So if you didn't know I had to take a car ride down with my parents to Florida and visit my 84 year old Grandma for a week.

 <irrational rant>

 Well I made it down there, if you ever want to take the trip just sit in your chair, no lights, bend your knees to your chest for 20 hours stopping every 3 to take a pee, don't use your bathroom, rather stand inside your trashcan and try to make it as comfortable as possible. Oh and invite your inlaws over too just for the fun of it. That should sum it up.

So after days of recouping we had a Chevy Chase style Christmas. After some help with vocabulary quizzing for my GRE test ala the all and powerful Raven I hit the books every day for hours on end.. We learned from our mistake on the ride down and drove back straight-through (ok maybe we didn't learn it all) but the luggage was shipped home.

</irrational rant>

Anyways one day we went to the range with my Mauser Kar98k, it was the first time I was able to shoot it since I bought it. A beautiful gun that commands respect. After gaining the attention of the people around me at the range who were shooting 5.56 rounds and deafening one guy who took his earplugs out while the range was still hot I managed a decent 6in grouping at 100 meters, iron sights and a nice black and blue shoulder.

 So I'm home and on the sift again, thanks to the members who kept me company on my trip, namely Raven, Swampy and the Choggman I still feel a bit sane