Today was... just depressing ( Read more... )

Forgive this if it doesn't make sense. It doesn't to me either ( Read more... )

At a hospital room in Dallas, Texas, two brothers, their sister, mother, and a priest all gather around an old man of ninety years. The priest offers him communion, and a few kind words, "Your family is all around you, Alton." He smiles as much as he had anytime since he had fractured his hip a week before, "I don't know why," he cracks a joke, " ( Read more... )

I GOT INTO SMU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EDIT: Southern Methodist University. School of engineering. It's just one step though... there are several other things that will have to fall into place first.

It swings like a pendulum really. Back, forth, back, forth, a nice little sin(x) pattern. Every jerk seems the most intense, and I hardly can tell what direction I am headed before my cord tugs me back to the opposite extreme ( Read more... )

It's official. Papa just broke his hip while in Dallas. He's 90. That's not a good combination, despite those annoyingly cheery doctors who say it's a "minor crack". It's never a fucking minor crack when it's your own grandfather.

Three for three. I think I must be cursed. Gearred was at least more polite about it than the last two, and I was ready to call it quits soon anyway.

Really, is a thoughtful, intelligent, articulate, male voice with a worldview somewhat resembling my own too much to ask?

[x] Computer ( Read more... )

I PASSED!!!!
I MADE MY EAGLE SCOUT!!!

Eh, so I finally gave up on nanowrimo (Like, a week and a half ago, but how often do I update this). I'm somewhat dissapointed, but I have at least learned a fair amount about setting goals for myslef and the need to persevere. I can say that I had to much on my plate, with school, looking at colleges, speech and debate, and, oh yeah, all the pesky ( Read more... )