I’ve been home from Dragon*Con for a little more than a week now, and I’m still trying to figure out how to describe this year. Like so many things, it was a hodge-podge of awesome and infuriating. The ‘con is many things to many people. To me, it represents more of a family reunion than […]
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Today would have been your forty-third birthday. In our family, we tend to celebrate birthdays in groups: my grandmother, mother and uncle in March; the twins and a cousin in July; and then you and I in August. I’ve never been particularly fond of birthdays, and not for the superficial reason many give of being […]
Work was alright, about as good as it ever is … After work, my mom and I drove to Greeley because she spoke with someone at Greeley KIA who “pre-approved” me for a brand new car! I thought, “this is freakin’ great!” Then I found out how it really was. When we got to the […]
Well, the fairly happy events of the past two days haven’t stopped my mother from ultimately being a psychotic bitch. Megan came and picked me up and then we went shopping at Best Buy and a couple of other places. Then we went to my grandma’s house and picked up my new computer. After that, […]
Tonight, my family had planned a gathering at the Lone Star Steakhouse to celebrate my and my cousin Joe’s respective birthdays. Everyone showed up for it (a first), including Megan, my sweet, sweetie-pie. (Sorry.) Anyway, the dinner didn’t actually go too bad. As far as presents go, my mom made me a scrapbook that had […]
According to Mr. Clark, “No School today. Spring Intermission completely devoid of any religious significance. So nobody’s offended.” But anyway … still grounded. So far, I’ve managed to get in a fight with my mom every day this week (which is a new record, by the way). I need to get out of this grounding […]
For the past week, I’ve been housesitting for a friend. For the most part, it’s been great. I’ve enjoyed my time alone. This is the first Christmas where I’ve waken up alone in a house that wasn’t mine. It’s been a strange experience. But I have to say that I don’t relish the position of […]