So yesterday was my older brother's birthday. He's been saying that all he wants is this one lamp. The problem is, you can't buy it. You have to build it. So after sending me a parts list from one version of the lamp, and instructions from another, i made several trips to home depot, attempting to build this thing for him. I do not build many things, and this is fairly complicated. On his birthday, I showed him the progress I made. He told me he hated it, I can't do anything right, and that I had to start over. I do not have the right tools or skill to make this easy, so my entire labor day weekend is going towards this lamp for my older brother.

Aside from that, I also got him a very nice game system, and a desk toy from a show I know he loves. He has a few other desk toys already, so I was sure this would be a welcome addition. Not only did he not say thank you, but he is making me return them both. His comments were, "How much did this cost?" and "What am I supposed to do with this?"

So I guess that's just my life. I don't know if he's ungrateful, or if I just suck. either way, I should get back to work. The wood glue is probably dry by now.