I feel like I can't catch a break lately ( Read more... )

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My grandfather, Richard D. Houghton passed away this Sunday. It was sometime between 1-4am. My mum came downstairs to let me know that he'd passed away. He'd been living with us for the past week or so, ever since the doctor told us that he was bleeding internally, and there was nothing more they could do for him ( Read more... )

Just watch... I'm pretty sure you'll thank me later.

Erin and I came to a final decision for our vacation. It's going to be London. Even though London really wasn't in the original plans whatsoever, we agreed to it. We found an extremely good deal for round-trip airfare that couldn't be turned down. We haven't figured out where we're going to stay yet. I jokingly suggested we sleep on the streets for ( Read more... )

Erin and I are starting to plan our European excursion. We've got the travel books, talked to a travel agent, and we're slowly starting to narrow down our options. Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Cologne were the cities we started out with. Amsterdam, Brussels, and Cologne (ABC) form a triangle, which is roughly 2 hrs travel time between the 3 ( Read more... )

I love World Cup soccer. But once the U.S. and England are eliminated, I'm over it. The southcoast of Massachusetts, where I live, is like 85% Portuguese. Portugal eliminated England, so I'm starting to dislike 85% of the people around here. Well, not really. I want Portugal to take the Cup though. If they lose tomorrow, or lose the finals, there ( Read more... )

So I've been formally promoted at work. It's about time. I'm happy about the benefits and the pay increase, but other than that, it's no big deal. I'm pretty much just doing the same tasks that I've been doing for the past year, but taking a bit more of an initiative in getting them done ( Read more... )

SMASHING PUMPKINS

:) I am very happy right now. And I know this makes Juj happy as well.

So I've somehow managed to hurt my back, badly, while sleeping. It's not uncommon because I move around alot in my sleep and sometimes end up in odd positions, but it is uncommon for me to be in so much pain I can't walk right and flinch when trying to sit down or get up from a sitting position. I tried to alleviate the pain fast by taking two ( Read more... )