So I haven't been using this journal much at all, despite the best of intentions to get back to it. I've been using it mostly for private list-making and note-keeping, but even that has been pretty lackluster. But I've made some major changes to my diet that I feel I oughtta share. Not really sure why. Just in case someone else happens to find ( Read more... )

At long last, I'm out of Dad's house.  I can't begin to express what a fucking relief that is. 

Another state does the right thing regarding civil rights.

Naturally, the homobigots are already up in arms and planning to challenge it, but I didn't expect otherwise.  Anyway, congrats Washington!

Even though I'm not sure I would call myself a fan of Whitney Houston, I did enjoy her 80s hits and I'm about as familiar with her overall career as anyone else is who watches t.v. at all.  So yes, I was pretty shocked and disappointed to hear of her sudden death.

And I'm sure there's a certain crowd who will think this is inappropriate, but ( Read more... )

Ten a.m. tomorrow morning (approximately) will mark a full week since Dad's death.

Aunt Cheryl and her family--including her ex, which may sound stranger to the rest of the world than it does to us--all drove out on Thursday and Friday, and Aunt Lynn's husband and boy went out on Thursday as well.  Lynn will be flying back out on Sunday.  But I ( Read more... )

A friend of my aunt's who was helping us to put together a memorial collage used these CraftBond Glue Spots, thinking they were removeable.  Unfortunately, as I have since learned, the fuckers are meant to be permanent.

A lot of the photos are recent creations of which we have two or more digital copies, on my computer, my aunt's, and that of my ( Read more... )

Dad's gone.  I don't know how to do this.

Dad goes in for surgery tomorrow morning.  My aunt is as nervous about it as I am, so she's coming up tomorrow to spend the day together while we worry ourselves sick ( Read more... )

My poor Dad has appointments every day this week, to get his heart, brain, and lungs checked out, monitor his diabetes, and what-have-you. He seems to be under the impression that if everything checks out, they'll be scheduling him for surgery within a week or two. That strikes me as a bit optimistic, but I honestly don't have a clue how these ( Read more... )

My (new) favorite radio station won't stop playing this.

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