoken to me before, and Id had chattered fragmented words and nonsense, but nothing like this.
It wasn't perfect speech, but it was easy enough to understand what they were saying.
We talked for hours over tea and cookies. Nothing life changing, just puzzles they liked, and games they wanted to play, and music they didn't like.
Id has somehow piced up the word, 'Hated' and was using it as often as he could, often to much contradiction and improper syntax.

We had an early night tonight, as tomorrow is the big anniversary at the store, and It'll be a big and exciting day!

I had a busy weekend, full of crafting, staff party and socializing. I discovered that Ego really dislikes spicy dips, and that Id can't get enough of them, but dislikes sweet things.
They both came in when I was working on the Cobweb costume for Luminara and were curious as to what I was doing. I showed them, and then donned the costume so that they could see the in-progress results. They were both entranced by all the hanging 'cobweb' pieces, and we spent the better part of twenty minutes trying to untangle them from the webbing. ^^;

Now, since I didn't get a chance too add the rest of my tale yesterday, due to Luminara studio and a few other things...
Here's the rest now:
One of my company's reps is a lady named Dorothy, who up until now I hadn't had the need to speak to. Thuus she did not know my name. When she heard it, she remarked that it was the same name that she had given to the main character in the novel she was writing, and thuus we got to talking about our stories and found they had a great deal of siimilarities and she proceeded to give me a lot of really good advice to try and get some credibility when looknig for an agent. so, between now and the time i finish polishing up the rough draft of my first novel, I'm going to start submitting articles to papers, short stories to amgazine and the like. I'm not really suure where to start looking for publications that woould accept my material, as it is a bit off the beaten path, but i'm going to start looking in earnest.
I'm also gooing to attempt to read my 30 page short story at Anime Evoluution this Auugust, and have already read it to the boys, and they seemed to quite enjoy it, although Id cried at the end.
Things may jsut be looking up for this starving artist...

I had two long and busy days at work, and only really returned home to crash and burn....

Today when i returned home, however i was a little worried because the usual bobbing winged-balls were not at the door to greet me.

Odd.

I walked deeper into the house, calling out their names alternately...and to my surprise heard,
"He's watching TV...Has been for hours."
At first i entered the living room without even thinking twice, as the voice sounded so familiar somehow. It wasn't until I saw Id, vegged out on the couch, a few empty bags of chips and cookies littered about him that I realized the voice I had heard was spoken aloud.
"Id?" I asked.
"Huh? ....what do you want?" I could tell he wasn't lsitening to me at all.
"He's been like that to me for hours..." Said the dainty Ego as he walked past me peeling a Banana. And with that the pretty little furie walked back into his room and closed the door.

I did a double take. I gaped. I stared. I must have looked rediculous...but I couldn't think of anything else to say.

Finally I got my grips about me, and turned of the TV, much to Id's protesting and spitting. I called Ego out of his room, and he came reluctantly... "Look," I told them. "I'm still surprised to see you grown so quickly...What happened? what did you do today?"
And then they began to tell me their stories...

July 6th: Ego's Version

"That is not what happened." I didn't raise my voice, and I wasn't really angry. But it was such a bold-faced lie, I couldn't just say nothing. I put my hand on Taro's arm, and realized how tiny I was in comparison to him.
"What really happened was this:
I woke up, but strangely later than usual. I went to fly up out of bed, and found myself moving so much faster and sharper than before that I actually bumped into the bunk bed and had to hang on. When I sorted myself out, I found my body had taken this appearance. When I rose to check on Id, I found him still fast asleep, but looking the way he does now."
'I wasn't sleeping! I was just resting my eyes!' Id shot at me, but I did my best to ignore him. He had been totally asleep.
"I finished off my puzzle, and by the time I'd assembled it, Sleepy Head there got up. He didn't say a word to me, or anything, and just walked out here, plunked himself down and started watching TV."

August 30th: Ego's Version

I can't believe it has been a whole month! Taro has been pretty scarce and Id has been going insane. He broke three dshes, and tracked food all over the house. Recently he's taken to collecting spiders and putting them in my bed. I wouldn't mind so much if they at least were dead...
I think I'll permenantly have cobwebs in my hair...
I talked to Taro and he says that soon he'll let us out to play with some others like us. I'm a little apprehensive, but I think Id will benefit from the experience.